Painlessly Mobilizing the Hip Joint Capsule

More runners are hitting the road again as the ice melts, and some of them will probably become my clients, presenting with several common running injuries and painful conditions; low back, neck, hip, groin, shin splints, runner’s knee (patellofemoral syndrome), feet (plantar fasciitis),  IT band syndrome, ankle sprain, Achilles tendinosis, hamstrings, quadriceps, and calf strains.

I commiserate with them because during my marathon running days, I trained for hours, endured low back pain,  tried to run through it for a couple years, until with reluctance, I finally hung up my running shoes, and got addicted to long distance biking, but that’s another story.

Most injuries occur when we over train, push beyond our limits, increase mileage too quickly, or trip over something we can’t see on a run in the dark.

 All of these disorders are effectively treated with clinical massage therapy–a  structural approach to pain management that allows you to eliminate the underlying cause of each clinical condition, including therapeutic assessment, movement of soft tissues (muscles, tendons, ligaments, fascia and joint capsules) to prevent, reduce, or eliminate chronic pain or injuries throughout the body.

 A multidisciplinary and multi-modality approach is utilized to restore structural balance in the body, which allows focus on the prevention and rehabilitation of musculoskeletal dysfunctions, trauma, sports injuries, and chronic pain.

 Structural integration helps the body return to structural and functional postural alignment by removing tensions and restrictions in areas that have been held tight and by further balancing myofascial relationships throughout the entire body. 

Clinical Massage Therapy–A Structural Approach to Pain Management, James Waslaski

It is absolutely possible to resolve frozen shoulder and adhesive capsulitis painlessly with precise pain free joint capsule orthopedic massage techniques.

A client with frozen shoulder presents with limited range of motion, is usually only able to raise their arm up to their side to 90 degrees (horizontal with the floor), and after successful treatment are able to raise it above their head to 180 degrees (full range of motion).

Before I learned James Waslaski’s unique and painless technique for releasing frozen shoulder, I was having mixed results with my

Performing a gentle, pain free, plunging technique using the head of the humerus as a massage tool.

clients, and it was also difficult for me and for the client because the treatment was so painful and the results were so limited.

Since training with James, I have treated many frozen shoulders successfully. The crux of the frozen shoulder protocol consists of softening and mobilizing the fascia in the joint capsule, which acts as “superglue” and adheres the humerus (upper arm bone into the scapula (socket).

Pain-free movements, using the head of humerus to create pressure, movement, and slow velocity stretch to the deepest investing fascia inside the joint capsule, facilitates myofascial release within the shoulder joint.

The Percussor, delivers waves of percussion impulses deep into myofascial tissue.

Percussion treatment is a safe and effective procedure used for a variety of soft tissue dysfunctions, and for retaining muscle balance by releasing the tension or restriction of dysfunctional fascia—the tough connective tissue that covers all of our muscles and every part of our body from head to toe.

The Percussor, a mechanical device that delivers waves of percussion impulses deep into the myofascial tissues of the body, promotes increased blood and lymphatic flow, decreases muscle spasm, relieves muscle pain, and successfully treats post exertion muscle fatigue.

Tension in the fascia can be caused by physical and emotional trauma, repetitive use, overuse, under use, or bad posture. Psychological and emotional traumas are often stored in the fascia, and these restrictions inhibit the normal flow of blood, lymph, and cerebral spinal fluid.

Percussion’s pressure and tension on the muscular system engages neuromyofascial release, influences the autonomic nervous system, affecting not only the cardio- respiratory, endocrine, skeletal, and nervous systems, but ultimately all systems of the body. Neuromechanically, these effects are significant to help decrease the overall consequences of physical and emotional stress.

Myofascial Percussion Therapy Applications include: post exertion muscle fatigue, myalgia (muscle pain), musculoskeletal pain and dysfunctions, myofascial restrictions and adhesions, muscle spasms, restricted range of motion, muscle imbalance, adhesions & scar tissue,  neuromuscular inefficiency, and myofascial trigger points.

Special Offer:  The first five to call or text receives a complimentary introductory percussion treatment session tailored to your specific needs.

Ken’s Therapeutic Bodyworks  –  952-807-2948