PUSH Therapy grew from an understanding of how the
human body developed and how it was designed to be used. The skeletal
structure reveals how the body is supposed to be positioned for
the muscles to work correctly and efficiently. If this "natural"
posture is maintained the muscles work and rest correctly and tightness/pain
does not develop. PUSH Therapy relaxes muscles to return the body
to its "natural" posture. That is the relaxed, loose feeling.
Your body is working the way it was designed to work.
PUSH is an acronym for Power Under Soft Hands. It is a muscle and
soft tissue therapy used to relax chronically tight tissue. Tight
muscles remain tight (and sore) because they are deprived of blood
and oxygen. PUSH Therapy uses soft pressure stimulation, layer by
layer, to return blood flow to the muscles so that it can function
properly. Good conditioned muscle is soft, supple, and pain free.
PUSH Therapy is more than just a therapy session! PUSH Therapy
has three aspects; 1) therapy sessions 2) self treatment 3) PUSH
core strengthening. The therapy session returns the muscle to its
soft supple properly functioning state. Then, with PUSH you will
learn to treat yourself for multiple reasons. Self treatment will
help you progress through the sessions faster. Treating yourself
gets you involved in the process so you can better understand how
your body functions and allows you to have the control of changing
it. Knowing self treatment techniques also allows you to work on
aches and pains as they come up and before they turn to chronic
issues. The third aspect of PUSH Therapy is the core strengthening.
Strengthening is done to maintain proper posture so your muscles
continue to function properly and the chronic tightness doesn't
return. Push Therapy is a customized plan for each client to make
permanent change rather than temporary relief of aches and pains.
PUSH Therapy is not a massage. It is a therapy that works to relieve
chronically tight tissue. The PUSH session is absolutely custom
to the client because it starts with an assessment of the client
both verbally and visually. PUSH is different from massage in that
a "PUSH" session is done fully clothed, wearing comfortable
clothing (no jeans or clothing with rough seams please). We start
with a quick assessment, standing and lying to take notice of imbalances,
tension, and to become aware of the position your body is in. Push
is very interactive, you take part in your healing! Then unlike
in massage where you are either face down or up, you'll be positioned
specifically to work on whatever body part we are addressing. The
physical work begins with stationary pressure in the area that we
will be working, followed by the "work" part of the therapy
called soft pressure stimulation. This is a back and forth motion
on the muscle. This is not a deep tissue technique! Push works at
the first tight layer of the muscle and as it relaxes, we sink to
the next tight layer. With this technique the therapist does not
push or dig into the muscle. Tight tissue hurts when its touched
so you will feel this work being done. You will also feel it become
less painful with each pass over the muscle. Both sides of the body
are worked to leave you feeling balanced. Once the first side has
been worked we take a half way assessment so you can see and feel
the changes. Then the other side is worked. Then one last final
assessment at the end to make sure you feel balanced. After the
session you can expect to see and feel changes right away. There
may be some soreness in the following day or two, however, more
to the touch, not with movement, meaning you will still feel relaxed
and loose but may feel where the work was being done. As you progress
through the sessions self treatment methods will be taught as well
as PUSH core strengthening exercises so you can maintain correct
posture.
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