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| A 1998 graduate of the
Finger Lakes School of Massage
in Ithaca, NY, Leah has been helping her
clients become free of pain for ten years. She specializes in neuromuscular
(trigger point), deep tissue, and Swedish stress reduction massage.
While working in a chiropractic office
for seven years, she treated a number of people with common ailments such as
tension headache, frozen shoulder, low back pain, carpel tunnel, and
fibromyalsia, as well as rare issues such as spastic torticolis. Her work is
specific and effective. See
Frequently Asked Questions and
Testimonials below.
Leah
currently has practices at the Healing Arts Massage Center, and at
Hands for Health in
Mumford, NY. Please call for an appointment. Contact Leah at
585-223-5910, ext. 8
(Office) (585)
329-9833 (cell)
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Frequently Asked Questions
Testimonials
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Who can benefit from
trigger point therapy?
Anyone
with the following painful conditions:
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fibromyalgia |
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chronic
myofascial pain syndrome |
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low back
pain |
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carpal
tunnel |
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tennis
elbow |
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neck & jaw
pain |
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frozen
shoulder |
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arthritis |
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headaches |
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sore knees
& feet |
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accident
trauma |
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joint pain
& muscle aches |
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sports &
repetitive strain injuries |
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What are trigger
points?
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Drs. Travell
and Simons describe a trigger point as “a highly irritable localized spot of
exquisite tenderness in a nodule in a palpable taut band of muscle tissue.”
This is not the same as a muscle spasm, which involves a violent contraction
of the entire muscle. A trigger point is a contraction in only a small part. |
What causes trigger points?
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You’ve worked
a group of muscles beyond their endurance and now they’re making you pay for
it! |
How do you relieve trigger points?
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Physical
intervention is needed. A neurologists can inject procaine and stretch the
tissue. The safest and most effective method of trigger point therapy,
according to Travell and Simons, is deep stroking massage applied directly to
the trigger points. |
Who has trigger points?
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Travell and
Simons quote studies suggesting that trigger points are a component of up to
93% of the pain seen in pain clinics and the sole cause of such pain as much
as 85% of the time. |
How does trigger point massage
work?
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trigger point
massage 1) breaks into the chemical and neurological feedback loop that
maintains the muscle contractions; 2) it increases circulation that has been
restricted by the contracted tissue; and 3) it directly stretches the trigger
point’s knotted muscle fibers. |
How long does it take?
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Significant
relief of symptoms often comes in just minutes. Most problems can be
eliminated within three to ten days. Chronic conditions can be cleared in six
weeks. In cases of fibromyalgia and myofascial pain syndrome, it may take
longer. |
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Testimonials
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I
can’t believe that I came in with so much pain and numbness, and left
pain-free! And it didn’t come back. |
– Barb B., Retail Business Owner
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When I told my doctor about my low back and leg
pain, he told me to limit my work to part time and take pain killers. For me,
that was not an option! Trigger point therapy, with Leah, saved my career. I
am now able to do the work I love full time – and pain free. |
–Shirley M., Hairstylist
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For years I suffered with spastic torticollus, a condition of severe neck
contractions. Botox injections gave me limited relief. Many with this
condition end up on permanent disability. Leah relieved the TrPs in my neck
and I am now able to hold my head up straight. |
– Barb T., Personnel Manager
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I began trigger point therapy with Leah in 2004
and have found that regular sessions keep me virtually free of fibromyalgia
symptoms. |
– Jane C., Former Assistant NY State Attorney
General
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