About the therapist
Dee Wartenberg, BS, NCTM, NRT Dee, Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage, has over ten years of experience. Referrals from clients, doctors, and other professionals continue to sustain this successful, friendly, and very effective adjunct to medical treatment.
One of her very first clients set the stage for this career of helping people back to health. A man, who literally was hit by a bus and was told that he could never work again, had found his way to Dee. Through the use of Dr. Travell’s trigger point therapy, deep tissue release, and some healing time, this client was climbing ladders and back to nearly a full recovery. Both Dee and the client were amazed at the speed and completeness of this physical come-back that the medical community was incapable of facilitating. Surely, no medication would have substituted!
This incredible scenario of rehabilitation beyond what the medical community provided has recurred time and time again. Dee attributes this to taking the time to do a complete assessment and addressing all of the systems in the body that were affected.
Credentials
- Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage
- Lehigh Valley Healing Arts Academy, Diploma
- Treatment for Chronic Pain, Certificate, Healing Hands Institute
- Nationally Certified in Therapeutic Massage
- Tera-Mai™ Reiki III and Seichem III: Ancient Art of Hands on Healing
- Applied Kinesology: Nutritional Response Testing
- Instructor: Self Help for Chronic Pain, Couples Massage
Insured by: Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals
Associated Bodywork & Massage Professionals (ABMP) is a national
membership association that provides comprehensive liability insurance
and practice support for massage/bodywork practitioners and students.
Founded in 1987, ABMP is now the largest massage therapy membership
organization in the country with more than 70,000 members.
About the service
Medical Therapeutic Massage uses a
comprehensive program of soft tissue manipulation techniques that
balance the central nervous system (brain, spinal column and nerves).
This Neuromuscular Therapy is based on neurological laws that explain
how the central nervous system maintains homeostatic balance.
There are five principles to Neuromuscular Therapy:
1. Postural Distortion-Postural Distortion or muscular contraction occurs
when there is an imbalance of the musculoskeletal system resulting from
movement of the body off structural balance; the coronal divides the
body into front and rear sections, midsagital divides the body into
right and left halves, and the horizontal planes divides the body into a
superior (or upper) and an inferior (or lower) section. When the body
tries to compensate in an effort maintain structural balance, muscle
contraction, body distortion, and pain result. For example, lower
limb-length inequality can cause a tilted pelvis, which usually results
in a compensatory scoliosis that is maintained by sustained muscular
effort.
2. Biomechanical Dysfunctions- Biomechanical Dysfunctions are an imbalance of the musculoskeletal system resulting in faulty
movement patterns. Repetitive strain of certain soft tissue result in
adapted movement patterns that become muscular habits and must be
reeducated.
3. Trigger Points- Trigger Points occur when nerves
fire rapid impulses into an area of the body other than that
which has been traumatized. Because of trigger points, the cause of
serious pain may often be far from the actual site of the pain. This,
in turn, inhibits proper blood flow, causing ischemia (see below) which
often leads to more pain and discomfort.
4. Nerve
Compression/Entrapment-Nerve Compression and Entrapment is caused by
pressure on a nerve by bone, cartilage or soft tissue. The role
of the soft tissues in nerve compression is vital. Failure to treat the
associated soft tissue is treating the symptom without
eliminating the cause of the pain. Nerve entrapment is the most common
type of pain and always causes ischemia (see below). Ignored, it can
produce associated trigger points (see above).
5. Ischemia- is a lack of blood supply to the soft tissues, which causes them to be very sensitive touch.
Therapeutic Modalities
Dr. Travell Trigger Point Therapy
Russian
Neuromuscular Re-education
Myofacial Release
Swedish
Sports
Lymphatic Drainage
Deep Tissue
Referrals from chiropractors and physicians welcome, but not necessary.
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