When a life changing events, you step back and examine the current state of things, and make the necessary changes. Read about my most recent inflection point ..read more

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What is myofascial release therapy, and what can it do for you? It's a powerful massage technique to reduce pain and improve the quality of life! The post Myofascial Release Therapy: What You Need to Know appeared first on You Don’t Have to Hurt ..read more

Does anyone else have a massage muse? A person of whom inspires you to want to develop ideas. I found my second muse today, and I’m feeling super excited to get back to the lab and brainstorm, allowing my pure massage creativity to blossom forth I employ my muse to have extended sessions of staying … The post The Muse appeared first on You Don’t Have to Hurt ..read more

What is myofascial release therapy, and what can it do for you? It's a powerful massage technique to reduce pain and improve the quality of life! The post Myofascial Release Therapy: What You Need to Know appeared first on You Don’t Have to Hurt ..read more

Dad deserves a massage!Massage Therapy is a Perfect Gift Dad Deserves a massage! With Father’s Day just around the corner, you should pick up a massage gift card from Paul Brown Massage Therapy, that’s me! Why Massage for Fathers Day? A massage eGift card from Paul Brown CMT makes a great gift: Always the right size Wonderful experiential gift It’s not another necktie! Feels great! Lowers stress hormone, cortisol Boosts immune system Did I mention it Feels Great? Feels so nice I listed it twice! In our fast paced life, we all need some time to have a perfect stranger massage your nake ..read more

What is your favorite season of year? Why? Golden leaves to brown Geese flying in formationLong sleeved shirts and shorts- Paul BrownOn Autumn Autumn is my favorite season Temperatures start to cool down and days grow short. Holiday season is just around the corner, and the time is nice to start thinking about your holiday gift giving plans, and o one of the best gifts you can give is an eGift Card fun Paul Brown, CMT! Perfect fit! One size doesn’t fit all, so I base each session from what’s going on in your body; you don’t have to hurt. We all need more great experiences in our lives, a ..read more

In a nutshell: fascia holds us together. Myofascial Therapy and Release can help you: You Don’t Have to Hurt Myofascial therapy is a type of massage that focuses on releasing tension in the fascia, the connective tissue that surrounds your muscles and organs. Myofascial release is a specific technique used in myofascial therapy to apply gentle pressure to the fascia to help it release tension and improve range of motion. What is the fascia? The fascia is a thin, web-like tissue that surrounds your muscles, organs, and bones. It helps to support and protect your tissues, and it also helps to ..read more

Picture yourself in a boat on a river, no wait, that’s not right! Ok, let’s try again: the dreaded words no one wants to hear, “you’ve got a rotator cuff tear,” but what is that and what can be done about it? You don’t have to hurt. The rotator cuff is comprised of four muscles that help the shoulder turn on various axises as well stabilize the ball and socket that is the glenohumeral joint. the four muscles are: Supraspinatus Infraspinatus Teres minor Subscapularis These densely textured muscles provide the majority of the torque for starting medial and lateral rotation, abduction, as well ..read more

The Apple Test? What’s That? I’ve struggled with emotional, or comfort, eating for a long time, as long as I can remember. The coping mechanism might have been useful at some point in the past, but it helped me balloon up to 470 pounds, and eventually seek out bariatric surgery back in 2017, and lose 200 pounds. To help develop a healthier habit, I do what I call the Apple Test. How You Do It Imagine you feel hungry, what do you do? Here’s what I do: I ask myself, would I eat an apple? Yes to the Apple Test? If yes, I literally eat an apple! Then I iterate back: am I hungry? Would I eat an app ..read more