Self Treatment/Self-Help Videos and Handouts

Therapists often seek out quality resources to share with patients that align with their treatment perspectives. As such, I’ve begun to film and post self-treatment/self-help videos that are perfect for sharing with patients. It is impossible to envision every area of the body that might need to be addressed, but having your patient watch one or two of the videos posted below should give them a good idea how to proceed. I am a huge fan of using Dycem for homework, as it allows anyone to lightly grab hold of the skin without undue fatigue. Dycem is available through Amazon.
Patients should use these videos only under the supervision and recommendation of their physician or therapist and you should have gone through treatment sessions to adequately understand what it is you are seeking in this sort of work. Therapists can easily share videos via email by copying the links below each video and pasting it into an email. Check back frequently for new additions.
Below the video section you will find a variety of written handouts that may be shared with patients as well. You can also check out my YouTube Self-Treatment playlist.

Foundations Seminars Articles, Home Stretching Handouts, Informational Articles, and Treatment Tips

Please note: The information presented below stretches is intended for the use of, or though the direction and supervision by, a licensed health professional and are in no way intended or designed to diagnose or treat a specific condition. You are encouraged to consult with your doctor or licensed health professional before beginning any sort of exercise or stretching routine.

Informational Articles

Using a Patient-Directed Model of Myofascial Release with Spasmodic and Muscle Tension Dysphonia (published in Vo 27, No.1/2017 Newsletter of the National Spasmodic Dysphonia Association.
Changing Your Story (published in the December 2016 edition of Terra Rosa eMagazine
Say Nothing (published in the Fall 2016 edition of Massage & Fitness magazine)
Let Your Stories Mature and Grow (published in the Spring 2016 Edition of Massage & Fitness magazine)
Borborygymus Updated (published in Terra Rosa eMagazine, June 2013. A fun article that explains stomach noises in relation to our work)
A recent online article I wrote, “Fitting myofascial release into an evidence-based culture“.
Read a recent online article I wrote for the Fall 2017 edition of the Canadian RMT Magazine, Myofascial Release: A Patient-Directed Model.

Below are a number of resources for the practitioner, including articles I have written, home stretches that I actually use on a daily basis with my patients, and treatment tips that I have posted along the way. I would suggest that you try each of the stretches yourself before asking a patient to do the same, so that you can getter understand what areas of the body are effected by each stretch and what limitations each one may pose. You are welcome to print these handout for yourself or your patient. They are formatted to allow space at the top of each page for you letterhead, etc.