I had the privilage and honor of attending Operation Stand Down for veterans at Diamond Hill State Park over the weekend. I along with other Massage Therapist provided massages at no cost to Veterans.I am a co chair for the AMTA Sports Massage team for the RI Chapter. It truly was an inspirational experience for me as a human being and Therapist. I was able to provide a my hands on skills to alleviate their pain if not for just a short while.

I had a regular client walk into my office today with a complaint of proximal posterior thigh and hip tension when kneeling and bending over. I subsequently assessed and treated the client with deep tissue techniques on the  Gluteus maximus, upper and lower leg muscles and deep lateral hip rotator muscles ( Piriformis, Superior gemellus, Inferior gemellus, Quadratus femoris muscles). Once the superficial legs gained adequate softening and pliability, I utilized friction techniques to loosen and break adhesions involving said muscles. The client expressed  that there was a decrease in muscle tension and increase in range of motion in the post treatment assessment.

I will be at the Ryan Center this afternoon with the RI AMTA working on cyclist participating in the MS-150 bike race.

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