Hi All
In 2016 there was an annual convention, in the field of Massage and Myotherapy, at Wrest Point Casino, Hobart, Tasmania. A clinical anatomist from the Department of Clinical Sciences in Dublin, Ireland, John Sharkey, was invited to be the Keynote speaker and he also delivered a full day on his special field of study, Biotensegrity.
I had been studying this area of research, including the incredible research being done on body fascia, and I was overjoyed that I was able to take advantage of attending such an incredible event in Australia!
Most of the “opportunities” in relation to this field of research occurred in Europe and the USA.
Biotensegrity is now at the forefront of science and accepted by leading authorities as “balancing forces of compression and tension within the human body” which enables us to do amazing things not physically possible under the current model taught in our education system. The study of body fascia and biotensegrity is replacing long-held beliefs on anatomy and physiology. Unfortunately, it is still making its way into conventional medicine in the developed world and, once it does, there will be significant changes in the field of physiotherapy, surgical interventions and general medicine. In fact, it will revolutionise treatment modalities right across the board.
I have been following the research in this field for many of my practitioner years as a “Remedial Massage Therapist”. I have done the necessary study and acquired the necessary qualifications and recognition to register as a Massage therapist. It is the terminology that the community recognise and that Private Health Funds will reimburse for. However, I started my journey with this more than 40 years ago and now consider my real title is as a “Bodywork and Movement Therapist”.
I don’t do conventional massage but I use all the movements possible in massage, ranging from effleurage, friction, petrissage, kneading, etc to achieve the end results I want to achieve.
I don’t do conventional massage but I do work on the body with my hands and arms to release the areas of the body to create better tissue mobility and “slide”, to free joints to allow them to do their job better, to reduce pain which is creating densification of fascia.
I plan to include some of John Sharkey’s publications in the newsletter shortly because there are many people I am treating who have shown interest in knowing more about why they are getting positive results for problems they have had for years.
Cheers
