Stephen Jeffrey's Comments

Thank you Stephen. What a world i have entered :D

Hi Stephen,

thank you for the welcoming note.

I am doing a bachelor degree of health science (complementary medicine) at the moment and one of my subject is Evidence Based Practice so I am happy I have found this group.

Thanks for the connection!

Amaury

The more I learn about Til Lucau's approach, knowledge, understanding, etc the more impressed I am!  Training with Art Riggs will be amazing!  He's another one I find very impressive.

I will definitely keep working on this with my knee pain client.  We are making really good progress.  I think she has some hope for the first time in a long time but she's uncharacteristically reserved for an American! :)  So it's hard to tell where she really is.

Your approach to scar tissue sounds very similar to what I learned in a John Barnes MFR class last autumn.  I've used it with very good results for several people.  What you say about the pain rapidly changing is so true!

Hi Stephen,

Thank you for your comment. Hope you are well. 

Stephen, it sounds like you are doing great things with your clients!  I've had right knee issues since my field hockey days!  Although it's much better than it used to be.   My knee client is doing some better - slow progress but it's progress!  I did some sidelying work to get to the posterior ligaments and tendons.

The DVD's are the ones produced by Advanced Trainings and Til Lucau.  He does articles in the Massage and Bodyworks magazine, if you get that.  Their website is: http://www.advanced-trainings.com/  I got the DVD's here: http://www.atpeacemedia.com/ .

I think I'm not yet up to reading that book!  It sounds wonderful but I'm way behind on reading already and trying to sort through that level of detail may make my brain melt!!

Thanks Stephen, I am still navigating my way around. So hope to be more aware of what is happening in the not too distant future.

Have you by any chance had a look at the online curriculum offered by www.abmp.com I would love to use it if it is all it makes out to be. Going to drop them an e-mail shortly.

See you around

Candida

Thanks Stephen - I am very interested in learning more about fascia so I will look into that book.  I noticed some Britishness to your post so I looked to see where you are from - I'm guessing it's been insane in your part of the world today!!  I lived in England when Charles and Di got married.

I look forward to your blog on the anterior knee; in the meantime I got some good techniques from the Advanced Trainings' Advanced Myofascial Release DVD's that I have.  That set of DVD's has transformed my practice!  Thanks for sharing your knowledge and understanding.

Thanks Stephen!  Your suggestions for my knee pain client will have to wait until she's comfortable enough to lay face down.  She is struggling with supine but she can do it.  I did some MFR techniques on her knee yesterday with some success!  The main source of pain in her knee so far seems to be the lateral collateral ligaments.  Of course there is much more involved but I can't do more until I can get that pain under control for her.  

However, I did use your technique with great success on a client today!  He came to me because of sciatic pain and painful hamstrings and calves; this was my 3rd session with him.  I worked on the medial tendons and ligaments in the back of his knee and his medial gastroc let go!  It was really cool!

Congrats Stephen. 14 years is a great innings but I do know some people who struggle after 20 years. It's not that they aren't good practitioners but they just lack the necessary drive and focus to create the practice they want.

One issue I have is with the get rich quick crowd who offer the world, charge the earth and provide little but string along tactics. The reality is there are many strategies but drive and consistency are the key factors that make them successful. Hype and BS just leave you feeling used.

My 2 cents :)

Regards

Jeff