“These tools…are going to make a big difference in your practice and what you can do to help your clients.” – Linda
DIT for Treating Shoulder, Arm, and Hand Conditions
Many activities and occupations cause people to have problems with their shoulder, arm, elbow, wrist, or hand. We see athletes with shoulder pain, musicians with hand pain, massage therapists with forearm or thumb pain, construction workers with chronic elbow soreness, office workers with wrist issues, and much more.
Topless athletic man holds elbow as he shrieks in pain
These clients usually do not have the luxury to just stop the activities and jobs that produce their repetitive movement patterns. With DIT, you can relieve their discomfort and pain and help them find ways to continue the work and activities they love.
You will learn Direct and Indirect Techniques for the rotator cuff muscles (infraspinatus, supraspinatus, teres minor, and subscapularis), deltoids and upper arm muscles (biceps, brachialis, coracobrachialis, and triceps), forearm muscles (brachioradialis, supinator, pronators, flexors, and extensors), and muscles of the hand.
You will use a specific combination of both deep and gentle myofascial, neuromuscular, and cranial-sacral techniques that effectively relieve tight shoulder, arm and hand muscles and fascia. You will also practice DITechniques to address brachial plexus difficulties resulting in shooting pain, numbness, or tingling down the arm and/or into the wrist and hand.
We will explore the muscle and fascial anatomy of the shoulder, arm and hand, as well as common compensation patterns and trigger point referral patterns, and demonstrate how these can be relieved using these techniques. In this class, you’ll learn real tools for the shoulder, arm and hand that you can use right away in your practice, maximizing the effectiveness of your work while minimizing stress on your body.
“I thought I knew it all when working on neck and shoulders, but I was wrong. Mr. Ray, you were wonderful. I will be able to help a lot of people with what I learned. Thank you so much.” ~ Kevin
The DIT for Shoulder class combines well with the DIT for Neck and DIT for TMJ classes.
DIT for Treating Neck Pain, Hypertonicity, & Related Conditions
Millions of people carry tremendous tension in their neck – including a lot of massage therapists! With DIT, therapists have the tools they need to work effectively on a variety of neck conditions. For many of our students, this comment from satisfied clients is common: ‘No one has ever worked on my neck like that before.’
woman with severe neck pain, rubbing her neck with her hand
This class will give you the tools you need to help your clients feel as if their neck is brand new. You will learn real tools that you can use right away in your practice, maximizing the effectiveness of your massage technique while minimizing stress on your body.
The areas of focus include the major anterior neck muscles (SCM, scalenes, hyoids, etc.) and posterior neck muscles (levator scapula, upper trapezius, suboccipitals, splenius, superior erector spinae and transversopinalis group), as well as other supporting muscles and structures.
You will practice a specific combination of myo-fascial, neuro-muscular, and cranial-sacral techniques for relieving tight neck muscles and fascia – a blend of deep and gentle techniques that are very effective when used together.
We will explore the muscle and fascial anatomy of the neck, as well as common compensation patterns and trigger point referral patterns, and demonstrate how these can be relieved using the DIT techniques.
“I can say without a doubt that taking your classes has made a huge difference in my work, business and most of all for my clients! Receiving that bodywork helped my neck issues and has made it possible for me to continue doing what I love,massage!! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and expertise!!” (Lori)
This DIT for the Neck class combines well with the DIT for the Shoulder and Arm and DIT for TMJ classes.
DIT for TMJ Dysfunction, Jaw Pain, and Related Conditions
TMJ Dysfunction affects more people than most therapists would expect. The jaw clenchers and teeth-grinders of the world are numerous, and you may even be one of them! TMJD is often involved with Neck pain, and it can also be a major factor with headaches, including migraines!
Woman with head pains
Many people with TMJD do not realize that their jaw muscles are a source of their symptoms. And if they do, they do not know that their symptoms can often be treated successfully with specific massage techniques! In this class, you will learn real tools for the TMJ that you can use right away in your practice to give your clients relief.
The primary learning objectives of this course are to help massage therapists recognize the different causes of TMJD and Jaw pain, what symptoms indicate possible TMJD, and how to use Direct-Indirect Technique™ to treat TMJD, Jaw pain, and related conditions.
You will practice a specific combination of myofascial, neuromuscular, deep tissue, and cranial-sacral techniques for relieving tight TMJ muscles and fascia – a blend of deep and gentle techniques that are very effective when used together.
We will explore the muscle and fascial anatomy of the TMJ, as well as common compensation patterns and trigger point referral patterns, and demonstrate how these can be relieved using these techniques.
“I love John’s teaching methods, enthusiasm, knowledge, and obvious passion for the subject. Wonderful CEU experience! And the TMJ work is AMAZING!” ~ Sarah
The DIT for TMJ class combines well with the DIT for Neck and DIT for Shoulder classes.
Self-Therapy for the TMJ and Jaw
TMJ Dysfunction affects more people than most therapists would expect. The jaw clenchers and teeth-grinders of the world are numerous, and you may even be one of them! In addition, TMJD is often involved with Neck pain, and it can be a major factor in headaches, including migraines!
Woman with head pains
Many people with TMJD do not realize that their jaw muscles are the source of their symptoms. And if they do, they don’t know that their symptoms can often be treated successfully with effective massage techniques. In between DIT for TMJ and Neck sessions, clients can help themselves maintain relief and keep the Jaw structures from excess tightening and stressing.
The focus of this class is to provide a TMJD home program that you can use for yourself and teach your clients to do for themselves between massage sessions. Relieving chronically tight jaw muscles a little bit every day helps to reprogram them to a more relaxed ‘normal’. Clients receive dramatic relief from the therapist, they can help maintain that relief, and they refer lots of other people to get similar relief from chronic pain. It’s a win-win!
TMJ Self-Therapy helps you and your clients to build more body awareness, so that you know when you’re clenching your jaw. Doing the home program at night before bed also helps lessen the tendency toward clenching and teeth grinding while sleeping. The result is that you feel more refreshed when you wake up. And the tendency toward headaches is lessened or eliminated, too.
In this class, you will learn a specific combination of myofascial, neuromuscular, and cranial-sacral techniques for relieving tight TMJ and Jaw muscles and fascia – a blend of deep and gentle techniques that are very effective when used together.
“The instructions were easy to follow and interesting. I have had 2 previous TMJ workshops, but this was the best and most beneficial.” ~ Brenda
Direct-Indirect Body Dynamics Mastery
Keeping the Therapist Healthy, Happy, and Ready for More Bodywork
In this class, you will learn practical tools you can use to maximize the success of your massage technique while minimizing stress on your body. This will allow you to keep doing the work you love for many years to come, while continuing to offer high-quality massages to your clients, and getting the most out of your investment in massage school and beyond.
You will practice specific, fun techniques to protect your thumbs, wrists, elbows, shoulders, neck, back, hips, and legs during massage work. You will accomplish this while increasing your body awareness, moving more freely, and minimizing tension, leading to more effective sessions and happier clients.
We will look at the anatomy of specific joints, muscles, and other structures as they relate to massage work, especially with regard to repetitive movement, overuse of certain muscles, and tension. You will learn effective ways to stay in touch with your client’s needs and give an excellent massage, while protecting your body and your livelihood.
Direct-Indirect Body Dynamics helps you become more aware of your own body at work, so that you can move more freely, minimize tension, and maintain your awareness of the client, leading to more effective sessions and happier clients. This also enables you to maintain your own strength and flexibility and continue being able to do bodywork and benefiting clients for as long as you want to.
“I have been doing massage almost 16 years and have developed new onset of wrist and forearm pain.This class gave me the comfort of knowing I can make it better and continue on for many more years.” ~ Dana
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