Common conditions we treat.
Find your condition below. Every treatment starts with an assessment, where your therapist identifies the source of your pain, not just the symptoms.
Arms & Hands
Complex Chronic Pain
Pediatric & Young Clients
We care deeply about getting young clients the right help. Before any session, we assess whether PNMT is the right fit, so the New Client Session for anyone under 18 is arranged by reaching out to us directly rather than booked online.
Young women under 18 are always paired with a female therapist, and minors are always seen by a single therapist. Depending on the condition, the New Client Session may be shorter and gentler at a reduced rate, typically $110 for 45 minutes.
However your pain shows up, this is the method behind every treatment.
Precision Neuromuscular Therapy (PNMT)
PNMT is a precise soft tissue approach to addressing muscular and nerve pain. It begins with skilled assessment to detect the sources of pain, then creates a tailored treatment. The result: less pain and a clear plan to resolve the issue. Within a PNMT session your therapist draws on whichever techniques the assessment points to:
How a PNMT session works
Accurate assessment. You are assessed and tested before, during, and after each treatment to confirm the muscle being worked is a real contributor to your discomfort. A tender muscle is not automatically the cause of your pain. Assessments are simple movements that check for discomfort and limited range of motion.
Precise treatment. The heart of it is precision. This is not deep tissue or heavy pressure. PNMT is about precision, not pressure: if your therapist is close to where you feel the discomfort, the answer is to adjust where they treat, not to push deeper. It is both more effective and far more comfortable.
Stellar results. It is all about results. The assessments become benchmarks for whether the work is helping, so it is clear to you when treatment is working and equally clear when it is not. If it is not, your therapist changes strategy and reassesses. If they find issues outside their scope, they refer you to your doctor, chiropractor, physical therapist, or another provider.
How PNMT differs from general massage
The goal of general massage is relaxation; the goal of PNMT is specific problem-solving for the muscle discomfort you are feeling. Both are hands-on with no equipment, just skilled touch. But in general massage you typically undress and lie under a sheet while the therapist addresses the whole body evenly. In PNMT the session is focused on uncovering and treating the muscle causing your pain, often done fully dressed, sitting or lying down or a combination of both, and your feedback is essential to solving the problem rather than zoning out as a passive recipient.
Problem-solving muscle pain takes more than one session. Plan on four to six sessions to meaningfully decrease discomfort that has built up over months.
Trigger Point Therapy
A trigger point is the smallest part of a muscle locked in a shortened state, causing referred pain elsewhere. Finding these precise points takes skill, and unlocking them brings pain relief and better movement. Medically researched since 1939.
Myofascial Therapy
Fascia is the connective tissue that wraps all parts of our body, including muscles. Myofascial therapy releases tension in this tissue, which can restrict movement and cause discomfort. Works hand-in-hand with trigger point therapy.
TMJ Soft Tissue Therapy
TMJD is often driven by the muscles controlling the jaw. TMJ soft tissue therapy addresses these muscles on the head, face, and inside the jaw. It's the only treatment where the therapist works inside the mouth (using vinyl gloves), and it relieves significant discomfort for a growing number of clients.
What is TMJD?
The temporomandibular joint (TMJ) is your jaw joint. According to the National Institute of Dental Research, dysfunction of the TMJ has three main types:
- Myofascial pain (the most common form): discomfort or pain in the muscles that control the jaw, as well as the neck and shoulder muscles.
- Internal derangement of the joint: a dislocated jaw, a displaced disc, or injury to the condyle.
- Degenerative joint disease: osteoarthritis or rheumatoid arthritis in the jaw joint.
Most clients have an overlap of these conditions.
Do I have TMJD?
Only dentists and physicians can diagnose TMJD, and you may need to see more than one practitioner to complete a diagnosis. If you have two or more symptoms around the jaw, plus any of the head or whole-body symptoms below, consider seeing a dentist or medical practitioner who specializes in diagnosing and treating TMJD.
- Clicking, grating, or popping in the jaw joint
- Pain in or around the jaw
- Clenching or grinding teeth while you sleep or during the day
- Difficulty opening your mouth
- Jaw locks open or shut
- Pain in the teeth
- Tired or sore jaw when you wake up
- Jaw deviates on opening and closing
- Difficulty swallowing
- Muscle soreness or spasms around the head and neck
- Ringing in the ears
- Difficulty hearing
- Frequent earaches with no infection present
- Headaches of all kinds
- Sinus pain
- Pressure behind the eyes
- Eyes tear up for no reason
- Muscle spasms in the neck, shoulder, back, arms, or legs
- Numbness in arms or fingers
- Dizziness
- Backaches
- Difficulty sleeping
- Fatigue, nervousness, anger, or depression
- Arthritis
Source: Uppgaard, Robert O., DDS. Taking Control of TMJ. Oakland: New Harbinger, 1999.
Yoga Restorative Skills
Assess pain, stress, and muscular imbalance, then learn self-myofascial release, build strength, and develop breathing and meditation practices for pain management. Offered two ways:
- Private 1:1 sessions: individual instruction tailored to your body and goals.
- Small-group classes: the same Restorative Skills work in a group setting.