Creative Bodyworks

Our approach to sports massage therapy is to optimize your structural alignment for more ease of movement, strength, injury prevention and faster recovery from the strains of your athletic activities. Our treatment goal is to help bring your body into a state of balance that encourages self correction instead of being stuck in a distorted pattern that inhibits your optimal performance. Please feel free to give us a call so we can explain how we can help improve your sports performance or help you recover from a chronic Sports injury.

We can help you recover more quickly from neck or back back pain even though you have a herniated disk.

Dr. Shims video does a great job explaining how herniated disc‘s can heal on their own in most instances. The structural work that we do at the office can greatly enhance your body‘s natural healing process to recover more quickly. We balance your structure to take the strain off of the disk so that it can heal much more quickly and also work on taking the strain pattern out of the area that’s causing the disks to be compressed in the first place leading to the herniation. This helps our clients find long-term relief from chronic pain related to herniated disks. We also help clients with fusion surgery that are still in pain because we address the strain pattern causing the initial injury that transferred to the disks above and below the fusion.

Please feel free to contact us so we can explain in more detail how we can help you with your neck or back pain.

https://youtu.be/84P-r5XX7hI

Can a Disc Herniation Heal Itself? A herniated disc can heal itself. Dr. Shim explains how.For more information, please see our blog at: https://www.shimspine.com/disc-herniations-or-slip-disc...

Here’s a simple stretch that helps me when I have a tight lower back. You might find it helpful too.

https://youtu.be/dzuZbwu3U18

Learn all about the Thomas test stretch The Thomas Test (also known as Iliacus Test or Iliopsoas Test) is used to measure the flexibility of the hip flexors, which includes the iliopsoas muscle gro...

I use these techniques every day to open my chest and help with neck and shoulder tightness.

https://youtu.be/SYr6lbx68n8

How To Fix Rounded Shoulders FAST (10 Minute Science-Based Corrective Routine) In this video I'll show you how to fix rounded shoulder posture, and fix your posture so that your shoulders are more aligned. For instance, do you catch you...


One of the great tools we have to help boost the brains natural filtration system is called the frontal  occipital decompression technique or “the big pump”.

I have many clients that request the pump to help with sinus pressure, sinusitis, headaches, recovery from anesthesia, and past concussions .

I think you’ll find the attached video very informative as to what happens to the brain from a concussion or other type of trauma.

I think it makes more sense after watching the video to see why the frontal occipital decompression would be helpful using the brain’s own systems to flush out inflammation and return more normal flow of cerebral spinal fluid around the brain to reduce the symptoms associated with those injuries. 

https://youtu.be/zLIjHdqB0yc

How Cranial Osteopathy Can Heal Traumatic Brain Injury A riveting and inspiring talk by Adrienne Larkin about how cranial osteopathy is changing lives and getting the victims of concussion well.

When I read this article it reminded me of all the clients that asked me what can They do in between sessions. You may find this article helpful. It’s just a few very simple stretches, so it would make it easier for you to actually do them consistently.

5 exercises a physical therapist wants you to do every day to prevent stiffness as you age Loosen up.

We treat foot pain! Commonly referred to as
Plantar fasciitis.

Plantar fasciitis, although it only effects one small area of the body, can control a big part of your life.

If you’re living with plantar fasciitis and traditional methods of treatment like shoe inserts, epsom salt soaks, or even injections and surgery still aren’t enough maybe it’s time to consider trying something that has helped many of our clients.

At Creative Bodyworks, we look at more than just the symptom of foot pain and we try to find the root issue whether it’s in the knees and lower leg or if the issue goes all the way up to the hips.

Often by treating the imbalances in the hips we see that the feet no longer have to compensate for what is happening above them and your weight is distributed more evenly when you stand and walk. Call us now and we can explain how we will customize the session to treat effectively your specific issues.

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A lot of you’ve seen him in the window as you’re walking up to the building. His name is Ichabod.

What we like about Ichabod is it’s nice to be able to point out and explain on a full-size skeleton how the structural work can help with your condition.

Have you exhausted all of your medical options and are still in pain? Maybe it’s time to think outside of the box.

The advanced massage therapy called Structural Energetic Therapy that we provide at Creative Bodyworks has and continues to improve and even eliminate chronic back pain for our clients. Now their quality-of-life is substantially better.

Many of our clients have already received physical therapy, pain clinic injections and opiates to block the pain, and have even had back surgery but are still in pain.

As this article states, it’s important to explore all of your alternatives when the standard treatments aren’t working for you.

https://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/324174.php

Please don’t hesitate to give us a call so we can explain how our approach May help with your specific issue.

Looking for a more effective and longer lasting type of massage therapy to bring your body into balance and out of pain for 2019?

Structural Energetic Therapy is our most effective and longest lasting massage therapy for chronic pain, rehabilitation from injuries and surgeries and improved sports performance. Please don’t hesitate to call or email us with questions about your condition and how we can help.

Why do my joints crunch or Pop with movement?
Many of our clients ask us this question.

This is a great article that explains what that may be and when you might want to reach out to be assessed by a physician.

https://www.self.com/story/joints-popping-crepitus

Thomas and I work with your structure to help relieve pain. This is a really interesting article about brain cells that control your posture.
https://www.popularmechanics.com/science/health/a24512154/brain-cells-posture-neurons/

You’re 1 in 3,000,000...

Sciatic nerve pain or Sciatic Neuritis effects more than 3,000,000 people per year in the United States alone. Yet, if it’s so common why is it so hard to find effective treatments that are less invasive than surgery, heavy and addictive medications,or injections for temporary relief? Most often we find at Creative Bodyworks that the approach to the treatment is incomplete. Your standard treatment of this issue involves going to straight to the painful area rather than ask the questions of why did this develop and how do we not only treat it but make it less likely to return. Addressing the structure as a whole is crucial to effectively taking the impingement off of the sciatic nerve and giving lasting relief. Call today and allow us to explain how we can help you the way we have helped many other clients find relief they thought wasn’t possible.

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Sciatica Pain radiating along the sciatic nerve, which runs down one or both legs from the lower back.

Congratulations Thomas on graduating from structural Energetic Therapy program!

Thomas just got back from another Structural Energetic Therapy class in Tampa. It’s so nice to have another SET therapist in the office that can help when a client calls.

We can help your Neck and shoulder Pain! Recently I was reminded again how effective Structural Energetic Therapy can be for neck and shoulder pain. A client had chronic neck and shoulder pain. The pain was between his shoulder blades going up into his neck, the base of his head and down his arm with burning and numbness. The pain was so bad he could not find a comfortable position, especially at night when trying to sleep. After months of physical therapy and nerve pain medication he decided to give us a try. Within 7 sessions he no longer has those symptoms, doesn't take the nerve pain medication and can sleep comfortably in any position. Please don't hesitate to give us a call so we can explain how Structural Energetic Therapy can help with your painful condition.

Summer is here! Is Pain keeping you from doing the things that you love doing? Structural Energetic Therapy can make profound changes in your body so that you can get back to doing your favorite activities. Please don’t hesitate to give us a call so we can explain how we can help with your painful condition.

Recently we met with the Victims Service Center of Central Florida or VSC. They provide counseling to help victims of sexual assault, violent crime or a traumatic circumstance. We share the same building and they wanted to understand the services we offer at Creative Bodyworks and how we could help.

When a person experiences trauma, whether physical or emotional, it’s more than just in their head. It’s also experienced in their body. Talk therapy is very important and having an organization like the Victims Service Center is essential in helping a person recover from a traumatic event.

We explained that the Structural Energetic Therapy we provide at Creative Bodyworks addressing the trauma stuck in person’s tissues can greatly enhance recovery. Because Structural Energetic Therapy releases the holding patterns in the body causing pain it can also can help release the trauma associated with that holding pattern. Structural Energetic Therapy has been invaluable to our clients in releasing pain they have been holding for years by helping them let go of the trauma trapped in their tissues.

Victims Service Center offers a way back from traumatic experiences. I invite you to explore their website and refer anyone you know that could benefit from their services.

Also if you would like to help VSC help others recover you can visit their website to donate.
https://www.victimservicecenter.org/donate/

Thomas Rayburn and Brian Wettstein were recently recognized for their first season of service with the Orlando Ballet medical team. As the only massage therapists with the Orlando Ballet medical team they have helped the ballet dancers recover from their strenuous training and recover from injuries. Great job guys!

As many of you know that receive (SET) Structural Energetic Therapy work from me, I’ve been searching for a way to help your body integrate the work even more. Most of you come out of pain quickly, have your range of motion and your structure is much more balanced,but what if we could take it even further? Now I’ve discovered Masgutova Neurosensory Motor Reflex Integration (MNRI). With MNRI, we can help make sure all your reflexes are integrated properly so that the space we created in your tissue with the Structural Energetic Therapy will help you hold even better and longer than you already do. I’m really excited to start integrating MNRI into my sessions. As a trainee I will be slowly integrating what I learn as I go through the extensive training program to become a CORE specialist. Even as a MNRI trainee I have been surprised how correcting reflexes have improved my clients strength and coordination and ability to stand straighter. This work can be even more powerful in working with children to help them integrate their reflexes and bring them into higher functioning. There’s actually a training center here in Orlando where they have family conferences were you can bring your child to work with Core specialists. The attached video is excellent in explaining primary reflexes and how it supports higher functioning.

https://youtu.be/b8UHATuy5IA

Masgutova MNRI® Introduction Introduction to the Masgutova Method, and MNRI.

Creative Bodyworks is proud to announce Thomas Rayburn LMT is now a Structural Energetic Therapy practitioner. Congratulations Thomas!

Creative Bodyworks is proud to be a part of “Team Hope” walk for Huntington’s disease this Saturday December 9th, 2017 at Lake Lily Park. Please share your support in funding research into this disease and if you participate in the event you will also receive a gift bag with a coupon for $15 off your first visit with us.

I found this article very informative.

Why ‘Useless’ Surgery Is Still Popular About 400,000 middle-aged and older Americans a year have meniscus surgery. One problem: There’s no evidence that it’s worth it.

Did you know that you can pay for massage therapy at Creative Bodyworks with your health savings account card? Because we are medical healthcare providers we are able to accept all health savings account cards. We also have clients that are able to submit their receipts for our services to their insurance company to be reimbursed. This is a great option to apply pretax dollars from your paycheck towards medical expenses such as massage therapy.

Happy Halloween everyone. Having a painful chronic knot can be scary. At Creative Bodyworks we specialize in isolating in treating chronic painful knots. Please feel free to reach out to us and will be happy to explain how we can help you with your painful condition.

We are so grateful that we didn't suffer any damage and are open for business.

“I thought that was part of getting older” is a common phrase clients use at Creative Bodyworks.

Usually a client will be surprised that they no longer have pain getting in and out of the car or bending over to wash their face in the morning or putting their shoes on. They just assumed that was normal. It was never mentioned since they thought there was nothing that could be done.

By balancing the structure we not only treated the pain they came in for, but the positive side effect was that they also had relief for other areas they never thought to mention.