Welcome to manual therapy of the 21st century

Within a well-constructed context that includes good pain education beforehand and some simple individualized movement therapy afterward, the application of hands-on help by trained individuals can help people construct a better relationship with their physicality - one that has decreased pain, one they can learn to inhabit more comfortably. 



What is DermoNeuroModulating?

DermoNeuroModulating, or -tion, is a structured, interactive approach to manual therapy that considers the patient's nervous system, from skin cells to sense of self. Techniques are slow, light, kind, intelligent, responsive and effective. For example, the positioning of limbs and trunk affects deeper nerve trunks (by shortening and widening their container). It is combined with skin stretch directed toward cutaneous fields of nerves that branch outward into the skin (which may draw neural structure further through its container). 
It is prudent to remember that manual handling of a patient's physicality is only a small part of developing a complete therapeutic context for change. While optional, it can also be optimal.
Here is a review of the approach by MyCuppaJoe, who had chronic hip pain for many years. 

 Simple ways of explaining the nervous system and pain mechanisms to patients before treatment are included.  
Go to "Links to Resources" to learn more about workshops offered, plus links to some studies that have been done.

"When the Primary Complaint is Pain, the Treatment of Pain Should be Primary"    
~  Barrett Dorko PT

The term "dermoneuromodulation" is licensed under creative commons.

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