Over time, through use and abuse of our bodies, our muscles’ proprioception can get disorganized or “turned off”. Proprioception is how our muscles know when they need to contract and with how much force. This is how you can open a door without slamming it into the wall or answer the telephone without throwing it over your shoulder. When muscles get disorganized and proprioception gets turned off, some muscles stay in a contracted state, creating chronic tension.

The opposing muscles are therefore in a weakened and lengthened state, to compensate for the tension. This disorganization can be due to repetitive physical activities, recovering from an injury and having to compensate structurally, or mental/emotional stress patterns. Neuromuscular therapy helps re-set the proprioception in your muscles, relaxing the contracted muscles and shortening the opposing muscles.

This helps keep your body in optimal alignment. This technique is performed by the therapist applying pressure to a specific muscle, while the client contracts and stretches that muscle. While being a “deep tissue” style technique, the pressure is always kept to a “hurts so good” feeling and should never be painful. After receiving a neuromuscular therapy session, you will feel like a new person!