Understanding WHY you need Stretch Therapy
Devon is Certified in Performance Stretch Therapy (PSS), Fascial Stretch Therapy (FST), Thai Massage and Movement Therapy. She brings this unique blend for modalities to Stretch Therapy to stretch your fascia and your muscles, while figuring out the neurokinetic connections from your muscles to your brain to give you lasting results.
Stretch & Assessment sessions are a combination of Stretch Therapy (FST & PSS), Thai Massage and Reflexology. I’ll help decompress your joints, relieve your stress, ease your pain, and assist you in your injury prevention & recovery.
Getting to the root of:
Why does your back hurt when sitting but not when standing?
Why does your knee hurt when you jog?
Why is it so hard to tie your shoe laces?
Why can’t you squat lower?
Why does your neck hurt all the time?
Why do you always get headaches?
Whatever your why is, Devon can get to the root of your issue and work with you
ALL Stretch therapy Private Sessions:
Patients remain fully clothed in moveable clothing
May require multiple sessions to receive optimal results
Are beneficial for mind & body relaxation and/or release
Are not meant to be painful.
Have similar benefits to doing yoga
Have proven results in muscle activation.
Have proven results in improving body awareness
Expect an assessment of your body's alignment + restrictions prior to your the start of your session & “homework” will be assigned based on your individual needs.
BEFORE AND AFTER! Client came in post surgery with an inability to lift both her right arm all the way up. I was able to release her pectorals and she was able to reach overhead with BOTH arms. :-)
Yonge & Eglinton in-home Clinic
10 minutes from TTC, Parking on-site
Midtown Toronto, ON
All Access Health & Fitness Clinic
5 minutes from TTC, Paid Street Parking near-by
423 Danforth Ave (near Chester)
Modalities, Qualifications & Certifications
Performance Stretch System:
Master instructor
The PSS is a floor based Assisted Stretch Certification program created by Celebrity Fitness Coach Sarah Mariano , @TheStretchTherapist that caters to each bodies needs. If you took Thai massage, FST, yoga and put them all together, you have the Performance Stretch System.
Fascial Stretch Therapist,
Level 3 SPECIALIST
FST is practice that is similar to assisted stretching. It originally started as a modality to help athletes improve their range of motion, oxygen uptake and circulation before a performance to help them optimize on their sport and to help them recover quickly from an injury or tightness after a game. The key point is that FST has immediate benefits for improving performance as it is extremely effective in enhancing movement capabilities and recovering injured tissues in the human body.
To put it simply, it's like doing Yoga- only I am doing it for you and all you have to do is lay there and breathe. It is discovered that is has TREMENDOUS emotional benefits as Fascia has been scientifically proven to hold a lot of emotional memory.
Thai Massage
Practitioner
Thai yoga massage is a mind-body-spirit practice that has the same roots as the ancient understanding of Ayurveda. Buddhism and it’s teachings traveled down through Southeast Asia and into Thailand where we can begin to see the evolution of the Thai massage practice as one part of a larger Traditional Thai Medical system.
Thai massage incorporates many different soft tissue manipulation techniques (massage, fascial release, chopping, and many more) with assisted stretches and meditation in order to achieve a deep state of relaxation. There are indeed many styles and methods of practice, though most commonly we see treatments that are generally performed on the floor on padded mats, with patients fully clothed and without the use of oils.
Reflexology:
Certified Reflexologist
Reflexology is an ancient healing therapy that helps modern day medical conditions by correcting the negative factors involved in the disease process, and in particular, stress.
It involves applying different amounts of pressure to the feet or hands. It's based on a theory that these body parts are connected to certain organs and body systems.
Reflexologists apply pressure to these parts to provide a range of health benefits.
NeuroKinetic Therapy
Student
Treat the cause of dysfunction, not the symptoms. NeuroKinetic Therapy® corrective movement system addresses the cause of pain – by using a sophisticated assessment and treatment modality that addresses the causes of dysfunctional movement/coordination problems at their root in the motor control centre in the brain.
Movement Optimization for Prehab and Performance - Level 1, takes a comprehensive functional training approach rooted in clinical strategies and geared towards injury prevention and performance. It provides the Trainer/Therapist with principles to effectively assess and establish the fundamentals of movement: mobility, stability/motor control, patterning and sequencing.