About me and why I care about your pain....
I hate to see people in pain!  For me it all started some 30 years ago when I was working to help people in chronic pain at the Abilene location of the West Texas Rehab Center (a charitable/non-profit rehab facility).  At the time I was working with a group of psychologist doing biofeedback for relief of chronic pain.  Here I was introduced to crippling effects of long-term unrelenting muscle tone/spasm which surgery had missed.  Patient's presented with the same pain they had before and after surgical interventions with EMG (electromyograph) readings clearly showing excessive muscle activity.  With biofeedback treatments most patient's could reduce the abnormal activity of the overactive muscles and most reported at least moderate pain relief.  Leading me to begin a study and quest of various treatment methods to address excessive muscle tone. 

Study in various approaches lead me to understand the role of muscle and fascial tissue in not only supporting the body, but, how dysfunction in either or both could lead to chronic and severe pain.  Fascial tissue is able to exert a force of 2,000 psi potentially crushing sensitive tissues nearby (blood vessels, nerves, organs). Shorted or weak muscle may lead to changes in joint arthokinetics and eventual joint deterioration/destruction.   

After spending many years studying a host of soft tissue techniques and modalities I am happy to say I am now DOING it.  As advertised the "difference" in my approach to massage therapy is based on a philosophy of finding and treating the "cause" of the problem and not simply chasing the symptoms which only leads to limited or short-term relief. I am all about using whatever technique works or feels best to you because I want to work "with" you in facilitating your body to fix itself for genuine effective pain relief.

I look forward to the opportunity to meet you and to help you find Effective Pain Release.

George Bryant, OTR, MOT, LMT, CLT, MMT

(AKA Pain Hater)