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Warm Up Progressions

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The only one of its kind, this two volume series shows you how to incorporate creative warm-up progressions with clients and athletes of all levels. Discover how to design and implement seamlessly integrated warm-up sequences that will save time and improve performance. Each DVD discusses common warm up mistakes and display’s brand new, never before seen progressions and variations. Available from: http://www.terrarosa.com.au/dvd/performance/warmup.htm

Vol. 1 Muscle Activation – This volume clearly demonstrates how to use muscle activation progressions to activate lagging muscles, correct muscle imbalances and ensure optimal neuromuscular recruitment. Includes real time sequences and bonus activation exercises.

Vol. 2: DYNAMIC MOBILITY

This volume clearly demonstrates how to use dynamic mobility progressions to increase flexibility and joint ROM while improving both fundamental and athletic movement patterns. Includes real time sequences and bonus mobility exercises.

Available from: http://www.terrarosa.com.au/dvd/performance/warmup.htm

Self Joint Mobilization

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SELF JOINT MOBILIZATION

This DVD is the most comprehensive collection of Self Joint Mobilizations ever assembled for therapists, trainers and coaches. Discover how safely and effectively incorporate Toe, Ankle, Hip, Thoracic Spine and Shoulder self mobilizations with clients and athletes of all levels. This DVD is unlike any other and promises to deliver some of the powerful techniques you have ever seen.

Instructor Nick Tumminello is the founder of Performance University, a highly sought after coach and educator who is rapidly establishing himself as a leader and innovator in the field of human performance training.Available from: http://www.terrarosa.com.au/dvd/performance/joint.htm

Myoskeletal Alignment for Lower Back, Hip & Leg Pain

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The new 6 volume DVD set on Myoskeletal Alignmen techniques for the Back by Erik Dalton,  is available in Australia from www.terrarosa.com.au.

This high-tech video technology is enhanced with practical strategies for correcting hidden kinks in the muscle-joint kinetic chain based on Serge Gracovetsky’s “Spinal Engine” concept. It took 13 months to film, this is the most extensive and expensive produced series in the bodywork industry. Don’t miss it.

The 6 DVD set Myoskeletal Alignment for Lower Back, Hip and Leg Pain includes:

1. Myoskeletal Mechanic
2. Fixing Kinetic Kinks
3. Bone & Belly Work
4. Sacroiliac Syndromes
5. Toning the Core & Pelvic Floor
6. Unlocking Lumbars

This six volume ‘Spinal Engine’ DVD series based on ground breaking research developed by Dr. Serge Gracovetsky. His discovery that the spine is the engine driving the legs has dramatically altered the view of body movement and opened exciting new clinical avenues for assessing and treating chronic pain syndromes.

Prof. Serge Gracovetsky published “The Spinal Engine” in 1988 showing that: Optimal mechanical function of the spine is necessary for optimal mechanical function of the limbs. Gracovetsky further showed that the legs do not move the body, they were not the motor behind the movement, but it was the spine that generated locomotion – the spinal engine.

This DVD set is available from www.terrarosa.com.au.

Wudang Tai Chi

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Learn the Mysterious Art of Wudang Taiji

Beautiful Wudang Mountain is the world’s largest Daoist center. Dating back 2,000 years, it spans 321 square kilometers with 72 peaks, dozens of architectural masterpieces, many lakes, rivers, and a forest which still sustains over 600 known medicinal herbs. Daoism is an ancient Chinese philosophy that teaches its practitioners to live a peaceful, refined life in harmony with nature. Centuries ago, Daoist philosophy, such as yin/yang theory, was adopted into the martial arts trained by the monks of the Wudang monasteries, and Taijiquan (Tai Chi Chuan) was created.

Taijiquan, or ‘Grand Ultimate Fist’, combines the internal skills of yang sheng (life nourishing) with ancient fighting techniques. Practiced slowly, Taijiquan is a set of gentle, flowing movements which promotes exceptional health and well-being. Taijiquan emphasizes the development of a strong root, proper body alignment, efficient movement, and a calm and relaxed mind and body. The application of Taijiquan reveals it is an effective martial art specializing in using softness to overcome hardness, uprooting the opponent, redirecting incoming force, and striking vital points.

This program discusses the history of Wudang Taijiquan, offers a Warm Up section, and teaches the essential skill of Zhan-Zhuang, or standing meditation, which develops the Qi (energy) throughout your body. The complete 108-posture Wudang Taijiquan sequence is demonstrated, and each posture is instructed separately with martial applications. Each technique is taught and demonstrated in detail, making it easy for the viewer to learn. The ancient art of Wudang Taijiquan has much wisdom to offer beginners and experienced Tai Chi practitioners of all styles.

This new DVD is available in Australia at: http://www.terrarosa.com.au/dvd/qi/wudang.htm

Undulation

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Undulation is an inexpensive, customized way to relieve back pain without medication, without special equipment, without a large time commitment. It’s like a self-created massage. The body functions best with a variety of movement, but since our society is so specialized, many of us spend most of the day at a single activity, behind a desk, at a computer, leaning over a patient, or driving. Undulation teaches you to increase the diversity of your movements so you’ll decrease the risk of repetitive strain injuries.

Add Anita Boser’s two new undulation guides to your bookshelves and give everyone a healthier spine!

Feel better fast with Anita Boser’s exercises.

Whether you’re 16, 36 or 65, an athlete or a couch potato, coordinated or a klutz, Relieve Stiffness and Feel Young Again shows you how just 10 minutes a day can make a difference in how you feel. Boser gives you easy-to-follow guidelines and photographs for 52 simple exercises that will allow you to move better and more comfortably. Try a different exercise every week and by the end of a year, you’re sure to feel better. Wherever you ache, undulation will provide relief-naturally, without medication, without equipment, without expense. And you’ll have fun, too!

If you want to age gracefully, staying active and ache-free for decades, you need to keep your body fluid—and undulation is the answer. That’s why Anita Boser, a Certified Hellerwork Practitioner and graduate of the Institute of Structural Medicine, has developed a series of exercises that are unique: they build both strength and flexibility. They guarantee a healthier spine for anyone, whatever your work, whatever your body type, regardless of disabilities. In private practice in a Seattle suburb since 2001, Boser has clients who use undulation at their desks, on airplanes, in wheelchairs and when they’re working out. Experienced in Structural Integration, yoga, karate and belly-dancing, Boser believes undulation is an important component in any exercise program. “We all know exercise is important, but no one exercise is right for all of us. We cannot ignore what an individual body needs-and undulations make sure we exercise correctly, without pain or risk of injury.”

Undulation – The bookand Exercise CD is available in Australia at discounted price from http://www.terrarosa.com.au/book/undulation.htm

Zen Shiatsu

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“The Art of Zen Shiatsu” DVD by Byron Barth includes the detailed demonstration of many advanced Shiatsu techniques and theories of Traditional Oriental Medicine, and as such it is best suited for the massage student and professional.

This new DVD is now available from Terra Rosa

Included in this 2 ½ hour video is a 20-minute demonstration and explanation of the 6-meridian or “Makko-Ho” stretching exercises.  These “yoga-like” stretches have become widely associated with the practice of Shiatsu as they stretch the paired meridians in the order that the Qi flows through the body.

The massage demonstration begins with an 8-minute Hara palpation, diagnosis and treatment.  Graphic overlays depict the “Hara map”, and detailed narration explains the Hara, kyo and jitsu and their importance in both treatment and Shiatsu diagnosis. The 2-hour Shiatsu demonstration includes meridian and point treatment on all of the 12 TCM meridians. Graphic overlays courtesy of Peter Deadman’s, “A Manual of Acupuncture” (www.peterdeadman.co.uk), display all relevant meridians and acu-points.  Also included are detailed treatment protocols for the Hara, legs, arms, sacrum and gluteal region, upper and lower back, hands, feet and chest along with numerous stretches for the back, hips, gluts and neck.

For the educational value, and to avoid repetition, Byron depicts the use of different hand techniques and postures with each pass of the meridian. The right and left sides of the body are also treated using different techniques. The right side depicts standard thumb and knuckle techniques, while the left side depicts the use of elbow techniques. Several advanced knee and foot techniques are also depicted.

Although these techniques are performed on the floor in traditional “Zen Shiatsu” style most of the over 100 techniques demonstrated are easily transferred to the table for the Acupuncture and massage therapists who prefer to work on a table.  “The Art of Zen Shiatsu”, was 1 ½ years in the making.

The Music for, “The Art of Zen Shiatsu”, was mixed from four inspirational shakuhachi and koto artists including: Jeff Cairns & Izumi Fujikawa (“Silent Letters, Secret Pens”, www.cdbaby.com/cd/jeffcairns), Reiko Obata  (“The Sound of Kiri”, www.reikoobata.com), and Derek Van Choice (www.rhythmlake.com).

About the Actor
Byron Barth, L.Ac., Dipl. O.M., MSTOM, is a practicing Zen Shiatsu therapist and licensed Acupuncturist. He has been instructing Zen Shiatsu for over a decade and is on faculty at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego, California. He is nationally certified in Chinese Herbology, Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine (NCCAOM). Other licenses include Holistic Health Practitioner and NCBTMB for Massage. He has taught Shiatsu for the Toronto Board of Education, Living Earth Shiatsu School in Toronto, Poway Academy and at Mueller College of Holistic Studies, in San Diego. He continues to teach Shiatsu levels I & II at the Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. He also offers a series of Shiatsu seminars as an approved continuing education provider through the NCBTMB. Byron Barth graduated from Pacific College of Oriental Medicine in San Diego with a Master’s of Science in Traditional Chinese the Medicine. His training at PCOM included extensive studies in Acupuncture, Herbal Medicine, Oriental Medical theory, Clinical Instruction and the Western Sciences. He has over 10,000 hours of training and teaching experience. His Oriental medicine training started in 1996 at the Shiatsu School of Canada with over 1500 hours of training, continued for one year at the Toronto School of TCM, and was completed with three and a half years of Master s level training at Pacific College of Oriental Medicine. Byron has also studied with Tetsuro Saito at the Shiatsu Centre and with Leny Carbone at the Living Earth Shiatsu School; both are located in Toronto, Canada.

Nerve Mobilization for the Back, Pelvis & Legs

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From In Good Hands, December 2008

DVD Review By Tyraus Farrelly
NERVE MOBILIZATION FOR THE BACK, PELVIS & LEGS with Doug Alexander
(Sciatic, Tibial, Peroneal and Sural Nerves )

This DVD is available at Terra Rosa http://www.terrarosa.com.au/dvd/nerve2.htm
Doug Alexander is the founder of  ‘The Journal of Soft Tissue Manipulation’ and an instructor at Algonquin College in Canada. He has published over 30 papers in the massage literature and has been a practising Massage Therapist for over 20 years.
This DVD covers the assessment and treatment of the Sciatic Nerve, including the Tibial, Peroneal and Sural branches. It is one of the best bodywork DVDs I have had the pleasure of watching.
The 3D still and animated anatomy graphics are simply awesome and it is jam packed with over 4 hours of assessment and treatment techniques covering the lower back, hip and pelvis and the sciatic nerve along itsentire course.

At $69 for over 4 hoursof high quality video instructlon, this represents extremely good value for money,
The DVD shows 21assessment techniques for the nerves and surrounding structures of the lumbar spine, pelvisand legs. The advanced nerve tension tests include the Sciatic Nerve and its Tibial, Peroneal
and Sural nerve branches, Thereare 32 treatment techniques covering Acute, Sub-Acute and Chronic
conditions. These are designed to free restrictions along the entire path of each nerve and normalise function from the hip to the foot.
The DVD concludes with Mr. Alexander demonstrating 12 home-care exercises to help support post-treatment recovery. Many of the techniques demonstrated by Mr Alexander are designed to havea
direct effect on the nerves and any surrounding structures that may inhibit or compress the nerves. Mr Alexander shows the anatomical regions where the nerves becomes more superficial and accessible and provides a range of techniques for treating these areas. These are precise techniques focused on
precise outcomes. However, they are adaptable to just about any clinic and thanks to the great 3D animations and knowledgeable instruction are easy to understand and apply.
I particularly liked the neural stretching techniques, which isolated specific local restrictions along the nerve by using differing degrees of joint ROM between the hlp, knee and ankle. These, combined with the nerve gliding and fluid lymphatic techniquesused to reduce adhesions and inflammation within the nerve tissue, were worth the price of the DVD alone!
I previously reviewed Mr. Alexander’s ‘Nerve Mobilization for the upper extremities ‘DVD in the March 2007 edition of In Good Hands. Although this is also a very good DVD, I was a little critical about the fact that it didn’t include adequate precautions against possible vascular complications during certain techniques.
To Doug’scredit, he actually contacted me concerning the review and acknowledged that there could have been more focus on precautions and contraindications. I am very happy to say he has corrected that
omission within thisDVO and devotes an entirechapter to precautions and contraindications.

What didn’t I like about this DVD? As I said from the outset, this is one of the best bodyworkDVDs I’ve had the pleasure of watching sofinding fault seems a little chary. If I had a wish list, though, I would ask for the inclusion of sensory, motor and reflex testsfor the specific nerves covered and possibly a section on segmental distribution. I do realise that some of the advanced neural tension testing that is covered may
already establish any neural involvement and, in some cases, its precise location. However, it would still be advantageous, in this age of evidence-based assessment requirements, to demonstrate quantifiable
results from the treatment. Having said that, I don’t know where MrAlexander could possibly fit this in, with a DVD that is already crammed with over 4 hours of invaluable instruction and information. He could easily have spanned thisinformation over 3 DVDsat $60.00 each and it would still represent very good value for moneyl
Who would benefit from thisDVD? Any therapist who treats lower back pain within their clinic and, in particular, clients who present with sciatic-type symptoms. Which, I guess, probably means all of us! :-)

At a glance:
o Excellent quality
o Excellent value for money
o Invaluable learning resource
o Awesome AnimatedGraphics
o Best nerve treatment DVD I have ever seen
Overall Rating
***** A must see, highly recommended!


This DVD is available at Terra Rosa http://www.terrarosa.com.au/dvd/nerve2.htm

Tui Na: Student to Masters

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After so many years experience with Tui Na, now Errol Dexter Lynch produced a new DVD: Tui Na Student to Master. The DVD is now is available in Australia and the rest of the world at Terra Rosa: http://www.terrarosa.com.au/dvd/tuina.htm

The DVD presents a step by step video on how to do and improve your Tui Na massage. Filmed in China and England, with never seen before footage and many treatment demonstrations.

Student to Master lasts two hours and twenty minutes. There is a menu with chapters so you can easily view the sections most relevant to your study. A variety of subjects are covered, including many different hand techniques fundamental to Tui Na, Sports Massage and Da Tui Na (a Tui Na operation).

The making of Tui Na Student to Master has taken many years. It began with Errol Dexter Lynch learning the massage in Hang Zhou, Zhe jiang, China where he searched for top Doctors from whom he could learn,  including: Dr Jiang, Dr Mao, Dr Ni, Dr Wu, Dr Li, Dr ye, Dr Huang, Dr Sun and professor Fan. These are just some of the Doctors who gave their time and knowledge unselfishly.

Tui Na Student to Master demonstrates many of the hand techniques and massage routines used for Tui Na massage for example Gun fa, Ban fa, Tui fa, Yi qi chan, Rou fa, Yao fa, Ba shen fa. Mo fa, Dou fa.

The DVD features Doctors from China and practitioners from England demonstrating Tui Na massage. The harder techniques to perform are covered in more detail on the DVD, allowing you more time to practice whilst following the techniques on screen.

To reduce the carbon foot print the DVD was put on a single dual layer disk, rather than a DVD box set. There is more than 120mins of useful information, equipping you with the knowledge and confidence to work with the following internal and external disorders.

  • Internal: Zang fu disharmonies, Blood and chi stagnations
  • External: Cervical spondylosis, frozen shoulder, RSI or Lumbar prolapses

Tuina is Chinese medical massage. It focuses upon the use of a variety of hand techniques to relieve pain, regulate the flow of blood and Qi through the body and restore functional anatomy. Tuina is considered as part of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in the same way as acupuncture and herbal medicine.

The hand techniques utilises a variety of principles in their application to specific disorders. They can be divided into several categories of therapeutic effect. These categories include oscillating methods, pressure methods, passive joint movement.

Oscillating methods rely on the development of a wave pattern through repetitive movement. This movement generates a rhythmic wave pattern that penetrates deeply into the body and activates the circulation of blood and Qi. This wave also affects the nervous system. Pressure is a secondary aspect of this principle.

Pressure techniques rely on the use of force to deepen its effects on perpendicular pressure, an alternating pressure and release or a moving pressure. These techniques are used to facilitate the removal of obstruction, relieve blood and Qi stagnation and harmonize the flow of Qi and blood.

Passive joint movement features the use of range of motion to help restore functional anatomy. It also helps relieve blood and Qi stagnation.

The aims of the tuina massage are to disperse, tonify, activate, harmonize and warm the Qi and blood to bring about the body’s natural healing process. These aims are achieved by varying the speed, pressure and duration of a Tuina treatment. To use specific hand techniques will produces more pronounced effects. It is the development of the practitioner’s ability to control his or her body, breath and hands that separates the student from the master. While they will often appear similar in execution, the master’s techniques will be profoundly more effective due to the control and development of the body, breath, hands and stances. This is a process that is accomplished through determination, practice, endurance, insight and the help of senior Doctors of TCM.