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The Mystery of Pain
Addressing Pain is an essential part of my medical massage and qigong practice. On September 8, 2017, I attended a lecture on the Mystery of Pain by Douglas Nelson, at the Oregon School of Massage. Mr. Nelson is the current President of the Massage Therapy Foundation, and has been in clinical practice in the Midwest…
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Massage should consider the effect of Inflammation on Pain
Inflammation is how a body responds to injury, in the same way that your immune system fights off bacterial and viral infection in a sore throat. Both begin with an immediate local response designed to protect the body from further injury and tissue damage. Inflammation is an aggressive process that initially causes swelling, heat, a…
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Pain in the Acute State of Inflammation
Pain in the acute stage of inflammation is widespread (not localized) and the area feels red, hot, swollen and painful. Edema (swelling) is a hallmark of this stage, as white blood cells are streaming to the injured area and fluid follows along into interstitial (between the cells) spaces. The goals of acute inflammation are: to…
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Why Chronic Pain is different than Acute Pain
How can patients and practitioners treat Chronic Pain? My approach is to first try to understand what we are dealing with. Chronic pain, by its very nature, is a slippery phenomenon. Without a clear cause, there is no clear protocol to fit a client who comes in with pain that doesn’t go away and can…
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Soothing in your hands – self care 101
In this blog, I will present some soothing finger “meditations” that can be invoked any time by simply holding on to one of the fingers by the other hand. Holding a specific finger intentionally is an expression of inner resolve and can provide support, grounding and comfort for the body and emotions, according to Acupressure…
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Acupressure self help 101
For many years, more than 10 years, in fact, since I’ve been struggling with chronic pain, I’ve been wanting to write about all the things I have learned to do for myself to reduce pain and suffering. Techniques that I rely on come from the 3 M’s mostly – massage, movement and meditation. These are…
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Video Outtakes (stay tuned for the full promo!)
Here’s a little teaser for an upcoming promo for my website! www.marianwolfedixon.com Thanks helioranafilm.com for all your hard work!
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Increase the Benefits of Massage With Frequent Visits
Here’s the beauty of bodywork – Its benefits compound when utilized as a frequent and consistent therapy. In short, the more you get, the more it does. Perhaps you could call it a paradox -the more regularly you receive bodywork, the more far-reaching and long-lasting the effects. My longtime clients understand that budgeting time…
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Finding health providers who help You
Along a hellish journey through chronic pain, I’ve encountered many health providers – western medicine doctors, headshrinkers, alternative practitioners, healing/pain teachers. Following the advice of professionals, I braved many questionable and harmful procedures, addictive medications, pompous speeches, power trips, and expensive snake oil cures. And on the way, I learned a thing or two about…
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In Memoriam – John T. Clark III Born in Baltimore, Maryland, September 15, 1943 Died Centreville, Maryland February 2, 2014
Dear Friends and Readers. I appreciate when you read my thoughts on the blog and it is a gift every time one of you reaches out to connect with me This post is dedicated to John T. Clark III, a wonderful man, a respected judge, someone who maintained a loving marriage for 48 years, a…