Tetrodotoxin blocks action potentials in nerves by binding to the pores of the voltage-gated, fast sodium channels in nerve cell membranes, essentially preventing any affected nerve cells from firing by blocking the channels used in the process.
Full Circle offers Premium Continuing Education Courses for Massage Therapist and Bodyworkers. Spontaneous Muscle Release Technique is a series of passive contractions that allow therapists to release muscles, tendons, ligaments and connective tissue. I wanted to say how much I enjoyed learning SMRT with Dawn and Patty in Bozeman this weekend. I used the SMRT principals and techniques on all 3 of my long term clients today and we were all very excited about the results and changes that happened in such a relatively short amount of time.
Progressive Muscle Relaxation For Stress Reduction. Kinetic or movement related stress relief practices need not involve a lot of exertion to be effective. Progressive muscle relaxation, or PMR, is a stress relief technique that relies upon subtle rather than gross (large) muscular movements to promote relaxation and tension relief. Progressive muscle relaxation is based on the observation that it is easier for muscles to relax from a position of high tension than it is from a position of lower tension. The kind of muscular tension that causes headaches and bodily pains tends to be a sort of moderate residual tension that people walk around with (and may not notice) for days.