Spiral Movement Center

I came across the term «somatic» when I was researching for the holy grail of stretching techniques. You see, my thigh muscle, my hamstring muscle, my inner thigh muscle, pretty much all my leg muscles needed to be stretched out in order to get my knees to bend past 90 degrees (a story for another time). The Spiral Movement Center came up on the first page of my Google results but they weren’t the first place called! Nope, I called a few other places first cause they were closer to home; none of which got back to me. I firmly believe all things happen for a reason and in the end I’m very glad and grateful I ended up at the Spiral Movement Center.
I met Yuji and Stephanie, two very warm and welcoming individuals, for my initial assessment session. They asked as many questions as they needed in order to get a good idea of how I arrived to this point in my life where I felt I needed their help.
What happened over the next 90 minutes is what made me decide that this is where I need to be to get the results I needed. Stephanie began doing a shake out of all my limbs in order to help me relax while Yuji, in a very calming tone would guide me into a deeper state of relaxation. What does this have to do with stretching you ask? Well, even I myself did not even consider how important it was to relax the body in order to get the most benefit when the stretching routine began. But it is an integral part of the process and something that both Yuji and Stephanie impressed upon me.
Once the relaxation part was completed then began the work of passively seeing where my range stood. The entire session was devoted to establishing a baseline and a sense of whether or not the techniques used by Yuji and Stephanie would work for my rehabilitation.
I proceeded on an 8 session journey over the course of 4 weeks. Each session progress was made. Don’t get me wrong, I had homework after every session and doing this work on my own time was very important in ensuring continued successes after each session.
Did I find the holy grail of stretching techniques (hint: no such thing) that would help me reach my goal of being able to do a complete and proper squat … No… But do I have the tools to get there now… Absolutely yes!!!
I highly recommend this duo for all your stretching and physiotherapy (PT) needs. Where conventional PT fails they may very well be the breakthrough your body needs in achieving its rehabilitation needs.