“After injuring my hip in 2020 I went to a variety of doctors to try and fix my hip. I went to my regular doctor, a chiropractor, a physical therapist, and a sports medicine doctor. At each one they ordered a variety of scans and tests. The x-rays showed nothing, the MRI showed nothing. The final doctor I went to, the sports medicine doctor, told me that he couldn’t figure out what was wrong with my hip and that I would probably have to live with the pain it caused in my everyday life for the rest of my life. After 20 minutes of working with the DCT external rotation protocols, I immediately started to feel a difference. The pain started disappearing and I could feel my body begin to hold itself in the proper alignment. Susan is fantastic! ”
“I am so grateful to you for showing me this work. I trust it will bring about a new found strength in my dancing.”
“I am a teacher and professional dancer and had heard all the buzz about fascia, but no one was really bringing this research into dance training in a meaningful way. The DCT videos helped me understand how the body REALLY works. I feel more confident in my teaching and my students notice a difference in their strength and flexibility!”
“My ankle felt better after ten minutes of working with Susan compared to spending a year with trainers who did not understand dancers. I am so grateful to return to dancing injury free!”
Research Articles and Videos:
Gil Hedley, The “Story” of Muscle Origin and Insertion https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=horOjmdGf3M
Gil Hedley, Muscle Tissue Relationship https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wbcWYPeyBQ Strolling Under the Skin: https://youtu.be/eW0lvOVKDxE
Fascia, Tissues That Connect or Disconnect: https://youtu.be/3b6y0R5Y17E
Tom Myers, Fascia 101: https://youtu.be/-uzQMn87Hg0
Bond, Mary, The New Rules of Posture, 2007, Healing Arts Press, Rochester
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Dicharry, Jay, Anatomy for Runners, 2012 Skyhorse Publishing, New York
El-Monajjed, K. and Driscoll, M. (2020) A finite element analysis of the intra-abdominal pressure and paraspinal muscle compartment pressure interaction through the thoracolumbar fascia, Computer Methods in Biomechanics and Biomedical Engineering, DOI: 10.1080/10255842.2020.1752682
Gracovetsky, Serge. “The Spinal Engine”1988, Aardvark Global Publishing, Utah.
Hodges, Paul, “Core Stability exercise in Chronic Low back Pain” Othorpedic Clinicals of North America 34 (2003) 245-254.
Kline, J. Krauss, J. Maher, S. Xianggui, Q. Core Strength Training Using a Combination of Home Exercises and a Dynamic Sling System for the Management of Low Back Pain in Pre-Professional Ballet Dancers, Journal of Dance Medicine and Science, Vol. 17, No. 1, 2013.
Krasnow, D. and Wilmerding, M.V. “Motor Learning and Control for Dance: Principles and Practices for Performers and Teachers” 2015, Human Kinetics, Champaign,IL
Langevin, H.M. et al., “Ultrasound evidence of altered lumbar connective tissue structure in human subjects with chronic low back pain,” BMC Musculoskelet Disord, 10:151, 2009.
Langevin, H. M. et al., “Fibroblast cytoskeletal remodeling contributes to connective tissue tension,” J Cell Physiology, 226:1166-75, 2011.
Page, P. Frank, C. and Lardner, R. “Assessment and Treatment of Muscle Imbalance: The Janda Approach First Edition” 2010, Human Kinetics, Champaign, IL.
Schleip, R. et al. Fascia Is Able to Actively Contract and May Thereby Influence Musculoskeletal Dynamics: A Histochemical and Mechanographic Investigation, Frontiers in Physiology 02 April 2019 | https://doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2019.00336
Shonbrun, Z. “The Performance Cortex: How Neuroscience Is Redefining Athletic Genius”, 2018, Dutton Publishing, New York.
Stecco, C. and Day, J. The Fascial Manipulation Technique and Its Biomechanical Model: A Guide to the Human Fascial System, International Journal of Theraputic Massage and Bodywork, 2010; 3(1): 38–40.