I know you’ve figured it out by now that I love working on the head, neck and jaw. Lots of clients asked how I got this passionate about such a complicated area. My massage school foundation was in neuromuscular therapy (NMT) and I really felt confident in my neck work. But my jaw obsession started with an awesome continuing education teacher after practicing for 10 years after graduation.
Judith DeLany of NMT Center
I chose Judith DeLany of NMT Center to give me the deeper dive into NMT. I describe this as already having dug a very functional water well at massage school. Then I taught muscular anatomy and NMT at the same school as I secured this well and made clean water to drink from. I practiced for about 10 years and decided to turn this well into a full blown water treatment plant! Judith helped me see the functional anatomy from an advanced perspective.
I attended all of her courses and most loved the head, neck and jaw course. There was great focus on anatomy, trigger point pain, working with the dental profession, and detailed intraoral work to help clients with TMJ pain.
Becoming a table assistant
I think Judith could see that I missed teaching and as we said goodbye after the last module together she asked me to apply to become table assistant for NMT Center. I supported her lectures whenever she taught in Texas for four years until COVID changed the layout of in person CEU classes.
Where this training has taken me
The full list of head, neck and jaw continuing education courses I’ve taken can be found on my TMJ Pain page. It includes another massage course and even a physical therapy course!
After another short teaching break I decided I like teaching most to the layperson. That’s where my online course Self Help to Relieve Head, Neck and Jaw Pain through Help Head Pain came from.
Sign up below for free training video so you can start learning from me. Just in that free video I’ll teach you about one jaw muscle that can give headaches, toothpain, jaw pain or ear referrals. Then you’ll learn how to do self-massage safely for that muscle.