8 WEEK RESET

8 Week Reset

David Ferrarini LMT is now offering an 8 week reset program. This program is designed to treat one part of your body for 7 weeks and end with a full body on the 8th.

Week 1: Feet

We start with the feet because that is where your day starts. The first part of your body that touches the ground are your feet, or base. They carry your weight all day long and are most likely very tired by the end of the day.


The biggest complaint for foot pain is Plantar Fasciitis. This is when the fascia, or connective tissue on the bottom (plantar) of the foot has become inflamed. Many things can cause this, but I tend to see it happen if you are wearing shoes that do not have great arch support. Such as flats, sandals, or casual skater shoes. Wearing any of those can also cause shin splints.



Week 2: Legs

The second week is legs, since they are connected to feet they also carry around your body weight, and although not often neglected during a massage session, they need the same love and care as the rest of your body.


The muscles we will work on in the legs are all the Major groups, Quadriceps, Hamstrings, Gastrocnemius, or “Calves”, as well as lesser known muscles such as the Soleus(underneath the gastrocs), Adductors(inside of your leg), IT Band, TFL, Sartorious, and Peronials.


Week 3: Hips, Abdomen, Diaphram

We will work on the hips, Abdomen and diaphragm. The hips are important because they are the center of your body. Tight hips can cause lower back pain, trouble bending side to side, trouble going from a seated to standing position or visa versa, bending over to pick something off the ground.


Since most jobs now involve a lot of sitting the muscles in your hips rarely get stretched during the work day, now also adding in the time you drive to and from your job you could be sitting for a minimum of 6-8 hours a day, but probably more.


Working the Abdomen, as well as indirectly working the organs in the area, helps digestion. It can also help if you are having troubles going to the bathroom. The Abdomen helps to keep your body upright, hence the name Rectus Abdominis. The Rectus Abdominis is made up of two parallel muscles separated by a connective tissue called the Linea Alba. You can find this directly above and below your belly button.


The diaphragm. We take very little consideration for the Diaphragm, we use it 24 hours a day, 7 days a week to help breath. It also acts as a barrier between the upper half of our upper body and the lower half of our upper body, separating the lungs and heart from everything else. It is also impenetrable except the esophagus, which is the only muscle to run through it. However if you have heard of a Hiatal Hernia, or stomach hernia, this is when part of the stomach pushes through the diaphragm up towards the chest cavity.


The diaphragm can also be linked to lower back pain so by working it not only will you be able to breathe better, you will feel better.

Week 4: Chest and Arms

At half way through the treatment we will integrate the chest and arms. This area of the body is where 90% of your pain in your upper back comes from. As stated before most everyone works at a desk in a sitting position, or if you drive sometimes you have your hands up high on the steering wheel. Each of these positions make your Glenohumeral Joint, or shoulder, roll medially, or towards your midline, this creates a tension on your upper back between the shoulder blades. Right where you're always feeling "something."


To get rid of that pesky upper back pain or discomfort we have to work the entire shoulder girdle and the pectorals. The Pectoralis Minor is the biggest culprit of all as it originates from ribs 3-5 and attaches into the medial boarder and superior surface of the Coracoid Process of the Scapula. This is what causes your shoulders to roll in. We will also be working on the Hands, Forearms, Biceps Brachii, and Triceps Brachii, Deltoids, Serratus Anterior, Intercostals, Pectoralis Major, Rotator Cuff


Week 5: Neck and Shoulders

This week we really focus on the neck and shoulders and everything that has to do with them, Suboccipitals, Splenius Capitis and Cervicis, Scalenes, Sternocliedomastoid(SCM), Traps, Rotator Cuff, Deltoids, More Pec work, As well as many other muscles that all tie into your posture and what may be causing your upper back pain.



Week 6: Face and Skull

Even though this is towards the end, it is a nice break from the usual work we will be doing. Working on the Face and skull is entirely relaxing and so beneficial to our overall well-being. In this session we will be working to free up tension between the sutures of the skull to provide more free movement for each individual bone as well as improve the flow of Cerebralspinal Fluid (CSF). The CSF is an extremely important part of your body its function is to cushion the brain within the skull and serve as a shock absorber for the central nervous system, CSF also circulates nutrients and chemicals filtered from the blood and removes waste products from the brain. This being said without proper CSF movement, and optimal [skull] movement, you may experience more frequent headaches, unable to remember as well as you once could, or just feeling like your head is cramped and has no room to expand.


The face includes the Frontalis, Masster, Temporalis, Zygomaticus, Orbicuaris Occuli(muscles around your eyes), Procerus(third eye chakra), Orbicularis Oris(mouth/lips), Platysma.




Week 7: Back

The back, everyone’s favorite go to spot. This is where you feel most of your pain throughout your daily life, but as explained before, it probably is not where your pain is actually coming from. This week we will be working on all the major and minor muscles of your back, all the origins and insertions of them as well. This will be the time where deeper pressure and slower movements will be most necessary, Myofascial Release may be one of the techniques to be used to help break up the fascia that might be holding your pain pattern.


Week 8: Full Body

The Grand Finale! A 1 hour full body massage to make your body feel whole again. Even though when we started this entire journey we started with the feet, we will assess how you are feeling this day and where the areas you feel the most tension and what you feel needs to be worked on and concentrated on.


This is where we will start this session and then move about the body. This will help tie together the loose ends of the past 7 weeks and make your body feel complete and rejuvenated!




After 8 Weeks

You may notice changes in your body, whether it is posture, less tension, less pain, a feeling of unwinding or a more sound sleep, these are all signs of improved health!

You may repeat the 8 Week Reset as often as you like, although waiting a week or 2 in-between gives your body more time to adjust to the major changes that you just went through. During those weeks full body massages or focus areas will benefit you more.


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