Best Soft Tissue massage for Trapezius and Levator Scapulae

John Gibbons is a sports Osteopath and a lecturer for the 'Bodymaster Method ®' and in this video he is demonstrating how to perform an examination and then a treatment using myofascial soft tissue techniques for the upper trapezius and levator scapulae.

John also hosts Certified & accredited online courses and these are accessible from your own home. Click the link below for further information and use BMM10 at checkout for a discount!

In terms of his courses he offers, you can attend one at a time if you prefer or book all ten and receive a discount. Once you have completed all the courses you will be able to call yourself a Bodymaster Method ® Practitioner and be registered on his website with the letters 'BmP' after your name.

John is the Author of the highly successful book and Amazon No 1 best seller called 'Muscle Energy Techniques, a practical guide for physical therapists'. John has also written many more books and these include:

1. A Practical Guide to Kinesiology Taping and comes with a complimentary DVD.
2. The Vital Glutes, connecting the gait cycle to pain and dysfunction
3. Functional Anatomy of the Pelvis, SI joint & lumbar spine
4. The Vital Shoulder Complex
5. 2nd Edition of Kinesiology Taping
6. The Vital Nerves
7. 2nd Edition of MET

John now offers Advanced Training in all aspects of Sports Medicine to already qualified therapists (athletic trainers, sports massage therapists, osteopaths, chiropractors, physiotherapists, physical therapists, personal trainers, pilates teaches etc) in manual therapy to 'Diploma' Level. You need to have attended all of his ten individual Therapy Courses before the diploma is awarded. His venue is based at the idyllic venue of Oxford University, home of the first four-minute mile by Roger Bannister.

1. Spinal Manipulation & Mobilisation
2. Advanced Spinal Manipulation
3. Kinesiology Taping
4. Muscle Energy Techniques
5. The Vital Shoulder Complex
6. The Vital Cervical spine
7. The Vital hip & groin
8. The Vital Knee
9. Advanced Soft Tissue techniques
10. The Vital Neurological system
11. Pelvis, SIJ & Lumbar spine
12. The Vital Glutes & Psoas
13. Acupuncture & Dry needling

The Bodymaster Method ® Diploma is now recognised as a training provider and accredited with the STO - Sports Therapy Organisation

[tilst]

All your videos are a godsend as a student of sports massage therapy and rehabilitation

[positiveandhealthy]

This was so powerful and so true. Thank you!

[chloe]

I loved that video. I would like to see a longer video on this please if the patient is tight in those areas.

[antonyquant]

Useful video John, simply explained too, thanks

[sandualexandrudaniel]

9/10 people that i give massage and other forms of therapies complain about cervical muscles pain. looking forward to combine this tehnique with some deep tissue/trigger point procedure. Thank you!

[ChrisEbbernMusic]

Thank you for this. Very helpful! Would this be a useful massage for people with a tight upper trapezius and elevated shoulder?

[gray]

As a massage therapist I love your videos. Is there a reason you do most of your techniques while seated? Do you ever do manipulations while the client is lying down? Are most of the movements active like in MET/PNFs or do you do passive movements as well? Very curious!! Keep up the amazing work you do in the bodywork community!! ❤

[محمدالقاضي-هم]

I have massage as a hobby and I am ignorant, but my friends praise me for that. Thank you. This is how I apply it from the first sight and quickly

[jacain]

Excellent video. I have a hypertonic upper left levator/trap. I notice it a lot through my scapula while laying on my back. Most likely due to anterior tilt from the right upper trap and weak middle trap and seratus. Definitely going to try this technique out. Thanks!

[Dr-Shlomo-Cohen]

That's one of the stages of active releasing technique.

[vinchinzo]

Please help me I am going crazy. My back neck and shoulders all hurt so bad that I literally don't want to be alive most days. But I can't seem to go get help. Have you ever dealt with a patient who was afraid to be touched?

I do not remember the last time another human being touched me and I am afraid and insecure. I am fat, I'm as hairy as a bear, and I don't want anyone to ever have to touch me. It keeps me from even going to the doctor when I have a serious issue. It's kept me from ever having a girlfriend obviously. But this pain is something different, I can't ignore it and my soul is dying. I don't know what to do. I'm afraid my brain is so broken I am just going to wither away in agony rather than just... let someone help me.. IDK why I'm this way but if you've ever dealt with this PLEASE HELP ME. How do I convince myself that giving me a massage wont be the worst experience of someone's life? My head knows it, my heart doesn't.