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What is the GC 4 Health Protocol?
The GC 4 Health Protocol is an innovative
approach to education, health, and bodywork.
Our Deep Tissue Protocol is a unique form of
somatic bodywork (an interdisciplinary viewpoint combining body
and mind). Our protocol combines diverse Eastern and
cutting-edge Western
methods of healing to free the body/mind of limitations and
associated dysfunction which present as pain, limited range of
motion, structural anomalies, and soft-tissue injuries.
The GC 4 Health
protocol facilitates the release of deep-seated physical and mental patterns and aids
in deep relaxation, increased physical energy, mobility and
mental clarity. These abnormal patterns may have developed in response to
pH imbalance, nutritional deficiencies and/or accidents,
injuries, illnesses or any kind of physical or emotional trauma, including
the stress of everyday life.
Sessions lengths
vary from one to three hours (depending on the personal needs
and goals of the client). The client is dressed in their own
loose clothing; massage cream is only used on the calves and feet.
A full treatment course consisted of two or three massages and Laser Treatments per week for the course of four
weeks.
A massage
treatment starts with 20 minutes on a far infrared thermal
massage bed. During the far infrared treatment the client
is setup
with e-stimulation and we work on the calf the muscles by hand,
with soft tissue mobilization tools, and the Avicenna Class IV Laser.
Techniques included active-isolated-stretching, muscle-belly
stripping and release to compensating
tissue,
deep tissue
manipulation to break down muscle calcification,
cross-fiber friction to
release myofascial and fibrotic adhesions, passive tendon stretching
and myofascial release, and erasure of trigger points.
There are also
simple, active, self induced massage techniques that we teach
you that you can do on your own to help inactivate
Trigger
Points, calf
adhesions, increase the flow of blood and lymph.
During the next
phase
of treatment the client is first massaged and stretched on a Khalsa
Massage Table and then on an Inversion Massage Table at 30 degrees. (We
also provide a final massage on our state-of-the- art
Massage Chair).
We
utilize deep tissue massage, passive stretching, and
move the client in ways they naturally move; the unique positions
are maintained and reinforced by gravity.
Massage on a
Khalsa Massage Table
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Because of the table's unique arch,
releasing back tension is far easier to accomplish than
working on a standard massage table.
Glen Caulkins has created a unique
routine that caters to each clients particular needs and the
prescribed modality. |
Massage on an
Inversion Table
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Doing Massage on an Inversion Table will
put the ankles, knees, and hips in traction; it also releases back
tension. It increases blood flow to the brain, thyroid,
and it aids in draining the lymphatic system. It is
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For many people,
The GC 4 Health Protocol becomes a part of their life in taking
care of themselves, and relieving themselves of stress and
tension.
Because many of the
effects of The GC 4 Health approach are cumulative, clients
most often appreciate and will benefit most from a series of
sessions.
One of the most
potent aspects of The GC 4 Health Protocol is the ability
to recall the feeling of deep relaxation, and how it feels to move
freely and easily.
The purpose
of the GC 4 Health Protocol is
to improve muscle tone and restore the
length, flexibility, and function,
erase or inactivate
trigger points, and allow regeneration and
revitalization of the whole body.
While each treatment is based
upon a prescribed methodology, your GC 4 Health
consultant is free to respond to each client's needs. Therapeutic
and bio-mechanically correct equipment utilized by GC 4 for
Health will assist the consultant in gaining optimal access to the
human structure.
Clients typically
experience immediate results, even after just one session. Most
people notice a permanent postural change. Functionally, clients
achieve a much greater range of motion and a significant decrease
or complete elimination of pain; energetically, they often feel
better than they have in years.
While each
person's experience is different, much depends on the client's
desired degree for change. To achieve best results, feel free to
ask your GC 4 Health consultant any questions you may have.
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