His first book, Massage Made Easy , was published in 1994. Some schools of manipulative therapy reject any connection with massage, which, in my opinion, is a shame and has a tone of degradation of the bona fide massage therapists. In this day and age it is an established fact that, resulting from all the publicity and representation, members of the public are fully aware of the difference between a bona fide massage therapist and one operating under its disguise. Massage is very beneficial to patients many of whom openly admit that they prefer it to manipulation. It often happens that a patient is too stressed to have any manipulative work done, in such a case a short massage is very appropriate and induces relaxation.
Neuromuscular technique has many applications.
It is the one technique I use most in my work, especially when dealing with nodules and spasms of superficial and deep muscles. These two conditions, together with fibrotic tissue, are the ones I frequently come across. My experience is that they develop more often as a result of structural problems rather than visceral organ dysfunction but it is imperative to treat them in each case. At this point it may be worth revising how these tissue changes come about. Motor impulses to skeletal muscles cause spasms and impulses to blood vessels result in vasoconstrictions.