About Me
Liz Hoffmaster graduated with a degree in Physical Therapy, in 1991, from UT Medical Branch in Galveston. For the last 29 years she has worked primarily in orthopedic outpatient settings in Houston and Austin, using osteopathic and physical therapy manual techniques, exercise & patient education. During this time she has attended approximately 2000 hours of postgraduate classes which have given her a variety of different techniques with which to treat a variety of problems. She became a certified massage therapist in 1999. Patients who need physical therapy MUST have a referral from a physician, osteopath, dentist, physician assistant, chiropractor or nurse practitioner, in order to be treated. The prescription should have a diagnosis and the recommendation �Evaluate and Treat�.My Skills
IASIS Provider microcurrentneurofeedback.com
Dry Needling Certification through Integrative Dry Needling Institute
Craniosacral Therapy through Upledger Insitute, URSA Foundation, Michigan State University and Steve Davidson DO.
Visceral Manipulation
Neurofascial ReleaseMyofascial ReleasePrimal Reflex Release Technique, http://www.theprrt.comWomen's HealthMuscle Pattern Re-educationTotal Motion Release, http://www.totalmotionrelease.com
Breathing Pattern Re-education, http://www.breathing.com/school/lhoffmaster.htm ONE OF MY GREAT PASSIONS IS TO HELP PEOPLE BREATHE BETTER.
Craniosacral Therapy through Upledger Insitute, URSA Foundation, Michigan State University and Steve Davidson DO.
Visceral Manipulation
Neurofascial ReleaseMyofascial ReleasePrimal Reflex Release Technique, http://www.theprrt.comWomen's HealthMuscle Pattern Re-educationTotal Motion Release, http://www.totalmotionrelease.com
Breathing Pattern Re-education, http://www.breathing.com/school/lhoffmaster.htm ONE OF MY GREAT PASSIONS IS TO HELP PEOPLE BREATHE BETTER.
NOTES ON BREATHING
There is a problem I see in everyone these days. With years of hands on experience and observation, patient�s patterns begin to show themselves and become more obvious. They have been there all along but I used to be unaware of them. Whether working out in the gym, walking or playing a sport, picking up the groceries or the little kid, it is present. It is worse in teenagers and women who are self-conscious about their stomachs, judging them to be too fat or in some way inadequate. The problem is this: the use of the diaphragm as a prime mover, the initiator of every motion. Pick up the kid, tighten the diaphragm. Put on tight pants, suck in the abs�.. using the diaphragm. Keep it held that way, all day, breathing high and shallow. Men and women, do those crunches, and only partially breathe, because you need a tight diaphragm to assist the poor old abdominals as they bulge to do your bidding. The core is no longer at the navel it is at the ziphoid process, driven by the diaphragm. If you are tightening the diaphragm, with every thing you do, it will mean you are also tightening your eyes, neck and jaw as well. These tension patterns wear you down physically and mentally. They are exhausting. So whatever you come into the office for, from broken toe to tight jaw, you will get advice on how to let the diaphragm do what it does best: BREATHE!Articles & Books Written
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Case studies, easy to understand explanations about the CranioSacral System, Visceral Manipulation, products to use between sessions, and much more.