Richard does Outcalls at your home
& POST (Preventative On-Site Therapy) at your workplace
In particular situations Richard will do out-calls. Some of his patients are either too busy or too recognized in the public forum to get into one of his clinics. Most of these patients are professionals in the areas of acting, music, sports and modeling. The constant invasion of public scrutiny and expectation can imbalance the emotional, physical and spiritual anchors that are so important to these individuals performing at the “top of their game”. Richard uses specific approaches to various professions. Some of these include the following:
Acting
Actors often develop somato-emotional cysts that can deplete their energy during the filming of movies. This depletion brings on immune system weakness and the person becomes vulnerable to certain illnesses, such as, addiction, depression, chronic pain, etc. I often need to treat actors multiple times to alleviate their symptoms and help them regain a physical and emotional balance. I also determine their metabolic dominance to assure they are eating foods that work efficiently for their bodies. These treatments are often done as out-calls at the actor’s home or a place they are staying during their shooting. Confidentiality contracts are completed to assure the actor complete privacy.
Music
My approach with musicians depends on what instrument they use; voice, guitar, etc..and the venue they perform live in. The first is to address the usual musculoskeletal breakdowns that occur as a result of overuse. An example would be a bass player whose second or third finger on his/her plucking hand develops a tendinitis. The second type of treatment is done immediately following a concert where very high decibels of sound are used. The damage done from these high decibels occurs at the cellular level and commonly affects the organs, such as, the liver, kidneys, lungs and heart and osseous structures, such as, the cranium and the bony aspect of the Eustachian tube. Visceral and cranial therapy is used to restore a balance to the organ and the body in general. A third is to treat all the soft tissue that influences the vocal chords (sp) and lung Qi. In TCM the lungs provide an umbrella of energy for the body and when the voice is taxed due to environmental irritants and overuse the lungs suffer first. Sometimes a singers voice can go off from strain to muscles that attach to the hyoid bone . Careful examination of these structures and subsequent release of the strained muscle brings the voice back to it’s old self. Acupuncture and herbs are used for Lung regeneration. As with actors, metabolic dominance is also determined.
Sports
Most pro athletes I see have chronic strains that respond well to strain-counterstrain, Ligamentous articular strain and cranial therapy. Believe it or not, professional athletes are the most resistant to any changes in their diets. They seem to have some kind of superstition around certain foods before games. I’ll advise a metabolic dominance exam, however, the results are often not followed. One thing I found very interesting with this group was how effective somato-emotional therapy was. Professional athletes are able to perform under very stressful situations with great expectations placed upon them. Add to this their repression of pain they may have from playing with an injury and you wind up with an individual who develops many emotional cysts throughout their bodies.
Fashion
Body contour is of the utmost for fashion models. A number of problem areas for models are thighs, calves and the front part of the armpit where it meets the breast. These areas have a tendency to collect fluid and fat due to emotional stress and poor drainage. Emotional stress can contribute to fat build up because of a hormone called cortisol. Fluid retention can be caused from a sluggish immune system - also contributed to by elevated cortisol levels. Treatment for fluid retention and fat build up includes cranial sacral for reducing emotional stress and lymphatic therapy to improve immune system function.
The fee for outcalls is determined by the following factors: location, length of time at location and number of people treated. Feel free to call Richard for specific fees.
POST - Preventitive On-Site Therapy
POST will come to your workplace and offer osteopathy, acupuncture, massage therapy, exercise therapy, nutritional therapy, stress counselling and ergonomic analysis. Call Richard for more information on this excellent out-service offered by the professionals at Gibvey Clinic - 416-503-2569.