You deserve the time
to untangle.
You deserve the time
to untangle.
Tangled Limbs llc
Tangled Limbs llc
Clinical Bodywork for Trauma
Complex PTSD...
Complex PTSD...
... is a form of PTSD derived from repeated traumatic events over long periods of time. Symptoms include but are not limited to emotional dysregulation; feelings of disassociation, worthlessness, shame, and guilt; social anxiety and inability to connect or bond with others; as well as relationship dysfunction and trouble keeping friends and partners.
Some causes of Complex PTSD are narcisstic/emotional abuse
from family members, friends/peers, co-workers, or employers; childhood neglect/foster care instability, physical/sexual abuse,
or repeated bullying.
According to the Trauma Institute & Child Trauma Institute,
massage therapy can provide relief from physical, emotional, and mental stress and decrease levels of depression, anxiety, irritability,
and other symptoms associated with trauma exposure (Collinge, Kahn, & Soltysik 2012).
Massage is particularly relevant to trauma because traumatized individuals live in a state of hyper-vigilance which maintains a
chronic and harmful high level of stress hormones like Cortisol. Massage therapy has shown to decrease these levels while increasing Serotonin and Dopamine hormone levels which are associated with a positive elevation of mood (Field, Hernandez-Reif, Diego, Schanberg, & Kuhn, 2005).

"Massage therapy can also help to increase circulation, relieve some physical pain, and relax tensed muscles (Price, 2005).
This relaxation can enable traumatized people
to let go of their fight or flight stress response
and attain a calmer state of being,
which can be helpful both in therapy
and in navigating daily life
(Hatayama, Kitamura, Tamura, Nagano, & Ohnuki, 2008)."