What is the Jones technique?

Jones defined his technique as “a passive positional procedure that places the body in a position of greatest comfort, thereby relieving pain by reduction and arrest of inappropriate proprioceptor activity that maintains somatic dysfunction”.

What is the point of Counterstrain?

Counterstrain practitioners remove painful, reflexive tissue contractions from the body via a gentle hands-on process of slackening or decompressing the involved structures. The treatments are completely painless making them a viable option for even the most painful and delicate cases.

Who developed the strain Counterstrain technique?

Dr. Lawrence Jones
Strain Counterstrain (SCS) is a gentle soft tissue manipulation technique developed by Dr. Lawrence Jones D.O. over a 40 year period.

What is fascial Counterstrain therapy?

Fascial Counterstrain (FCS) is a therapeutic, hands-on method, designed to release spasm in all tissues of the human body. Every organ, nerve, artery, muscle, ligament, tendon, vein and lymphatic vessel in the human body can actively spasm and produce pain in a natural, protective response to injury.

Is Counterstrain passive?

Monitoring the tender point, the practitioner positions the patient such that the tenderness at the counterstrain point is minimized when pressed. The practitioner holds the patient in a maximally relaxed position for 90 seconds and then slowly returns the passive patient to a neutral body position.

What is Counterstrain manipulation?

Strain counterstrain uses palpation and physician feedback to manipulate the soft tissues or joints into a position of ease, away from the restrictive barrier, usually by compressing or shortening the area of dysfunction, encouraging the body to relax a tender-point.

Is Counterstrain real?

Counterstrain is a technique used in osteopathic medicine, osteopathy, physical therapy, and chiropractic to treat somatic dysfunction. It is a system of diagnosis and treatment that uses tender points, which are considered to be produced by inaccurate neuromuscular reflexes.

How does strain Counterstrain work?

By using passive body positioning and locating “tender points,” muscles in spasm and painful joints are held in positions of comfort while dysfunctional muscles are compressed and restored to their normal operational limits.

Is Counterstrain safe?

Strain-counterstrain is a safe technique that can be used on almost anyone. It does not have side effects. It is especially appropriate for people experiencing tight muscles and often used to treat: Infants with torticollis (tight neck muscles that interfere with latching and movement)

Is Counterstrain passive or active?

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What type of technique is Counterstrain?

What is Strain-Counterstrain Technique? This is a manual (hands-on) therapy that uses “passive positional release” technique. In doing this technique the goals are to alleviate muscle, joint and connective tissue tightness.

Where does the Jones Institute offer counterstrain courses?

In the past two decades, The Jones Institute has formed partnerships in France, Italy, Australia, Taiwan, and China to support the growing demand for Counterstrain courses.

How do I become a Jones Strain Counterstrain practitioner?

Depending on their comfort level, practitioners can either advance to a mentorship program to hone their clinical application skills in a one-on-one setting or take an exam to become board certified in Jones Strain Counterstrain.

Who is the director of the Jones Institute?

Mr. Kusunose is the director of the Jones Institute and has been a certified instructor of Strain Counterstrain for 28 years. He has authored several chapters and articles on Strain Counterstrain. He has taught over 500 Counterstrain courses nationally and over 70 international courses in 10 different countries.

What is the history of strain counterstrain?

Strain Counterstrain was developed in 1955 by Dr. Lawrence Jones, an osteopath from the small town of Ontario, Oregon.