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01/18/2025

Combining manual therapy with exercise enhances pain relief and disability outcomes for low back pain.

08/18/2024

Nah...I don't try to force through tissue that cannot be forced!

06/05/2024

A great visual of how interconnected the fascial system is. It’s a continuous structure that covers & intertwines everything in your body from head to toe. The source of the problem is often not where your discomfort is.

06/05/2024

05/31/2024

Celebrating the end of EDS/HSD awareness month with gratitude and pride! 🦓

Wearing my zebra gloves, I'm embracing the freedom of motorcycle rides on the Road King. Just three years ago, this would have been unimaginable. Thanks to Myofascial release, my fascial system and pelvic girdle are more balanced, enabling me to enjoy the activities I love.

I'm grateful to have my life back and while becoming a better therapist along the way. 💪 Let's continue spreading awareness and supporting each other on this journey.

05/03/2024

May is EDS & Hypermobility Spectrum Disorder awareness month. To start off the month I will be speaking again for the Ehlers-Danlos Support Group of Jacksonville tomorrow, Saturday May 4th, 1pm at the Jacksonville Public Library - Southeast Regional Library Branch 10599 Deerwood Park Blvd, Jacksonville, FL. It’s a hybrid event. If you or anyone you know is struggling with chronic pain, this may be a good event for you!

Warmly inviting you to join the Ehlers-Danlos Support Group of Jacksonville for the monthly hybrid support group on Saturday, May 4th at 1pm as we welcome the start of Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome and Hypermobility Spectrum Disorders Awareness Month.

We're thrilled to have Jamie Bomtempo an experienced Occupational Therapist who has experience in a diverse range of settings ranging from outpatient community mental health to the acute hospital setting.

Jamie holds degrees from DePaul University and Chicago State University in Psychology and Occupational Therapy, respectively. She has advanced training in Pelvic Floor Biofeedback, John F. Barnes Myofascial Release, and has taken extensive continuing education for the treatment of incontinence, pelvic pain, and pelvic dysfunction. She also has Ehlers Danlos Syndrome.

Our monthly EDS support group meeting is a hybrid event held on the first Saturday of every month at 1pm.

We meet at the Jacksonville Public Library - Southeast Regional Library Branch 10599 Deerwood Park Blvd, Jacksonville, FL 32256. Please ask a librarian to direct you to the meeting room for the Ehlers Danlos Support Group.

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04/03/2024

I think this allegory is very in line with JFB MFR & Occupational Therapy. I wanted to share it to you all because I related with it so much. You can skip to where the story starts at 2:42 if you want!

Enjoy!

Sending love from Jacksonville, FL

Perhaps you need this message today. Pull up a chair, get comfortable, and listen to what this story has for you.The Bracelet is available on Amazon along wi...

03/21/2024

This is the essence of Myofascial Release.

“Will you... Hold my hand for a little while?
I don’t need you to save me
No need for you to fix anything
No need for you to hold my pain
But will you simply hold my hand?

I do not need your words
Your thoughts
Nor your shoulders to carry me
But will you sit here for a while with me?

Whilst my tears they stream
Whilst my heart it shatters
Whilst my mind plays tricks on me
Will you with your presence let me know that I am not alone, whilst I wander into my inner unknown?

For my darkness is mine to face
My pain is mine to feel
And my wounds are mine to heal
But will you sit with me here,
while I courageously show up for it all my dear?

For I am bright because of my darkness
Beautiful because of my brokenness
And strong due to my tender heart
But will you take my hand lovingly,
when I sometimes journey into the dark?

I don’t ask for you to take my darkness away
I don’t expect for you to brighten my day
And I don’t believe that you can mend my pain
But I would surely love if you could sit for a while
and hold my hand,
until I find my way out of my shadowland!

So will you...
Hold my hand until I return again?”

~ Zoe Johansen
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Art by Laurel Daub
The Laurel Witch
www.linktr.ee/lauradaub

03/11/2024

02/21/2024

I’m on my way to Sedona for the Cervical Thoracic Myofascial Release seminar taught by John Barnes. This is a photo of him & me from a couple years ago during my skill enhancement seminar. Such a privilege to learn from this OG who coined the term “Myofascial Release.” He has been teaching his approach for over 50 years, just turned 85 & is still a practicing PT! What a legend.

02/21/2024