STEPPING OUT OF PAIN ~ The Rossiter Way
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Kathy Howard, Certified Rossiter Coach

If you are in pain and are limited by what you can do, I understand your pain.
If you are an athlete of any kind – amateur or professional, former or current – and experience pain, I understand your pain.
If you are in pain and it makes you grumpy or keeps you up at night, I understand your pain.

Only you know what it feels like to live inside your body. Only you know how much you hurt and where you hurt. If you are ready to take care of your body in a whole new way, the Rossiter System’s breakthrough stretches are for you! This is a powerful new way to prevent and relieve pain, regain and build range of motion, and enhance performance. There are no drugs, no splints, no shots and no risky surgeries.

This healing system keeps your body healthy, supple and pain-free…naturally! It is used to prevent or relieve:
· Neck and Shoulder Pain
· Headaches
· Arm, Wrist and Hand Pain
· Golfer’s or Tennis Elbow
· Low Back Pain and Sciatica
· Hip Pain
· Knee Pain
· Tight Calf Muscles & Hamstrings
· Foot and Ankle Pain
· Plantar Fasciitis
· Overuse Injuries

The Rossiter System consists of hard, powerful, conscious TWO-PERSON stretching of the connective tissue system, which is done by a Rossiter-trained coach and YOU, the PIC, which stands for the Person in Charge. Each session is called a ‘Rossiter workout’ because two people (‘client & therapist’, or ‘PIC & Coach’) work together to achieve results. For most of these techniques, the PIC remains fully clothed and lies on a mat on the floor. The Rossiter-trained coach places a foot on a very specific part of the PIC’s body to anchor tissue in place during movement, and that adds power to the stretch. The weight and the warmth of the Coach’s foot, combined with powerful stretching by the PIC, warm and loosen the connective tissue, enabling the tissue to unravel its grip and allow freedom of movement again. When the connective tissue is freed and provides ‘space’ to the body (joints, muscles), tightness eases, pain ebbs and the body’s structures are no longer pinched, squeezed, bulged or trapped. The PIC (Person in Charge of pain) is who determines how quickly the pain eases by two factors: the amount of hard your body. You are in charge of your body; you are in charge of your workout because you are the expert on how you feel inside your body. Anyone who uses these techniques undergoes a Rossiter workout – and that is exactly what it feels like: a powerful, physically demanding workout that produces quick, powerful results.

The Rossiter System addresses pain at its cause, which is the body’s connective tissue system. Connective tissue is really quite simple to understand. It is the stretchy, strong ligaments, tendons and broad, fascial coverings that connect every part in the body to all the other parts. It holds your body together, gives it shape and (when completely healthy and loose) gives it space. When the connective tissue system is overworked, stressed, or injured, it naturally shortens and thickens, causing pain, stiffness, limited range of motion, poor sleep, heaviness and other symptoms. When there is not enough space in the joints, there is pain and limited movement. Unless the causes of pain are addressed, pain will continue to come back and it will usually worsen over time.

This unique and extremely effective approach to pain relief does not involve medication or surgery. The techniques require the clients’ active involvement to stretch away pain by loosening and lengthening their connective tissue from head to toe. People find themselves stretching like they have never stretched before. The Rossiter System’s stretching techniques loosen entire areas of connective tissue, restore mobility and circulation. With these stretches, you can find your pain, take control and s-t-r-r-r-e-t-c-h it out of your body for good. Most people immediately feel results that last for days, weeks, even months.

Here’s what some PICs are saying:

“I had severe tendonitis in my right elbow and had extreme pain even lifting my gym bag into my SUV. I was scheduled for a cortisone shot when I saw Kathy Howard and she asked me to try the Rossiter workout first. After two workouts my pain had significantly decreased. I am very thankful I ran into Kathy and would recommend anyone with any pain to simply give it a try, and be their own judge”. – Chip Slaughter, April 2007

“Thanks you for making my life more enjoyable. The Rossiter stretching techniques immediately cleared up a shoulder ache that had plagued me for years, and it took just one session to do so. These techniques should be required learning for all sports medicine people.” – J.B.R.

If you are ready to take care of your body in this very effective way, contact Kathy Howard, a local, fully certified Rossiter Coach. For more information or to schedule an appointment, you may contact Kathy at 336.708.1727 or bodytalk@triad.rr.com.
Note: The Rossiter System will be taught to massage therapists at the AMTA-NC Fall Educational Convention September 8-9 in Charlotte. Please visit Richard Rossiter’s website www.stepoutofpain.com for more information.

Kathy Howard, LMBT, and CBP has maintained a private massage therapy practice in Greensboro, NC, for almost 9 years and also has been Massage Therapy Director at Pyramids Wellness Center (The Club) for 5 years. Kathy is the first person in North Carolina to be certified at the advanced level of the Rossiter System. Kathy achieved that recognition last year after successful completion of the advanced workshop taught by Richard Rossiter, founder and creator. Kathy is also a Certified BodyTalk Practitioner and was the first massage therapist in the Triad to become certified in BodyTalk. She can be reached at 336 708-1727 or email bodytalk@triad.rr.com.