by davidl | Mar 12, 2015 | All Articles
Nancy Dail is the author of Kinesiology for Manual Therapies. In 1974 she began her career combining acupuncture, massage and Aikido. She founded her school, one of the foremost in the U.S., the Downeast School of Massage, in Maine in 1981. Anytime you have the...
by Bethany | Mar 6, 2015 | All Articles
by Nancy Dail Picture a bowling ball balancing on a stick. This is similar to how the head, which weighs approximately 10-12 pounds, precariously perches on seven cervical vertebrae and disks and is supported only by a network of muscles, tendons, and ligaments. The...
by Bethany | Feb 9, 2015 | All Articles
by Nancy Dail Clients regularly complain of having a “stiff neck”. It may hurt to rotate, flex, extend or laterally flex the head or just feel like the head does not respond to movement well. Complaints may also include pain or discomfort on top of the head, general...
by Bethany | May 13, 2014 | All Articles
Dimensional Massage Therapy is the name of the unique bodywork taught by Nancy Dail. Nancy is Director of Maine’s Downeast School of Massage, author of Kinesiology of Manual Therapies, and nationally renowned teacher in practice for 40 years! Here is a link to...
by Bethany | May 6, 2013 | All Articles
by Nancy Dail Often in a practice we run across individuals with similar problems that can sometimes be blamed on the season or weather. Certainly clients with back issues will come to us after over-exertion or during gardening season. For whatever reason though,...
