Cedron Mark Sterling, L.M.P.

CELEBRATING 25 YEARS IN PRACTICE!

206.972.3486  ●  Cedron@CedronSterling.com

Thank you for your interest.  I have always viewed working with clients as a partnership, and hold the awareness that I am never simply treating a body, but a whole person.  My skills and insight are deeply informed by my own suffering from years of ongoing chronic pain and the remarkable healing that followed.  I will bring to your session compassion, respect, and understanding.

I'm very excited by the immense healing possibilities brought about by the John F. Barnes, P.T. approach to Myofascial Release.  I look forward to having the opportunity to share this work with you.  Please feel free to call or e-mail for an appointment or for additional information. 

What is fascia why should it be treated?

Fascia manifests as a dense connective tissue layered three dimensionally throughout the body from head to toe without interruption. Fascia permeates muscles, makes up tendons and ligaments, and wraps and holds internal organs in place. Nerves and blood vessels run through fascia and are suspended in place throughout the body. Trauma and inflammatory responses can create restrictions in fascia of approximately 2,000 lbs per square inch that do not show up on any standard tests such as x-rays, MRI’s, and CAT scans. This enormous pressure acts like an internal straight jacket squeezing pain sensitive structures such as muscles, nerves, and blood vessels resulting in chronic pain, headaches, restricted range-of-motion, and disease.

What is Myofascial Release and how does it work?

MFR works when other treatments fail because it addresses the long-overlooked fascial system and its “collagenous” component (the protein collagen is what gives fascia its tremendous strength). All other forms of therapy, including massage, only release the elastic and muscular component of fascia yielding only temporary results. MFR is a safe, highly effective, and extraordinarily gentle approach to treating chronic holding patterns and tightening in fascia that often occur as a result of poor posture, physical trauma, prolonged repetitive strain, and chronic inflammation. In the late 1970’s, visionary physical therapist John F. Barnes discovered that applying gentle, sustained pressure and tractioning into the body’s fascial system over a period of minutes triggered fundamental changes in the collagenous component allowing fascia to soften, become more hydrated, and to lengthen, resulting in enhanced range-of-motion, relieving internal pressure, and creating an experience of spaciousness in the body from the inside out.

Self-Care Programs

Once your session work is underway, your progress can be significantly accelerated by a home self-care program of myofascial stretching. I am available to help you design a customized program to meet your needs and to coach you in this unique method.

I also facilitate workshops in self-care and recovery from repetitive strain injuries such as carpal tunnel.  Please visit www.RSIHealing.com for additional information. 

BIO

Cedron Sterling is in his 25th year as a dynamic and gifted massage therapist. An ardent student of the healing arts, he began his journey with the intensive study of subtle energy healing in the late 1970’s and is a graduate of three separate diploma programs in massage & bodywork. His continuing education is too numerous to mention.

In 1995, Cedron contracted thoracic outlet syndrome - a severe form of repetitive strain injury (RSI) that almost ended his career. When all conventional medical treatments failed, he learned “myofascial stretching”, a unique form of self-care that addressed the chronic tightness present in his own body’s connective tissue (fascia). So phenomenal was his recovery, he became inspired to develop training programs so that he could assist others afflicted with carpal tunnel and other repetitive strain injuries. To date, he has taught these courses for such notable clients as the Boeing Company, the City of Seattle, the Washington Court Reporter Association, and the University of WA School of Nursing Continuing Education Conference.  Additional information on Cedron's work in the field of RSI self-care can be found on his teaching website at www.RSIHealing.com.

Wanting to learn a system of manual therapy that used the principles of myofascial stretching, Cedron later turned to the work of visionary physical therapist John F. Barnes with whom he has trained since 2005. Myofascial Release has since become a core focus in his practice.

Over his career, Cedron’s compassionate heart and refined touch have lent themselves beautifully to massaging hospice patients through such venues as the “Comfort Care End of Life Study” - a collaboration between Bastyr University and the University of Washington. Cedron was featured in a cover article on this study which appeared in the Seattle Post Intelligencer on July 8, 2006 (http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/local/276897_hospice08.html).  Cedron has also developed and taught a cutting edge course for couples entitled “Integrating Personal Presence & the Sacred Into Human Touch”.