Registered Massage Therapist, Fascial Stretch Therapist Level II
“It’s never too late to start listening to your body and give it what it needs. “
I believe health is an essential part of life. I’ve been lucky enough to find one of my passions in life - massage therapy - and I’m grateful to be able to do this as my career. As a massage therapist, my goal is to listen to patient’s needs and to help them achieve their maximum potential through a combination of modalities. All patient treatments are customized and designed based their assessment which may include postural alignment, functional movement, strength testing, and special tests. I focus mainly on obtaining functional range of motion, strength and power, aligning structures and guiding muscles to perform to its optimal ability by looking at the entire body’s structure.
I have experience in treating the following:
[JAW (temporomandilbular / TMJ)] - lock jaw, TMJ dysfunction,
[NECK] - wry neck, headaches, stiffness, whiplash, strain, spasm
[SHOULDER] - pre- and post-surgical, impingement, frozen shoulder, dislocation, thoracic outlet syndrome (TOS)
[ARM] - tingling, weakness, tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow
[WRIST] - carpal tunnel
[Rib] subluxation, immobility
[BACK] - strain, spasm
[PELVIC] - malalignment, Sacroiliac joint dysfunction
[HIP] - snapping hip, pain, sciatica
[KNEE] runner’s / jumper’s knee, patellofemoral dysfunction, outside knee pain,
[LEG] sciatica
[ANKLE] sprains, fractures -
[FOOT] irregular gait, over-pronation
Originally from Japan, Yamani completed her undergraduate education in
the USA. She is profoundly knowledgeable in various forms of Asian
healing. Since 2008, thousands of patients have thanked her for
erasing or lessening their pain. Her life’s mission has always been to help
and heal, and acupuncture has allowed her to maximally benefit others.
She earned her Master’s of Science degree in New York City. She has
treated patients of all types, in many popular, multidisciplinary pain
clinics. Although thoroughly versed in many different treatment
categories, she also specializes in auto injury after care. She has
even developed precise needle protocols and techniques, that allow her to give better, more efficient treatment, than typical.
Always driven to improve herself, she has diligently studied with
great master practitioners. Through this, she has developed a profound
understanding of best practices, and how to adapt to each patient’s
needs.
She specializes in Japanese acupuncture, TCM, Myofascial/Trigger point
release, Facial acupuncture, Electro Acupuncture, Cupping, Guasha, and
Acupressure. Yamani has been a NCCAOM diplomat since 2008.
