Laura's Integrated Functional Therapy

Giving a Lift to Your Mind, Body, & Spirit

About the Practitioner

Laura Burden, LMT, is a nationally certified and state licensed Massage Therapist.  She received Occupational Therapy training at University of North Dakota and spent a number of years working with the severely handicapped populations residing in state facilities.  Other work has included working with school children, home health, and, for 10 years, patients in an acute care hospital.   In 2009, she graduated with certification in Massage Therapy at the Springs Bath House School of Massage.   Myofascial Release has become her specialty and she is now recognized as an Advanced Myofascial Release Therapist.  

While a number of modalities and areas of practice have been used throughout the years, Laura has consistently embraced the sensory integrative approach.  This approach can be summed up by saying we can alter the mind and body by changing the sensory input to the body.  In the case of massage and myofascial release, contact with the skin is the primary method of activation.

Myofascial Release is a field of bodywork encompassing a wholistic fascial approach to treatment. In essence, each cell of the body is surrounded by an envelope of fascia.  All of these "envelopes" are connected to create a body of fascial tissue.  This tissue is very strong and not easy to physically manipulate. When trauma, in both physical and emotional forms, occurs, restrictions develop.  These restrictions can dehydrate the cells and cause some of the ground substance fluid in the area to become solidified.  The key to releasing these restrictions is to provide prolonged pressure or stretch.  After a significant time,(3-5 minutes) the fluid becomes more liquid and returns the cells to a more healthy state.  This modality very much includes the client in the treatment process.  Self-treatment will assist the treatment process between appointments.

 

Personal information:  Laura lives with her singer/songwriter husband, Keith, in a logcabin he built. (If you go on the Custer State Park Hayrides, you will meet him.  He's Kowboy Keith.) They have raised 3 children and enjoy taking vacations to WY and CO to visit them and the 5 grandchildren.  Laura enjoys knitting, canning, and harvesting a huge garden.  Just don't expect her to shell many peas! 

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