Phillip understands the demands put on professional voice users. Commercial, opera, musical theatre artists, actors, teachers, clergy…..the list goes on. Your voice is a muscular instrument and just like the other muscles in your body that can show signs of discomfort or pain from overuse, the muscles that support your voice can experience the same. These small discomforts can inevitably lead to more serious problems if left untreated.
Vocal massage promotes healthy vocal function. It can be used to treat overuse symptoms and ultimately help prevent long term vocal damage. It can also be used by way of recovering the voice from structural or muscular pathology and ultimately provide efficient long term function of something very precious.
During consultation, Phillip will use his expertise and experience to determine the best course of action specifically for your requirements by applying a range of therapeutic and remedial techniques such as Myofascial Release, Positional Release, Muscle Energy Technique and Soft Tissue Release. Perhaps you have jaw or tongue root tension that is impacting on your laryngeal mobility? Maybe your head and neck posture is causing problems with your larynx, vocal clarity, stamina or range? There are many reasons why the body may not be working in harmony with your voice but there are solutions.
Phillip has worked successfully with clients over the years who have presented with loss of upper range, Dysphonia, Muscle Tension Dysphonia (MTD), Spasmodic Dysphonia, Globus Pharyngeus (sensation of a lump in the throat), jaw and tongue root tension (clicky jaw and teeth grinders), hypertonic muscles (often the abdominals and neck muscles in dancers), high achievers with excessive muscular effort levels, postural imbalance leading to vocal issues, tension headaches, over-worked artists under enormous pressure.
Vocal Massage does not need to be painful or scary and will make a difference to your vocal function. It may even remove some limitations that were always thought to be ‘talent’ based. Get in touch for a consultation and we will see how we can help.
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