Stephen Akamine

Personal Experience with Chronic Pain includes:

• Cervical Degenerative Disc Disease: Experienced Radiculopathy and Nerve Damage resulting in ACFA-Anterior Cervical Discectomy with Fusion and Appliance-levels C5, C6, C7 in 2005




Professional Experience includes:




2005 to 2009-Owner of Balanced Body Massage Therapy




2005-Massage Therapy State License MAT-8732




Successfully Assessed, Treated, and Rehabilitated a variety of Soft Tissue Acute and Chronic Pain Conditions including but not limited to:



• Thoracic Outlet Syndrome-Brachial Plexus Compression
• Chronic Tension-Migraine-Cluster Headaches
• Disorders of Muscle, Ligament, or Fascia
• Frozen Shoulder-Adhesive Capsulitis
• Chronic Neck Pain-Cervicalgia
• Sacroiliac Joint Dysfunction
• Myofascial Pain Syndrome
• Lower Crossed Syndrome
• Upper Crossed Syndrome
• Iliotibial Band Syndrome
• Lordosis-Hyperlordosis
• Piriformis Syndrome
• Rotator Cuff Injury
• Facet Syndrome
• Plantar Fasciitis
• Lumbago
• Sciatica
Highly skilled at the Analysis, Treatment, Resolution, and Rehabilitation of Soft Tissue Dysfunction and Myofascial Pain Syndromes utilizing a variety of Soft Tissue Diagnostics, Massage Styles and Techniques including but not limited to:
• Pelvic-Inominate Rotational Analysis and Correction
• RROM-Resisted Range of Motion Testing
• PROM-Passive Range of Motion Testing
• AROM-Active Range of Motion Testing
• St. John Neuromuscular Therapy
• Orthopedic Medical Massage
• Muscle Release Techniques
• Muscle Energy Techniques
• Trigger Point Therapy
• Quasi-static Pressure
• Strain-Counterstrain
• Myofascial Release
• Palpation Analysis
• Postural Analysis
• Joint Mobilization