Clinical Pain Therapy Services
Appointments with Cathy Cohen, LMT
Text or call: 941.564.9489
Board-Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist
The “Pain Detective” with 30 years experience
What to expect in your therapy sessions with Cathy
Every consultation is unique because you are unique.
Plan for 3 sessions over a 2-3 week period.
90-minute Therapy Sessions are $135 paid by check, cash, PayPal or Zelle.
In your first 90 minute session:
- You discuss your pain condition(s), and any related medical diagnosis.
- I conduct a clinical assessment of your posture and myofascial tonicity.
- I then customize a treatment to your particular condition. I may apply therapies such as myofascial release, cross-fiber friction massage, trigger point release, longitudinal spreading to stabilize the release, and assisted stretching to help re-educate your muscles and fascia.
- I may also offer bio-resonant microcurrent therapy (“Frequency-Specific Microcurrent“) to assist in addressing your pain issues, especially when inflammation is present.
You and I will know on the first treatment if this therapy will help you.
In your 90-minute follow-up sessions:
- You update me on changes since the previous session.
- We examine the reasons your condition has not healed on its own.
- I may suggest a corrective home program to help avoid recurrence of your problem.
I do not accept insurance; I’d be happy to give you a receipt. Please note that I have limited appointment times available; no-shows or cancellations made with less than 24 hour notice will incur the full charge for the missed session.
Google Maps link for my home office: https://goo.gl/maps/GH59jfKa21d4fHSY9
Who is Cathy Cohen?
Cathy Cohen, LMT, is a Board-Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist and nationally-approved educator. She is licensed in both Iowa and Florida, and has helped thousands of people suffering from both acute and chronic pain with her therapeutic massage treatments.
As a Pain Detective, she loves to solve the mystery of stubborn pain conditions, track down their causes, and bring relief to her clients.
Cathy is the founder of the BeyondTriggerPoints.com Connect the Dots system of treatment and the author of a self-help therapy program for Carpal Tunnel conditions. Cathy is a sought-after educator and workshop leader for graduate-level massage therapy training. She has instructed more than 2,600 massage therapists in Trigger Point Therapy through her online and live workshops throughout the United States. More on Cathy
Why consult with Cathy?
Persistent Pain Conditions
If you have a persistent, recurring pain condition that has not been resolved via other methods, including issues such as neck pain and headaches, frozen shoulder, rotator cuff issues, tennis elbow, golfer’s elbow, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, sciatic pain, hip, knee or ankle pain, chronic mid and lower back pain.
Acute Muscular Pain
Overuse, misuse, abuse or injury of your muscles, including acute pain in the back, neck, hands, shoulders or feet.
Wrist & Hand Pain
Cathy has developed specialized therapies for common hand and wrist problems. Depending on the stage of your condition, she may be able to help you avoid surgery.
“Nobody has ever helped me through my times of pain the way you have.
Knowing that you were there has been such a security blanket for me.” –Dianne
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About Cathy CohenApproved National CEU Educator
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Cathy Cohen, LMT is a National and Florida approved CEU Provider and Board Certified Myofascial Trigger Point Therapist. In addition to treating clients at her clinics in Iowa and Florida, Cathy provides live and online massage-therapy continuing education for massage therapists. Her students include many who are new to Trigger Point Therapy, as well as experienced Trigger Point Therapists who seek out her advanced knowledge and coaching.
Cathy has practiced myofascial therapies since the 1980s and has been teaching for over 20 years. She knows how frustrated both clients and therapists can become when dealing with muscular pain. Fortunately her background as a Trigger Point Myotherapist and Structural Integration therapist has equipped her with the confidence and skills to assess and treat myofascial pain syndromes.
Cathy’s deep insight into physical balance, structural alignment, and self-care comes through her own long experience in yoga and ballroom dance, as well as through her formal education as a biologist. Cathy trained with Dr. Janet Travell, the leading pioneer in myofascial pain syndromes and former White House Physician, with Nancy Shaw (Shaw Myotherapy Institute), with John Barnes (Myofascial Release) and George Kousaleos (CORE Structural Integration).
In 2015 Cathy co-created an innovative online video self-care therapy program "Carpal Tunnel Coaching" that has helped clients (including many massage and body work therapists!) to systematically resolve their hand and wrist issues.
In her practice and her teaching, Cathy specializes in resolving chronic musculoskeletal pain and structural alignment issues. Her leading-edge educational program, is a resource used by therapists and healthcare providers nationwide. Cathy has personally trained over 2,600 therapists in advanced Trigger Point Therapy protocols.
Cathy developed the in-depth Going Beyond Trigger Points Seminars program to provide therapists with the best possible advanced training. The unique Connect the Dots System makes it easier for students to integrate and apply the breadth and depth of Travell and Simons’ Myofascial Trigger Point knowledge, supported by the postural restoration protocols of Structural Integration.
In addition to giving students a firm foundation in the essentials, she provides specialized advanced training for systematically identifying and addressing the postural and behavioral conditions that perpetuate clients’ postural dysfunctions and myofascial pain.
"I thoroughly enjoyed your workshop! The material was exactly what I was hoping for and beyond. The protocol to follow and the format was precise and informative. I feel I have real tools with a genuine understanding of why they work. Wonderful! It will literally change the way I work. I truly believe it is one of the most powerful and empowering approaches to healing and pain management... for client AND practitioner!" Elle Harmon, LMT