It’s entirely possible that you’ve never heard of Structural Energetic Therapy. However, if you have heard about SET, it may have been accompanied by adjectives such as ‘life-changing’ and ’miraculous,’ or probably just as likely ‘weird.’ Structural Energetic Therapy, or SET is a way to eliminate negative energy in the body to help individuals get stronger and out of pain.
Seriously?
Yes seriously. I know the word ‘energy’ is thrown around a lot by people who have no idea what they’re talking about or who are trying to sell you invisible products, but SET really does what I just described. To help you understand what I mean however, I have to be specific about what I mean by ‘Energy.’
Have you ever had a muscle spasm or a knot in your back that you could not get rid of no matter how hard you dug into it with a stick or a corner in your house or a foam roller? Have you ever noticed your shoulders getting higher and higher when you’re getting stressed out or a pinch right in the middle of your shoulder blades or lower back or right inside your hip radiating down your leg? If the answer is yes then you have experienced the effects of energy going haywire in your body.
On a granular level, muscles and nerves use electrochemical energy to make the body move and to take data about the surrounding environment. This electrochemical energy is wonderful when it allows us to feel where our hand is without looking at it or to play with our kids or move around to do whatever we need to do during our day. However, when that energy gets trapped due to stress or injury and starts causing us pain and holding us back from doing what we need to do, a SET Therapist can be a godsend.
How does SET Help?
SET uses a variety of approaches to accomplish the goal of balancing out the body. Typically in a SET session, the therapist will evaluate your structure by looking at you and doing some muscle tests. Then he or she will do what is called ‘Cranial/Structural’ techniques. Basically they hold your head and put some pressure in different directions. It helps to begin the process of letting your body unwind tension from the inside out.
Typically then, the therapist will move on to doing specific myofascial soft-tissue bodywork directly on the muscles, fascia and tendons. This is to more directly release the tension being held by the energy run-amok in the body of someone seeking treatment. The goal is to balance out the joints and make sure the nerves are not being blocked by overly tense muscles and fascia. This helps to eliminate pain by taking pressure off nerves and joints. It increases strength by making sure the joints have the proper mechanical advantage and that the nerves are able to send a strong signal to recruit all the necessary muscle fibers to accomplish a given task.
When appropriate, SET therapists will also use something called Emotional Energy Release Therapy to help get rid of tension in the body that might be related to either stress, injury or some other form of trauma. This helps to eliminate tension that either is not responding to traditional myofascial work or is in an area (such as deep in the abdomen) that may be difficult to reach manually. Being able to release the physical manifestations of emotional stress and trauma can be a great relief and go a long way in helping clients heal and move on with their lives.
Through the use of Cranial/Structural, Myofascial Soft Tissue Bodywork and Emotional Energy Release Therapies, SET is able to reduce or eliminate the underlying imbalances responsible for many types of pain in the body. I’ve personally witnessed hundreds of cases where SET Therapy has helped people get rid of pain and get back to using their bodies to their fullest potential.
OK, How Do I Get SET Treatment?
Easy, just call or text me at 813-816-2726 and schedule an appointment. Or, if you’re not in the Tampa Bay area, visit the Structural Energetic Therapy website’s provider lookup here and find a therapist near you. Your body will thank you.
