Brian Bronk DC
Simple. Complex. Sublime. AMR is a revelation in the understanding and treatment of back and body pain. The source of pain so often attributed to joints and discs, is actually caused by muscles, we just haven't been treating them correctly.
Consider your muscles a patch of grass: you can go over it with a steamroller, lean on it, ice it, heat it, cut it, stretch it, fertilize it, pet it, talk to it, shine a white light on it... can we all agree they have a different effect on the grass than if we simply took a leaf rake to it? Thus, many therapies aim to treat your muscles, but they do not have the same effect. They may have the same intention, but they do not have the same effect, and this is why they don’t work on tough chronic conditions.
Back and body pain, for the masses, is what we call self-limiting. 80-90% of the time it’ll go away in a few days / weeks / months no matter what you do, and respond to all manner of therapy: cortisone, chiropractic, physical therapy, acupuncture, yoga, core strengthening, active release, myofascial release, Rolfing, shiatsu, acupressure, etc.
Then there’s chronic pain, and here’s the thing... we never know who will turn into a tough chronic case, and who won’t. In the industry, it is said that everything works, and then nothing works.
AMR is what works when nothing works.
It's not magic, it's technique and hard work. Results are earned, and in the process, AMR elicits the very thing doctors look for in examination, and tests like discography, but do not find... to hear the patient say, "that's it, that's my problem.” When you say, "that's it,” that’s it. It’s in the muscles, we just haven’t been treating them correctly.
Typical deep muscle therapies compress the soil, AMR tills it.
There are so many people suffering chronic pain… you don’t have to. What you need is someone willing to do the work.
You need no prior experience or background in anatomy.
All you need are some boney landmarks and a leaf rake.
Whether you do it professionally, or just to help friends and family, the simple framework of AMR is food for a lifetime, and uber empowering.
You’ve seen the commercial where they point out how Amazon, Apple, and Disney all started in a garage? AMR... started in a garage. Real, tangible answers to chronic pain exist. Check me out, I'm the real deal.
Dr. B
Brian Bronk DC is a chronic pain specialist, and the author of Disc Shmisc, and Advanced Muscle Reconditioning.
I've been in the woodshed the last 40 years, exploring, "outside the box." I've nothing more to do, but to pass it on.
I know you can't appreciate it in words. Give me 2 minutes, I'll alter your every notion of massage and deep muscle therapy.
AMR: 5 Principles and a Map
AMR consists of 5 principles and a map. Basically, we're going to take a precise leaf rake to the body.
4 principles define the leaf rake, 5th is the thought process: we simply think of a bigger picture than just the spot that hurts, scan the fundamental patterns, and teach you to direct.
AMR says stop analyzing and forget what you think you feel, it will lead you astray. Underlying spasm is like dark matter... can't see it, can't feel it, I just know it's there. I would have you think of underlying spasm as more like shrink-wrap, nothing sticks out, there is no apparent spasm, but that's where the source of your pain is hiding.
As we scan patterns, your body will to talk to you, and you're going to tell me what's involved or not involved in your particular condition, because I can't tell. I have reduced myself to a voice-activated robotic arm. I just give you your menu options, it's your job to direct. You are going to direct your own healing.
Rates
Treatment w/ Dr B: $50, $75, $100, $200 whatever you like. Outcall: $500
Lessons with Dr B $100/hr
You can’t tell the quality of a stroke by watching. Only when I feel your hands can I offer feedback and demonstrate on you what you’re doing, and what we’re looking for. The science of back pain lies in the precision of a good stroke.
Certifications
Long Oil Strokes: Beginners level AMR
KP: Knowledge of Patterns