Therapeutic Massage By Fontella
For Physical and Emotional Well-Being 817-771-9790
Fontella Knowlton
Fontella is a National Board Certified Massage Therapist and LVN/LMT. Extensive training and 15 years as a massage therapist, as well as 36 years of experience as a nurse and EMT training, has provided Fontella with a diverse understanding of the human body and how it works. Fontella received her nursing degree from Plains Memorial Hospital School of Vocational Nursing in 1980. Massage Therapy degree from Eastern New Mexico School of Massage Therapy in 1998. She also successfully completed requirements of the St. John's Neuromuscular Therapy program, which includes cervical injuries, postural analysis and pelvic stabilization in 1998. National Board re-certification requires 50 hours of continuing education and nursing license requires 30 hours of continuing education. Some of these include myokinesthetic therapy, myofacial therapy, nutrition seminars, pilates, cranialsacral therapy, and many more.
Specialty - Pain Management
Neuromuscular Therapy
The human body maintains life and health in an amazing way. Each individual cell preforms an activity that contributes to the body's overall function. Nerve impulses transmit information to maintain a balanced interval environment - called homeostasis. Everyday, life situations threaten to disrupt that balance. Physical Traumas, strains and emotional stress undermine homeostasis. This imbalance leads to aches and pains, which if left untreated, may result in physiological dysfunction. There are ways to get at the roots of these imbalances and alleviate much of the pain and dysfunction. The St. John Method of NMT, developed by Paul St. John in response to his own constant dibilitating pain, is one such method. It is based on research that identifies the fundamental causes of pain.
