 Treatment with Kimberly Burnham, PhD (Integrative Medicine), Integrative Manual Therapy, Certified. Call or Email for appointments in Spokane, Washington, Richland, Washington, and Eastern Washington, or Northern Idaho (Sandpoint) Appointments also available in Portland, Oregon on the West side of Portland. Call for appointments 860-221-8510 Planned Future Dates in Portland at Sage Center 10700 SW Beaverton Hillsdale Hwy, Bldg 3, Suite 560 Beaverton OR 97005 (Starting in Nov at the Sage Center) https://sagecenter.net/kimberly-burnham-phd-integrative-medicine-integrative-manual-therapy-certified-professional-health-coach/ Planned Future Dates in Portland Jan 12-16 Booking Now Feb 10-16 Booking Now March 2-10 April 3-10 May 18-22 June 1-5 Occasionally, I work in Provo, Utah. I also travel internationally to Canada, Europe, Asia for working with individual clients. Connective Tissue Treatment Training Classes Kimberly Burnham is available for three or four-day classes in-person or over zoom. Cost $1500 (at the time of publication) per day plus airfare (in-person), (ie) for a class of 14 people it would be about $500 per person for a class within the United States or Canada. Six hours of class per day plus one treatment hour at the end of each in person day. Any student can buy one of these three or four treatment hours for an additional $200 each. Students may also participate in or observe the treatment hour with Kimberly Burnham. Students will have access to a series of monthly one hour zoom meetings (30 minutes guided visualizations / treatment and 30 min question and answer sessions. These will also be available with the purchase of this book. Email Kimberly Burnham at [email protected] for further information on the zoom calls or to organize a class for your area. For free Training Videos go to https://www.nervewhisperer.solutions/ehlersdanlosselfcare Integrative Medicine & Integrative Manual Therapy
Kimberly Burnham, PhD (Integrative Medicine), Integrative Manual Therapy Certified, Professional Health Coach, Services: Integrative Manual Therapy, Counterstrain, Energy Medicine, Acupressure, CranioSacral Therapy, Visceral Mobilization, Myofascial Release, Brain Health, Spinal Cord and Vision Health, Connective Tissue Manual Therapy, and Proprioception Training, Phone: 860-221-8510. Kimberly Burnham, PhD (Integrative Medicine) Kimberly Burnham specializes in brain health, spinal cord function and vision health addressing Parkinson’s disease, Huntington’s Ataxia, Autism Spectrum, Tethered cord, Spina Bifida, Chronic Pain, Macular degeneration, Keratoconus and other genetic, developmental, and degenerative disorders. Her latest book focuses on self-care and treatment for connective tissue disorders, including Hypermobility, Ehlers Danlos, Tethered Cord, Spina Bifida, and bone health. Her PhD dissertation (2006) addressed the use of manual therapy and alternative medicine approaches for Parkinson’s and brain health. She has written several books and journal articles on health including Academia.Edu (2005-Present) Journal Articles Health, Brain Function, Language and the Brain, Vision Health. https://akamaiuniversity.academia.edu/KimberlyBurnham Awakenings: Peace Dictionary, Language and the Mind (A Daily Brain Health Program (2019) https://amzn.to/47nAwV9 Parkinson's Alternatives, Walk Better, Sleep Deeper and Move Consciously (2014) https://amzn.to/48KSseI See Faster, Vision Exercises for Basketball Players: Shoot Precisely, Score More, Dribble Faster, Pass Accurately, and Contribute to Your Team. https://amzn.to/3Wn4WSf Our Fractal Nature, A Journey of Self-Discovery and Connection, Psychology Meets Science. (2011) https://amzn.to/3L2bcfP Regain Your Balance: Ataxia Solutions from The Nerve Whisperer, Find Health and Healing in Six Complementary and Alternative Medicine Arenas (2012 Kindle eBook) https://amzn.to/4qqrG1l In addition to her PhD, Kimberly is trained and certified in Integrative Manual Therapy, EFT, and Matrix Energetics. She studied acupressure and shiatsu in Japan and studied extensive manual therapy techniques at the Canadian College of Osteopathy (Toronto), Upledger Institute, Sutherland-Chan School of Massage Therapy (Toronto), Connecticut School of Integrative Manual Therapy. Kimberly has extensive nutritional and homeopathic training. She is a published poet and obsessed with learning and writing about the word for peace in 10,000 languages. You can see her own vision health story at https://youtu.be/JhG3-qwkvVk?si=-7qaOIHhxjs7Ijrr Website: https://www.nervewhisperer.solutions/ehlersdanlosselfcare
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Balancing the Eight Diaphragms
MyoFascial Release and Strain Counterstrain techniques as well as other biomechanical techniques can be used on the diaphragms to encourage better breathing and fluid flow in the body. Osteopath’s treat eight diaphragms in the body: respiratory diaphragm, thoracic inlet, interosseous membranes of the arms, cranial diaphragm, pituitary diaphragm, tongue, pelvic diaphragm, and interosseous membranes of the legs. In this section we will look at a wide variety of techniques and approaches to help relax and stabilize the diaphragms. Self-Care for Balancing the Diaphragms This 10-20 minute visualization is an except from The Hypermobility-Hypomobility Continuum: Manual Therapy and Alternative Medicine Solutions for Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and Other Connective Tissue Disorders https://amzn.to/4m4wqI3 August 28, 2025 Free Download Balancing the diaphragm system can have a calming effect on the nervous system, the muscles, and connective tissue as well as increasing fluid exchange in the body, allowing for more nutrients in and waste products out. 1. Lay comfortably with one hand over the respiratory diaphragm and the other over the pelvic diaphragm. Focus on the rise and fall of your body as you breathe. Close your eyes and feel the two diaphragms contracting and relaxing. Feel for a rhythmical pairing of the movement. After a few minutes move to the next step. 2. Place your hands on the respiratory diaphragm and the thoracic inlet. Notice if there are any temperature differences between the areas as you continue to breathe. After a few minutes move to the next step. 3. Place one hand over the thoracic inlet and the other hand over the head and the cranial diaphragm. Feel for any movement in the head as you feel the chest move with your breath. After a few minutes move to the next step. 4. Place both hands on the sides of the head. Feel for an expansion and relaxation phase as cerebral fluid moves around the head and shifts the cranial diaphragm. After a few minutes move to the next step. 5. As you notice the warmth and movement, place your tongue on the roof of the mouth just behind the upper teeth in the center. Follow the energy down the front center of the chest from the tip of the tongue. The energy of the Conception Vessel circulates down the center of the body to the lower pelvis and then moves into the Governing vessel up the spine and over the head to the upper teeth and roof of the mouth or maxilla. These energies circulate in both directions down the spine and up the front of the body and up the spine. After a few minutes move to the next step. 6. With hands on the back of the head and on the forehead and eyes, visualize the pituitary with a small membrane over the top as the cranial diaphragm (tentorium cerebeli) shifts with the cerebrospinal fluid. After a few minutes move to the next step. 7. With one hand on the back of the head and the other over the respiratory diaphragm, notice the difference in the softness or hardness of the tissue under each hand. After a few minutes move to the next step. 8. Place your hands on both forearms. The right hand on the left forearm and the left hand on the right forearm. Rest your arms over the respiratory diaphragm. Feel for an expansion and contraction movement in the forearms as the respiratory diaphragm contracts and relaxes. After a few minutes move to the next step. 9. In a seated position place one hand over the pelvis and the other hand over the right shin. Feel for a U-shaped movement from the right foot up the leg, through the pelvis and down the left leg to the left foot and then back again. After a few minutes move to the next step. 10. In a seated position repeat this step on the other side. Place one hand over the pelvis and the other hand over the left shin. Feel for a U-shaped movement from the left foot up the leg, through the pelvis and down the right leg to the right foot and then back again. After a few minutes move to the next step. 11. Once again lay down with one hand over the respiratory diaphragm and one hand over the pelvic diaphragm. Breathe in a relaxed way and feel for the pumping action of the diaphragms contracting and relaxing or shifting in response to or causing increased fluid flow in the body. Take as much time as you wish. You can also go back and repeat any step that feels like it could benefit from move. Convex / Concave Theory suggests that our body tries to stabilize the convex side of a "joint" over the concave side. For example, in the hip the socket is the convex and the body will work harder to stabilize it over the head of the femur (convex side), even if the femur has to be hypermobile. The body prioritizes the concave side. The liver is the concave side in relation to the gallbladder and the inferior vena cava but the lung is the concave side in relation to the liver. This suggests that the body prioritizes the lungs over the liver but prioritizes the liver over the gallbladder. I often end a treatment with a brief foot massage. This helps ground the client before they go back out in the world. Work on the reflexology areas for the diaphragms and acupuncture points can help the client integrate the treatment or add to the treatment.
Emotional Freedom Technique or EFT is a process of tapping on certain points on the head, face, body and hands. EFT Tapping can go with saying affirmations, visualizing colors or processes in the body. EFT Tapping affects the mind, brain function, health, and mood. For more information see the EFT section in The Hypermobility-Hypomobility Continuum.
Dowsing is often associated with finding water or places to dig a well. The manual therapy approach to dowsing is similar. Place your two hands on two places and find the energy line, light or feeling that emanates from each hand. Where do the lines cross. Do some kind of treatment at the third place. What that third place will be depends on your choice of the two places to put your hands. For more information see the dowsing section in The Hypermobility-Hypomobility Continuum.
MyoFascial Release at Acupuncture Points, demonstration at ST36 (Zusanli) On the lower leg, 3 cun below the patella, one fingerbreadth lateral to the tibia. Known to boost overall vitality and strengthen the digestive system, which can indirectly support hormonal health and balance.
More details in The Hypermobility-Hypomobility Continuum: Manual Therapy and Alternative Medicine Solutions for Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and Other Connective Tissue Disorders by Kimberly Burnham, PhD (Integrative Medicine, Integrative Manual Therapy, Certified). Free eBook download on August 28, 2025. Please download, read, and leave a review. https://amzn.to/4764Wg1 For more details see the chapter on MyoFascial Release (MFR) in The Hypermobility-Hypomobility Continuum: Manual Therapy and Alternative Medicine Solutions for Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and Other Connective Tissue Disorders by Kimberly Burnham, PhD (Integrative Medicine, Integrative Manual Therapy, Certified). Free eBook download on August 28, 2025. Please download, read, and leave a review. https://amzn.to/4764Wg1
For more details see page 52 in The Hypermobility-Hypomobility Continuum: Manual Therapy and Alternative Medicine Solutions for Ehlers Danlos Syndrome and Other Connective Tissue Disorders by Kimberly Burnham, PhD (Integrative Medicine, Integrative Manual Therapy, Certified)
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