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Providing effective Remedial assessment and treatment of postural problems, injury and pain. I am an experienced Sports Massage Therapist with accomplished competitive athletes with the sensitivity for unparalleled Relaxation Massage.

Providing a fusion of East and West. Remedial Therapy is an assessment and treatment framework incorporating the fundamentals of Physiotherapy. Combined with an understanding of the Eastern philosophy of energetic Qi flow, outcomes beyond expectation are achieved.

Treatment is largely massage based to release tightness, strengthen weakness and promote circulation. My practice also includes Osteopathic Fascial Release techniques, Craniosacral Therapy and Traditional Chinese Medical practices of Cupping, Gua Sha and Dry Needling.

Compensating distortion through the pelvis from a minor leg length discrepancy is the underlying cause of many spinal and lower limb conditions. Medico's and therapists typically do not assess for it. I have been studying this in clinical practice since 2014 and have specialist knowledge identifying and treating the condition. I am referring to structural leg length discrepancy that cannot be adjusted by manipulation.

A short right leg is a dominant genetic trait that came about through evolutionary adaptation increasing the chance of survival during the child rearing years in prehistoric times...we all carry baby on the left hip, freeing the strong right arm for work and defence.

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Diploma Remedial Massage
Swinburne University of Technology, 2007

22/10/2026

5 Star Google Review
Wild Heart Events 17 Oct 26

I’ve been seeing Simon at Massage Works Dandenong Ranges regularly since 2022, and I honestly can’t recommend him highly enough!

Over the last 30 years, I’ve seen countless massage therapists, physios and osteopaths trying to manage chronic pain, muscular tension and ongoing physical issues, but Simon is by far the best practitioner I’ve ever found. He has an extraordinary depth of knowledge, a genuine gift for what he does, and an almost intuitive understanding of how the body works.

One of the first things Simon identified was that my right leg is slightly shorter than my left, which was contributing to many of my ongoing pain and postural alignment issues. He provided me with a heel lift for my right shoe, and the difference it has made has been enormous! On the occasions I forget to wear it, I really notice the change in my alignment and the discomfort that follows. After decades of seeking treatment, I was amazed that something so simple, yet so significant, had never been picked up before.

What I appreciate most about Simon is that no two treatments are ever the same. He draws on an incredible range of skills and techniques, including remedial massage, deep tissue work, fascial release, craniosacral therapy, Chinese cupping, stretching and more, combining them in whatever way my body needs on that particular day. His approach is truly holistic, and he has an uncanny ability to tune into exactly what’s going on without me needing to explain very much at all!

His treatments have made such a difference to my ongoing pain, mobility and alignment, particularly the chronic tension and discomfort I carry in my neck, shoulders and upper back. He knows when my body needs deeper remedial work and when a gentler, more relaxing approach will be most beneficial. I love that he looks beyond the immediate symptoms to understand what’s actually contributing to the problem.

Simon is incredibly knowledgeable, skilled, intuitive and genuinely caring. You never feel like you’re receiving a standard massage or being rushed through an appointment. Every session is thoughtful, personalised and remarkably effective, and I always leave feeling so much better than when I arrived.

I feel incredibly fortunate to have found Simon and wouldn’t go anywhere else. If you’re looking for exceptional remedial massage or holistic massage therapy in the Emerald, Monbulk or wider Dandenong Ranges area, I cannot recommend him highly enough. I travel from Selby to Emerald to see him and he is an absolute gem!

There are many misconceptions about massage therapy. The following outlines the basics of what I do as a practising Reme...
22/09/2026

There are many misconceptions about massage therapy. The following outlines the basics of what I do as a practising Remedial Massage Therapist. I describe my work influenced by training and experience gained over six decades as advanced Remedial Therapy.

With a background in both Eastern philosophy and Western science, I bring knowledge of underlying energetics to assessment giving more complete understanding to many conditions. Strongly influenced by the Traditional Chinese Medical model incorporating energetic Qi flow, emotion, diet, weather, physical loading and injury effects.

The majority of the work I do is therapeutic massage treating pain and injury. Remedial Massage Therapy is an assessment and treatment framework incorporating the fundamentals of Physiotherapy to assess posture, pain and injury. Treatment is largely massage based to release tightness, strengthen weakness and promote circulation. Treatment is overtly physical and by its nature strongly relaxing.

My practice also includes Indirect Fascial Release techniques, Craniosacral Therapy and Traditional Chinese Medical practices of Cupping and Gua Sha.

Remedial Massage and Myotherapy are the only forms of therapeutic massage treatment recognised by the Health Department and are typically covered as an extras item under Natural Therapies. I am a registered provider with all Health Funds and WorkSafe.

Fusion of East and West

https://www.massageworksdandenongranges.com.au/fusion-of-east-west

Fusing East and West gives insight to conditions poorly understood by conventional practitioners. It is not merely that I use Chinese techniques of Cupping and Gua Sha in my practice. It is about knowing and understanding energetic Qi flow. Postural anomalies, dysfunction, pain and injury are addressed with treatment guided by principles of energetic Qi flow. The story of how my twelve year association with Professor Wong Lun OBE OAM, 10th dan Tang So Do, influenced me starts here…

https://www.massageworksdandenongranges.com.au/professor-wong-lun
https://www.massageworksdandenongranges.com.au/how-i-came-to-massage
https://www.massageworksdandenongranges.com.au/why-consider-remedial-therapy

Short Right Leg Syndrome

A structurally short right leg is a dominant genetic trait. Even or near even leg length is rare. More complex discussions on my FB page and website cover Short Right Leg Syndrome and the resulting contra-lateral hip rotation, assessment of the Lumbro-Sacral Complex and consequent chronic tightness, pain and suffering this causes along the back line of the lower limbs...gluteal, hamstring, calf, achilles and plantar fascia, plus effects above the waist from mild scoliosis. Decades of distortion and strain through the soft tissue of the pelvis and lumbro-sacral region entrench a “Pelvic Block” impacting the fourteen acupuncture meridians passing through the pelvis with consequent effects on mobility and internal health. These effects escalate as we age beyond the lifespan of our prehistoric ancestors.

https://critsvcs.wixsite.com/shortrightleg/evolutionary-adaptation-srls
https://www.massageworksdandenongranges.com.au/srls

Lower Limb Conditions and Energetic Qi Flow

Conventional therapy’s understanding of contributing factors to Plantar Fasciitis, Chronic Compartment Syndrome, Hamstring Dysfunction, Pain and Injury, Piriformis Syndrome and Sciatic Pain is incomplete. A fundamental of energetic principle in physical therapy is, “A proximal block at hip or shoulder has a distal effect in the limb.” Where energetic Qi flow is blocked, a subtle thickening and tightening occurs through the connective tissue which under the influence of loading and other factors can escalate to acute pain, dysfunction and injury. Taking this into account and clearing blockage at the hip generated by structural leg length discrepancy leads to outcomes beyond expectation.

https://www.massageworksdandenongranges.com.au/plantar-fasciitis
https://www.massageworksdandenongranges.com.au/left-lower-limb-mechanism
https://www.massageworksdandenongranges.com.au/right-lower-limb-mechanism
https://www.massageworksdandenongranges.com.au/pelvic-block

Upper Limb Conditions and Energetic Qi Flow

Similarly upper body anomalies in the torso and shoulder affect the extremities of the upper limbs causing Repetitive Strain Injuries and Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. The fundamental underlying energetic principle of “A proximal block at hip or shoulder has a distal effect in the limb” and “Mild Scoliosis” and “The Heart Story” are universal contributing factors.

https://www.massageworksdandenongranges.com.au/repetitive-strain-injury
https://www.massageworksdandenongranges.com.au/carpal-tunnel
https://www.massageworksdandenongranges.com.au/scoliosis
https://www.massageworksdandenongranges.com.au/heart-story-two

Lymphatic Drainage Case Study

https://www.massageworksdandenongranges.com.au/lymphatic-drainage

A full Lymphatic Drainage session will take at least 90 minutes. However, it is not always necessary to do a full session where one limb only may be affected. For those that need Lymphatic Drainage it can be powerful and have dramatic effects reducing fluid retention. The Lymphatic system can also be blocked and this treatment can normalise function.

Sports Massage

https://www.massageworksdandenongranges.com.au/sports-massage

I am experienced working on athletes of the highest standard. I have been a high performing athlete both as a youth and mature age veteran and have done sports massage treatments for cyclists, tennis and badminton players, runners, triathletes, gymnasts, divers, dancers, martial artists, yoga instructors and Army commandos. A dozen or more of these clients have represented their countries in international competition and the Olympics. I have a massage routine called The Mr Australia Rubdown developed over a decade working on a now six time winner of the Mr Australia body building title.

Holistic Massage Therapy

https://www.massageworksdandenongranges.com.au/wholistic-massage-therapy

Holistic Massage Therapy is esoteric in nature where the intertwined influences of the physical, energetic and emotion play out together. This is really more of an acknowledgement of the sensitivities and openness of those who connect to and engage with their experience in this arena. I am merely the facilitator. They are the ones holding and experiencing.

Craniosacral Therapy

https://www.massageworksdandenongranges.com.au/cranio-sacral-therapy

Simply put, Craniosacral Therapy is the release of fascial restrictions in the cranium, brain and spine. The effect of this treatment ultimately extends to the entire body. This work is carried out in concert with the Cranial Rhythm of expansion and contraction of the bones of the skull moving at 5 to 6 cycles per minute. Using the lightest of touch, the degree of movement in these releases is mostly in the order of microns but to the practitioner it can feel like several millimetres of travel are achieved. The reality is I am sensing movement and energetic pulses, barriers and waves. Outcomes can be profound and life changing.

You will find considerable material on my FB page Massage Works Dandenong Ranges and website of the same name. Should you have any questions, please ask. I apologise in advance for not answering calls where I am tied up working in clinic…all notifications are off. Leave a voice mail or message me and I will get back to you.

Thankyou

Simon Crittenden
Remedial Massage Therapist
Member of Massage & Myotherapy Australia

mbl 0416 268 255

https://www.massageworksdandenongranges.com.au/
https://critsvcs.wixsite.com/shortrightleg

Massage Works Dandenong Ranges
158 Emerald-Monbulk Rd. Emerald VIC 3782

Low Back Pain from the Perspective of Remedial TherapyA major contribution for low back pain and lumbro-sacral dysfuncti...
22/09/2026

Low Back Pain from the Perspective of Remedial Therapy

A major contribution for low back pain and lumbro-sacral dysfunction is structural leg length discrepancy. Examining structural leg length and hip posture since 2014, my observation is a short right leg is a dominant genetic trait. Even or near even leg length is rare. The consequent distortion and strain on the pelvis impacts mobility of the lower limbs and spine, as well as, internal health.

Evolutionary Adaptation

A short right leg gave mother and child a greater chance of survival in prehistoric times. A structurally short right leg elevates the left hip, creates a right leaning tilt through the pelvis, shifting the centre of gravity in the torso slightly to the right and the hips make a counterbalancing shift to the left. The elevated and jutting left hip is the perfect perch for baby. We carry baby on the left hip freeing the strong right arm for work and defence. This was a survival characteristic for mother and child in prehistoric times. It was the most successful model. A structurally short right leg has become a dominant genetic trait. This is the only purpose for the right short leg. There is no other benefit. Quite the contrary, it becomes a liability as we age beyond the life expectancy of our prehistoric ancestors.

Structural vs Functional Discrepancy

Assessment of structural leg length is not included in medical examination, even in instances of lumbar injury where it is a major contributory factor. Much is made of functional leg length discrepancy by conventional therapists pulling legs or manipulating the spine and hips. This does not alter nor correct a structural discrepancy where bone length differs from side to side.

Interestingly, examination of most cases on the treatment table reveals the ankles are aligned. We walk on flat ground. The ground does not move to accommodate leg length discrepancy. Look to the pelvis for sign of permanent distortion and strain through the soft tissue and joints. The right leaning pelvic tilt imposes huge strain on the lumbar spine and encourages mild scoliosis impacting upper back and neck. Similarly, through energetic blockage and gait effects, lumbro-sacral distortion impacts lower limb function.

Contributory Factors for Low Back Pain

• Pelvic tilt, distortion and strain from structural leg length discrepancy.
• Postural anomalies developed through poor physical development and imbalanced activity levels.
• Current or historic lumbro-sacral injury.
• Energetic deficiency as described by Traditional Chinese Medicine from poor lifestyle habits and/or the effects of structural leg length generating a pelvic block impacting the Bladder meridian, in a sense, starving the Kidneys energetically. In TCM theory, an aching lower back is one of several symptomatic effects associated with Kidney deficiency.

Assessment Observations

There will be an initial assessment of pelvic alignment, scoliosis and structural leg length. Palpation of muscle tone and development reveals much about how we are managing this fundamental postural asymmetry. While every case is unique, there are four common patterns demonstrating how it is playing out through the body. Further insights gained as the case unfolds over the course of treatment.

Assessment objectives are to determine the contribution of postural anomalies, event or accidental impact, and differentiate between muscular and spinal/joint damage generating pain, inflammation, neurological symptoms and restricted range of motion. Referral for medical treatment where massage treatment is contraindicated is uncommon. Acutely injured cases typically consult a medical doctor before considering Remedial Therapy.

Treatment

There are many misconceptions about therapeutic massage. It is not merely a whole lot of blissful rubbing. Where a client starts pointing to various parts of their anatomy describing pain, dysfunction and injury, assessment is required. Massage treatment can be intense working deep into soft tissue releasing tightness, activating weakness, clearing stagnation, promoting circulation. This will be a mix of relaxation, relief and pain during treatment. It is not uncommon for temporary discomfort in days following which longer term benefits become apparent. As condition improves with subsequent sessions, post treatment discomfort ceases altogether.

Where structural leg length discrepancy is the underlying causation for low back pain, a broad array of treatment and rehab methods are used. Spinal and sacral rotation and mobilisation exercises, rehab exercise to normalise hip alignment, application of Traditional Chinese Cupping, and conventional massage treatment are beneficial. Fascial release techniques, joint distraction and facilitated stretching targets deep held unconscious holding patterns that have developed through the pelvis. Where acute symptoms have developed, it like we always need a small adjusting heel lift under the short leg.

Some cases are more difficult to treat than others. The sidedness of the case and degree of symptomatic acuteness do have an impact. Left and right sided symptoms may appear similar but the underlying mechanism side to side is very different. Then too, client engagement with treatment recommendations can impact outcomes…attention to rehab activity or managing use of a heel lift is necessary. Exercise is the best medicine.

Where catastrophic injury has occurred and the use of strong pain killers and anit-inflammatories are necessary can be a contra-indication for massage treatment and physical therapy. It may be necessary to wait until acute symptoms have subsided.

While dramatic enduring beneficial effects can be quickly achieved, for conditions that have taken decades to develop, it can be a process of months or years to completely unwind and resolve. Unfolding in stages, condition improves until driving to the core of the issue. Affected joints may be problematic and require much mobilisation and appropriate nutritional supplementation to improve condition.

Rigid tissues and joints must regain flexibility. There is no expectation of achieving perfect symmetry in our structure after being under the influence of gravity and leg length discrepancy for several decades. There is a certain amount of change that will not be undone. Nevertheless, even advanced cases facing the prospect of retirement from active life can be improved. This is my experience.

Raised as a youth in the Orient and the son of an engineer, I was surrounded by and immersed in science. Ironically, the...
22/09/2026

Raised as a youth in the Orient and the son of an engineer, I was surrounded by and immersed in science. Ironically, the paradigm reversed in early adulthood when disoriented by culture shock being thrust back into the West after an 18 year absence, I received guidance from a Grandmaster martial artist and Chinese medical practitioner, Professor Wong Lun OBE OAM, 10th dan Tang So Do. He brought a semblance of balance to the disturbed young man. Years of martial and meditative training imparted an intellectual but also directly physical and palpable insight to the underpinnings of Eastern philosophy.

Later exposed to the fundamentals of Physiotherapy through the diploma of Remedial Massage at Swinburne University, it became apparent the concept of energetic Qi flow relates directly to a vast array of poorly understood symptoms of pain and suffering sighted in clinical practice. Simply put, if energy flow is blocked for any reason, thickening and tightening occurs through the connective tissue leading to pain and dysfunction at both the point of blockage and remotely at sites which you can think of as being down stream in the energetic flow. Blockage can be caused by injury, overuse, poor posture, leg length discrepancy, weather, emotional trauma or internal health conditions. While the nature of the energy affected is similar to that treated by TCM practitioners applying acupuncture along the 12 bilateral and 2 central meridians, my observations and work more commonly relates to energy flow through musculature and over the bones akin to fascial meridians described by Rolfing practitioners.

Clearing blockages to energy flow requires a knowledge of the underlying cause. Merely massaging tightness can be ineffective as evidenced, for instance, by the multitudes of long term sufferers of Plantar Fasciitis in the foot or Repetitive Strain Injury to the forearm. Foot/calf or forearm/wrist treatments may give limited short term relief but rarely provide a cure. Focusing on correcting postural anomalies and releasing unconscious holding patterns and rigidity at the hip, shoulder and/or torso can be the missing key to a successful treatment outcome. Results can be dramatic and virtually immediate in cases where symptoms have not yet degenerated to overt physical damage. Clearing the blockage and promoting the smooth flow of energy immediately releases tightness and removes thickening through the fascia...pain is eliminated typically within one to three treatment sessions.

Similarly, upper back and neck musculature corded and as hard as steel cable causing stabbing pain between the shoulder blades frequently does not respond to massage, trigger pointing, stretching or joint manipulation. I have seen numerous cases that were in constant pain for years...one not even bothering to mention it, now believing there was no hope of treatment or cure. The underlying cause in this instance can be excessive heat in the body (liver fire) affecting tendons and connective tissue through the musculature down to the bone and can be aggravated by attacking wind/weather. The internal heat can be reduced by dietary change in a matter of months, TCM herbal treatment within weeks, or topically by Gua Sha (scraping or spooning) treatment within minutes...the latter providing immediate relief from tightness and pain.

We are aware stress makes us tight but how emotion affects our physicality can be described more specifically. TCM philosophy associates emotions to organs of the body. The heart is about joy and happiness, the liver is affected by anger, the kidneys...fear (if we experience fright it affects the kidneys, if we have weak kidneys we will be fearful), the lungs...grief (individuals who have lost a loved one are commonly afflicted by bronchitis in the following year) and the stomach...pensiveness or worry.

We are subject to the human condition...we all have ups and down. Everyone is affected to some degree on the left side of the chest, causing tightness through the shoulder, neck and side of the head on the left side. We may be anxious about money issues, worried about our children, affected by stress at work or missing a loved one. These cause unhappiness and block the flow of heart energy causing thickening and tightness through the soft tissue directly over the heart, midway between the sternum and ni**le. I used to think it was me when massaging the front of neck and shoulders...I could work the right side well, gliding smoothly but could not even get my hand in on the left...I thought it was me...I'm uncoordinated on the left. It was several years before I realised it was not me, they were all tight! Performing Craniosacral Therapy, I now find the left side of every head I place my hands on is rigid in comparison to the right side. While these affects are not ideal, usually it is of no great consequence and we manage to cope. However, occasionally this can be the primary cause of crippling pain and suffering, affecting musculature in ways that have medico's scratching their heads. Scans reveal no damage. Scans cannot reveal a broken heart.

My consulting Traditional Chinese Medical practitioner Dr Kevin Duong says to me, "Simon, you are like Chinese doctor...you know so much!!!" I tell him, "No Kevin...I am not doctor like you."

Simon Crittenden
Remedial Massage Therapist
Member of Massage & Myotherapy Australia

mbl 0416 268 255

https://www.massageworksdandenongranges.com.au/
https://critsvcs.wixsite.com/shortrightleg

Massage Works Dandenong Ranges
158 Emerald-Monbulk Rd, Emerald VIC 3782

Massage Works Dandenong Ranges158 Emerald-Monbulk Rd, Emerald VIC 3782
04/09/2026

Massage Works Dandenong Ranges
158 Emerald-Monbulk Rd, Emerald VIC 3782

Case 4, Part 5 - Simon Crittenden, I'm Dirty on the Medico's and Therapists​...webpage rewriteI am perplexed by the medi...
23/08/2026

Case 4, Part 5 - Simon Crittenden, I'm Dirty on the Medico's and Therapists​...webpage rewrite

I am perplexed by the medical world's ignorance of the fact a short right leg is a dominant genetic trait. I am completely dumbfounded they do not understand the fundamentals of the condition and the extent of the long term effects to our health and well being. I am dirty on the medico's and therapists who did not assess me for leg length discrepancy when I was young. They left me to carry a common postural hip anomaly, problematic since my teens, that eventually degenerated to an acute issue disabling mobility and impacting internal health. My life would have otherwise been very different.

It comes back to the First Cardinal Sign of Short Right Leg Syndrome…the left hip rotation thing. In my fourteenth and fifteenth years I grew six inches each year. I suffered as the left hip began rotating doing its anatomic adjustment to accommodate an increasing leg length discrepancy. After a few months the initial discomfort passed but for the rest of my life I was dogged by a twinge in the left Sacro-Iliac Joint that was NQR. In my 60's it degenerated to acute injury and disability. This was accompanied by escalating symptoms of Kidney deficiency as described by Traditional Chinese Medicine from the impact of the Pelvic Block constricting the Bladder meridian in its convoluted passage through the lumbro-sacral region. All of this and several SIJ and lumbar injuries could have been avoided if screened for SRLS in my teens and treated accordingly. A 5mm heel lift proved sufficient to turn the condition around yielding dramatic enduring benefits after 5 years of inexplicable deterioration. Eventually progressing to a heel lift roughly half the leg length discrepancy together with mobilising exercises for spine and sacrum resolved the condition.

Five decades have passed since my fifteenth year. I have lived in six countries. I have attended three universities and achieved a 98.3 Tertiary Entrance Ranking along the way in this country if that means anything. Four times I have trained my body to a level of athletic development surpassing my peers. Training partners in my 50's were retired professional athletes, Olympians and national champions. Spending ten years as a young man in the dojo of a Grand Master martial artist, Prof Wong Lun OBE AOM, 10th dan Tang So Do, I learned to sense, cultivate and control Qi. I have worked in four careers. Life has not always been kind and I have suffered physical and emotional injury. I have now been practicing as a Remedial Therapist for 20 years employing an assessment and treatment framework based on the fundamentals of Physiotherapy incorporating energetic Qi flow principles. It is a fusion of East and West.

I have some understanding of postural assessment and the majority of my clients present with a structurally short right leg and a vast array of complications, pain, dysfunction and injury resulting from it. I am pretty sure I am not being delusional. This is not taught in basic training. It would seem it is not taught at all. I have not yet encountered a medico or therapist that is aware of the condition in its entirety. Most are ignorant of it or choose to disregard it and are blind to its effects. I am not being unkind. This is merely the truth of the matter.

I have identified the key features of SRLS, have a plausible theory for the presence of this dominant genetic trait and specified a rudimentary assessment and treatment protocol. My experience treating the condition is not yet extensive. However, considerable success has been achieved with a number of clients who suffered long term acute conditions. I would describe my understanding of the condition as advanced. My research findings on the topic are described on this site.

https://critsvcs.wixsite.com/shortrightleg

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02/08/2026

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I practice a fusion of East and West with 20yrs experience as a therapist and many decades as a worker and athlete. Through long association as a young man with Prof Wong Lun OBE OAM, 10th dan Tang So Do, a martial arts Grandmaster and Traditional Chinese Medical practitioner of high esteem, I have knowledge of energetic Qi flow and its effects. I have some understanding of the physiology contributing to inactive gluteal musculature, sabotaging stability, straining and overloading lower limbs and knees. I've seen and experienced the effects of age and injury damaging joints. Dietary supplements can assist. In the presence of acute injury, medicinal dosage of collagen is like a wonder drug. Sometimes a thorough deep working through the musculature from lower back through to the plantar fascia in our feet can improve comfort and function...massage, stretch and exercise. This is part of my approach.

However, there is another aspect to my practice not considered by therapists and medico's generally. We all have a structurally short right leg that no Chiropractic or Osteopathic adjustment can alter or remedy. The bones are different lengths. This is Short Right Leg Syndrome.

It came about through evolutionary adaptation giving mother and child a greater chance of survival in prehistoric times. It is to do with the mechanics of carrying a baby on left hip, freeing the strong right arm for work and defence. This was the most successful model and today it is a dominant genetic trait. Even leg length is rare. We do not see short left legs. How this plays out through our structure impacting comfort, mobility and internal health is complex. I have been studying this condition since 2014 and the first dramatically successful treatment commenced in 2016. My research findings, assessment and treatment protocols are described here...

https://critsvcs.wixsite.com/shortrightleg

As we age beyond the life expectancy of our prehistoric ancestors, distortion and strain generates a rigidity through the pelvis which becomes ingrained. Impacting lower limbs through pelvic misalignment and blocked energetic Qi flow. A fundamental energetic principle of physical therapy in my practice is a proximal blockage at hip or shoulder has a distal effect in the limb. Where Qi flow is blocked, a subtle thickening and tightening occurs through the connective tissue. Under the influence of loading and other factors this can escalate to acute dysfunction, pain and injury.

There is much more to the story of the Pelvic Block, the fourteen acupuncture meridians passing through the pelvis and consequent effect on internal health. Also too, an uneven foundation for the spine encourages mild scoliosis working up the spine generating strain through upper back, neck and shoulders leading to chronic dysfunction, pain and injury. This is the bread and butter of the massage industry.

Inexplicable lower limb dysfunction including escalating rheumatic pain in the knees is one outcome from this condition I describe. I am Case 4 (parts 1 to 13) under the Notes tab. Five years deterioration of lower limb function from lumbro-sacral injury at age 60 knocked me out of sport and had me facing the prospect of forced retirement from active life at age 65. Three Medical Doctors, five Allied Health Doctors and multiple physical therapists failed me. Several had huge opportunity to treat the condition. I commenced self-treatment for Short Right Leg Syndrome in January 2021. Dramatic enduring change for the better commenced from the very next day.

https://critsvcs.wixsite.com/shortrightleg/case-4-part-1

This was the beginning of a four stage recovery process that played out over five years before drilling down to the core at structural ground zero in the sacrum. Knowing what I do now, this could have been accelerated to undo what many decades under the influence of gravity and a 21mm structural leg length discrepancy had done to my condition. This is not a unique case. A vast range of acute conditions present in my clinical practice for which the short right leg is a component of the underlying causation.

For your consideration. Thankyou.

Simon Crittenden
Remedial Massage Therapist
Member of Massage & Myotherapy Australia

mbl 0416 268 255

https://www.massageworksdandenongranges.com.au/
https://critsvcs.wixsite.com/shortrightleg

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