Biography Summary: About Shannon
2021
Coming Soon: Aquatic Therapeutic Massage,
Aquatic Exercise & Functional Medicine Health Coaching
2020
Nonnewaug Timber Team is approved!
Virtual Personal Training and Group Classes
via Zoom!
2019
The first annual Timberlympics formed in the Spring and is
held at Wamogo on the newly built Timber Team platform
stage.
Northwestern High School Timber Team is approved.
Training: LMT Success Group: Medical Massage for the
Neck & Back
Medical Insurance & Medical Billing
Lymphatic Drainage & Lypossage: Facial Rejuvenation
Functional Movement Screening and Corrective
Exercise Specialist
2018
Training: Rock Blades & Rock Blades Advanced CEU
Rock Pods: Myofascial Cupping
2017
Axe Games: The first CT High School Timber
Sports Challenge! Wamogo Vs Woodland!
2016
Opened her newly renovated studio and
wellness center at 64 Maple Street, Kent,
Connecticut.
Woodland Timber Team: Helped create,
develop and train the second High School
Level Timber Team in CT.
2015
COMT: Thoracic Spine and Rib Cage www.learnmuscles.com
COMT: Upper Extremity & Low
Back and Pelvis www.learnmuscles.com
5 Star Massage Training at Mayflower
Grace Hotels, Washington CT.
2014
SASTM Certification: David Graston
www.SASTM.com
Shamanic Light Working: Graduate
of Level 1&2 in Metaphysics and the
Healing Arts
Tribe CORE Team Trainer:
CORE and Fit
2013
COMT: Lower Extremity www.learnmuscles.com
COMT: Neck www.learnmuscles.com
Thai for the Table www.Bodymindthai.com
Graduate of CT Center for Massage
Therapy, Newington CT
2012
Functional and Kinetic Treatment with Rehab: FAKTR
Muscle Tension and Self Myofascial Release Instructor
Mentorship: Better Athletic Development; Shelton CT
NSCA Youth Fitness and Personal Training
Advanced Sets, Reps and Load Variables
2011
Level One YogaFit, completed community service towards level one
2010
Graduate of The National Personal Training Institute, Norwalk CT
Helped form and manage The Wamogo Timber Team: The first FFA High School level Timber Team in the USA
1992
Appearances on The David Letterman Show, Current Affair & The National Enquirer
Avid Lumberjill Competitor
DEVELOP A PAIN FREE BODY WITH SHANNON STRONG
Specializing with Neck Pain, Back Pain and more....
Her training under COMT (Clinical Orthopedic Manual Therapy with Joe Muscolino DC), David Graston and FATKR has taught her fundamentals to increase range of motion and decrease pain in as little as 1-4 sessions. Some clients that are chronic may receive more sessions as every case is different.
Headaches
Are you unable to turn your head to one side making it difficult to drive? Unable to sleep at night? When Shannon has a cervical or neck case, she works on all muscles affected with SASTM (sound assisted soft tissue mobilization) and/or FAKTR (functional and kinetic treatment with rehabilitation). She is able to use a combination of tools. She uses all types of stretching, including static & PNF (proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation) to increase function.
Effective Massage Therapy
Shannon's work is much preferred by her clients because it feels good and may be just as effective, yet gentler than a chiropractic thrust.
If you have neck pain or you cannot sleep at night due to pain, you might want to book a session with her, her clients tell her she is Amazing!
Once the muscles are functioning properly, the client is now ready to rehabilitate with an exercise program to improve strength gains.
Shannon's Services
Shannon’s medical massage includes an orthopedic approach. She uses many tools to break up adhesions, trigger points and helps to increase mobility in the body. She studied the COMT program, a 7 part clinical therapeutic type of massage.
FAKTR (Functional and Kinetic Treatment with Rehabilitation) & SASTM (Sound Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization) are specialized trainings to break up adhesions and release stuck tissue. Add in PNF, static or pin and stretch techniques to help bring the muscle back to length and increase function.
Once the muscles are functioning properly, the client is now ready to rehabilitate with exercise to gain strength and added mobility.
For those clients that prefer to remain fully clothed, Shannon offers Thai massage which is also very effective. Compressions bring blood flow to the muscles and the client is stretched throughout the massage.
When I first started seeing Shannon, I never thought she would make such a positive change in my life through her treatments. Before I saw her, my muscles were so tight throughout my body that many of my joints caused constant pain. I had a hard time walking, bending down and using my hands. My legs were painfully swollen and I barely had any flexibility. Through my sessions with Shannon, I have seen a significant change in my body, pain level and even my mood.
Bryan Hagley: Auto Mechanic
