Testimonials

"…Since I was 10 years old I have been a weekly client at various chiropractors with neck, back, shoulder and knee problems. I also had severe headaches at least twice a week that would last for a day or more. …In my early 30’s, I had both an MD and a chiropractor tell me that I would soon be in a wheelchair and that I should stop all athletic activity to prolong my mobility. I put a tremendous amount of stress on my body both from my sports training and computer related job. [Since being treated with the SET methods] I have not had a single headache and am almost totally off any type of pain medication. I’m very excited about my personal results. I can really tell an improvement in my posture and I do not have the level of chronic pain that I have lived with for years. I took ONE HOUR off my Ironman time from 2002-2003. Greg has improved my quality of life with SET." (Pam K., St. Petersburg, FL)

"…A highly reputable orthopedic surgeon strongly recommended that I make major changes to my life style. Not only did he say I should completely quit running, he said that I was rapidly heading for surgery. I was introduced to Structural Energetic Therapy® in August of 2003. [I’m now] swimming, biking and running multiple races and Ironman Triathlon and I am still going at it. I know that [Greg’s] services have been and continue to be instrumental in my ability to work and enjoy this great sport." (Guard K., Tampa, FL)

"For a number of years I would get migraines and a result of the migraines would be blurred vision. Greg asked me if I would like to try Structural Energetic Therapy. It was different and a little odd, but it did not hurt and was relaxing. The best part of the therapy I would discover over the next few weeks. I did not and have not had a migraine or blurred vision since the initial treatment. It has been three months and I have been migraine free." (Andy Q, Tampa, FL)

"I originally came in for therapy to resolve some knee issues I was experiencing while running, but I left my first session with many more issues resolved as well. My back was released from a pain that I had been experiencing for a couple of years since having my first child! And, I was able to breathe better through my nose, too. Overall, I feel more able to move my body more freely, much like that of a child!. I have been able to continue and enjoy my running because of this therapy. As a result of my body being more properly aligned, I have even been able to run faster!"    (Paula M, Tampa, FL)

"For over 25 years I’ve been a runner who has had to deal with a constant flow of nagging injuries. Injury management had become an expected part of my training. My therapist [noted] several muscular and structural imbalances and applied SET therapy to correct. I’m 38 years old and for the first time in all of my life I am not dealing with injuries on a day to day basis. I’ve been able to increase my training volume and recently completed my first Ironman."    (Steve M., Tampa, FL)

"…[I had] a very tight left shoulder and lower back. After my first session my left shoulder was immeasurably better. After the second session both my left shoulder and my lower back felt completely released. …Overall after each visit I felt looser, taller and more relaxed than I have in years."    (Wendy E, Tampa, FL)

"...I have had such relief from pain that I’ve been able to begin again doing many of the things I thought I had given up forever. Last week I hooked and boated an 85 pound Tarpon!" (Carol Gottshalk, Land O’ Lakes, FL)

"...I have now gone nearly 2 months without the severe pain I thought I would have to live with for the rest of my life. I highly recommend that anyone with chronic low back pain be treated with S.E.T. therapy." (Ernest Bryant, Port St. Lucie, FL)

"...I don’t have to wake up with the fear of the pain and stiffness that wouldn’t even let me move around the bed without suffering that intense pain" (Dante, Port St. Lucie, FL)

"...I could wear ‘heels’, dance and power walk for the first time in over a year! It was amazing, I had no pain, I could move with 100 times the flexibility! I talked about S.E.T. to everyone...and how Ross and S.E.T. had changed my life" (Jenny L., Port St. Lucie, FL)

SET THERAPIST TESTIMONIALS

"...I have learned to body-read (structurally), and correct body torsions and feel that I can really make a difference in people’s lives and well-being. Learning SET has increased my confidence, my clientele, and awareness and sensitivity of others." (Debra S. Vigrass, LMT)

"...I am so glad I made the investment in the SET work, along with the electric table, to increase my knowledge, increase my practice, and save my body from over use and bad posture." (Ross Hoffman, LMT)

"...The day after my first session I was amazed that I was no longer in pain and I could move with less restriction. I was so excited that I committed to continue the SET therapy. The strength in my hands and my body quickly returned and I was able to consider returning to working as a therapist again. This therapy is profound.........The impact it has had on my life is no less than ‘simply a miracle’. I not only have been able to return to my profession as a massage/bodywork therapist, but I am now in the learning process and completing Phase III of SET Training. I know that this is the cutting edge therapy of the future - I have experienced it first hand." (Laurie Forrester, LMT)

"...Thanks for developing Structural Energetic Therapy (SET) and for teaching it so thoroughly and with so much commitment. SET is the most effective and comprehensive bodywork I have ever been exposed to. You are the best teacher I have ever had and it is a pleasure and honor for me to be working with you. My work has moved up several levels because of what I have learned from you......I consider myself fortunate to have met you and to be working with you personally learning this powerful work. I’m grateful for your commitment that we all know the protocol before going home. When I leave Tampa after a weekend of intense SET training I’m confident about performing my new skills. It feels good to know that I got just what I came for, and I can’t wait to get home (to Minnesota) and pass it on to my lucky clients." (Ken Youngberg, LMT, Minnesota)

CERTIFIED SET THERAPIST – TESTIMONIAL

I suffered from sciatic pain and frequent intense headaches for many years. Chiropractic treatments and massage therapy only gave temporary relief. Since being treated with these Structural Energetic Therapy techniques, my headaches and sciatic pain are totally gone, and I feel very balanced. After experiencing this awesome therapy, I took the Advanced SET Training and became certified in this work. I couldn’t be doing this deep tissue work without having had the benefit of this therapy. I am now 66 and have a full private practice doing this SET therapy exclusively. I have been traveling and assisting Don with his teaching as the Training Coordinator and am now Director of Education for Structural Energetic Therapy®, Inc. I have the great privilege of assisting in the training of other therapists learning these techniques.

Typical Results:
One client was ready to commit suicide because he was in such pain with fibromyalgia, and so depressed after being told by his doctor that he would only get worse and would be on medication for the rest of his life. He now jokes and laughs and has literally given all his medication back to his doctor because he doesn’t need it anymore!

Another client was barely able to walk due to sciatic pain – he had 12 weeks of chiropractic therapy and 2 months of physical therapy with minimal results. The physical therapist referred him to a neurologist for possible surgery since he wasn’t showing improvement, but was actually getting worse. After only a few treatments he was out of pain, walking without assistance, and eventually returned to golf and fishing!

A computer worker couldn’t lift a ream of paper or a can of soup with one hand – his carpal tunnel and nerve entrapment symptoms were so severe he was becoming handicapped. Literally, one carpal tunnel treatment allowed him to pick up a can of soup, and he eventually became pain and symptom free. He never missed a day of work while being treated!
This is the excitement of this work!!" (Pamela S. Putnam, BA, LMT, CSET, Tampa, FL)

CARPAL TUNNEL TESTIMONIALS

"As a Neurologist and medical writer, I spend many hours at the computer, and sometimes get a stiff neck from having to use the keyboard while cradling the phone receiver between my ear and shoulder. My husband and I are also competitive amateur ballroom dancers, and we do Theatre Arts, a form of dancing that involves overhead lifts.

During a period in which we were learning many new lifts for a new routine, while I was still heavily involved in my usual work activities, I developed pain and stiffness in the neck and shoulders. The pain and tingling also radiated down my right arm to the fourth and fifth fingers. Deep muscular work on the soft tissues of the neck, and on the shoulder and arm using the carpal tunnel / nerve entrapment protocol, relieved the neck pain and stiffness as well as the tingling sensation in the fingers, and it has not been a problem since.

Involvement of the fourth and fifth fingers suggests to me that this was not a symptom of carpal tunnel syndrome, which typically involves the thumb and index finger, but rather that it reflected nerve entrapment of fibers originating from the C8 nerve root, traveling through the brachial plexus, and becoming the ulnar nerve. The deep muscular work using this protocol relieved these symptoms of nerve entrapment." (Laurie Barclay, M.D.)

"I started having pain, numbness and weakness of my right hand. The pain was so severe it was beginning to wake me up from sleeping several times during the night. In just a few sessions of treatment using the carpal tunnel protocol in this book, the pain and weakness completely subsided and my hand feels normal again. I would highly recommend the therapy for the treatment of pain." (Melanie F. Tampa, FL, Physical Therapist)

"I have had carpal tunnel syndrome for perhaps twenty years, and have experienced numbness, tingling, pain, inability to sew, write or work on projects involving small motor control with comfort. Since I have been treated with the SET carpal tunnel protocol, 10 sessions in all, I find that the pain is no longer evident, the tingling and numbness is greatly improved, and my ability to do tasks involving small motor control, such as typing, writing, and cutting has been extended, in terms of repetition, at least double, if not three times the length of time I could comfortably perform these tasks. I hope we can continue in the Fall." (Gail B., Connecticut)

"I’ve been typing and working on computers for 25 years. I thought I must have been immune to Carpal Tunnel Syndrome. However, a few months of typing while standing up over a counter had left me practically as helpless as a baby. I needed to use two hands to pick up a ream of paper (500 sheets) or a can of soup and I would experience excruciating pain in the joints in my thumbs and wrists. After just three SET treatments the pain was gone! A few more follow up visits rid the rest of the minor aches, and provided me with some useful preventative tips. I can’t say enough good things about SET - it allowed me to continue to work in my field of expertise without the expense, trauma, and recovery time (6-12 weeks) of conventional surgical treatment." (William B, Tampa, FL)

CRANIAL/STRUCTURAL TESTIMONIALS

I want to thank Don and Pam for a great seminar this past April 2004. I knew I was going to learn how to improve my clients with their core distortions, and never imagined how much I would be helped myself.

I volunteered to be evaluated by the class for core distortions. I had protracted medially rotated shoulders (my hands were in front of my thighs instead of my sides). My left hip was anteriorly rotated forward, causing my left knee to hurt laterally. I walked with a slight limp. All of these symptoms were a result of 2 lumbar surgeries with fusion & instrumentation, and w cervical surgeries, also fused and with a plate. I was living in constant pain, and was diagnosed with Fibromyalgia. The Orthopedic Surgeon said there is nothing he could do and I should learn to live with it. I have had deep tissue, neuromuscular, craniosacral therapy for 9 years, 2 times a week. It helped for 5 minutes to maybe one whole day. In 20 minutes, after a fellow classmate performed the Cranial/Structural Soft Tissue I Master Release, I was returned to beautiful posture, shoulders even and back, head straight, hips even. Best of all [I’ve been] pain free and it’s been holding for 2 months.

I do the Master Release on all of my clients. They see the results just as quickly as I did. This is smart massage." (Thank you, Debra Jaffe)

Pam did the Cranial/Structural Soft Tissue Release I on me at the FSMTA Convention in Orlando in 2003. I had a car accident 14 years ago and have had a lot of bodywork that made changes in my body, but didn’t affect my pelvis in such a dramatic change of pain reduction [as this technique did]. I went dancing that night and was able to enjoy the dancing which I hadn’t been able to do for years. My back didn’t bother me and the changes have lasted since then (this is 2004)." (Jean Blum)