2016 an excellent orthopedic surgeon said I’d live with pain unless I got a hip replacement. X-rays showed a severely worn joint. With Dan’s help I skipped the surgery and hiked to Everest Base Camp pain-free 
. 2023 still going strong with no surgery. He also helped my scoliosis and neck pain.
Barbara B.
“Dan is a gifted and sensitive practitioner who brings scholarly depth and commitment to the profession. His teaching is distinguished by his dynamic presence and innovative methods. He has the ability to weave together multiple theoretical models and ground them in clinical reality.”
—Dr. Michael J. Shea, author and educator
“I have been working with Dan for years now. He is a consummate professional and has an amazing combination of technical anatomical knowledge and intuitive sense of the body. He has always been able to zero in on the issue giving me problems and give me quick relief, particularly on those issues that have challenged other bodyworkers and practitioners. I would enthusiastically recommend him to anyone.”
—Frank Konhaus, Principal KONTEK Systems, Inc. www.kontek.com
“Dan has shown caring, compassion and respect for me and for my physical problems. He provides a safe, comfortable and beautiful space for bodywork. I am continually impressed with his knowledge and experience with many different techniques. I would recommend him without reservation to anyone seeking relief from restricted movement and pain.”
—Luna M.
“The time spent working with Dan has greatly enhanced the quality of my life. I first sought treatment to address chronic back pain. I was unaware that this symptom was indicative of more serious issues. Dan’s work goes way beyond traditional massage therapy. I had worked with other therapists with moderate success, however, the symptom always reoccurred in a short time. Dan taught me a new form of self-awareness. I learned how my posture, motion, and attitudes were causing the pain.
“Many of the lessons learned were very esoteric in nature and difficult to put into words. Suffice it to say that many tangible benefits were gained beyond a mere reduction in the pain. The work we did together freed up a tremendous amount of energy that was trapped in my body. I find that this has resulted in the following:
- I am happier and more at peace.
- I have more energy for my day-to-day activities.
- I no longer fear growing old and becoming infirm.
- I am 2-3 inches taller.
Working with Dan has transformed my life. If you are in pain, I know he can help you too.”
—Mark H. Winston (919) 363-5643
“I first came to Dan Schmidt for a pinched nerve in my neck. I do a lot of keyboard work, and sometimes I don’t get enough exercise for my own good. My roommate had a pinched nerve just like it that she had been treating for many months with chiropractic and conventional medicine. She eventually got some relief, but the pain would return always in a week or so.
“A friend recommended Dan, and he worked on me three times in two weeks. By the day after the third session I was no longer using pain-killers. I was amazed at the improvement, especially in contrast to my roommate.
“Dan also recommended strategies to prevent a repeat of the problem. I hardly ever feel anything from that nerve anymore, though I still do the same work.
“After Dan Schmidt had helped me so much with the pinched nerve I was suffering, I asked him to help me with an injury I’d had for 15 years. The problem was a persistent pain near my spine at my shoulder blade. I had to rest my back for hours during the day or else put up with the pain.
“He told me it would take a number of treatments before he could address the problem directly. My physical condition improved steadily and eventually came the day when Dan was able to treat it. I was amazed! And I still am.
“I know many people are seeing massage therapists or chiropractors month after month for the same problem. I recommend Dan to everyone who is interested in resolving their musculo-skeletal pain so it won’t come back.”
—Bill Brown
“I had been through the conventional medical process, and several years ago a specialist had more or less dismissed me with: “Well, it could be rheumatoid arthritis, but your x-ray shows no bone deterioration, so we’ll wait a while and then consider a hip replacement.” He could give me no reason why I had so much pain. Then someone told me I had to give Dan’s work a try. Amazingly, the hip pain started to alleviate in about 3 sessions, though it took many more for it to completely disappear.
“The learning process was remarkable – as a follow up to his work, Dan showed me the anatomy and “what” was really hurting. As I learned to understand what was happening structurally, I also learned to respond to the pain as a message and could change things to ease it. Walking while paying attention, I could get a certain sensation of easing along the inner thigh if I walked far enough. Focused stretches (which Dan had showed me) that I could do for myself between sessions helped too. After something like 7 sessions was able to start running again! It was the first time in 15 years my hip could handle that kind of pounding. Needless to say, by now I was not taking ibuprofen at all!
“Some of my favorite moments in my sessions were the walks around the table after he’d done the bodywork: walking in (imaginary) jello, Dan coached me to feel how my ankle was connected to the hip pain. Another time after the bodywork I could see colors more vibrantly.
“One session I’d had a migraine for the past 24 hours and it was still there as we started the session. As Dan worked it came back intensely, but he coached me to feel through it as he worked. I actually felt the pain pattern, the starting point and the areas of my back and neck that were tightening up against it. As we worked to relax those places (he doing his magic and me breathing and paying attention) he seemed to literally create a pathway for turning down the pain. I never had a full blown migraine again, though I continued to have headaches off and on for a few more months. And finally even those went away and I’ve now been migraine free for years.
“There are special people – teachers and healers – that give you, literally, a new lease on life. If there were an Oscars ceremony for each of us to celebrate our lives, Dan would be one of two people in my life I would thank for being here.” – Erica