About Us

THE BODYWORK & MOVEMENT CENTER

Building better bodies, rebuilding battered bodies

About us - therapists at The Bodywork and Movement Center
New Zealand born Stewart Wild began working in the medical field as a laboratory technologist in 1973. In 1980 he traveled to the US and Europe and worked in the UK for 10 years. There he took up endurance cycling, then marathon running and ironman triathlon. Back in New Zealand in the early nineties Stewart had his first experience of sports massage on his own injuries. This led him to study therapeutic massage and he founded ‘Advanced Massage’ in Auckland, NZ in 1994. In 1997 he studied Neuromuscular Therapy (CNMT) and in 1998 started teaching NMT (St John version) part-time at the NZ College of Massage. At the same time he was developing his own ideas and methods for successful outcome therapy because of deficiencies he perceived within the current medical model. In 2003, Stewart tutored full-time at the Southern Institute of Technology (NZ) on the ‘Bachelor of Therapeutic’ programme. In 2004 he relocated to Florida, drawn by the incentive to instruct NMT (American version) for bodywork guru Judith DeLany. In Sarasota, Fl, he served a six month apprenticeship with Aaron Mattes, of Active Isolated Stretch (AIS) fame. This provides the flexibility component of ‘Bodywork and Movement’. He certified as a personal trainer in order gain the functional exercise component.	Stewart Wild, LMT, CNMT
Clinical philosophy The culmination of his study is a hybrid ‘bodywork and movement’ therapy aiming to reverse long-standing or enigmatic chronic pain. The treatment addresses three components; improving functionality; identifying, modifying or removing the provocative factors; and treatment of the painful symptoms. Muscle imbalances and asymmetries are known to lead to postural distortion and subsequently inappropriate movement patterns. When these abberations solidify the end results can lead to low back pain, headaches, sciatica, scoliosis, carpal tunnel and frozen shoulder. These are the conditions that are poorly treated by conventional medicine. Ubiquitous trigger points are almost always involved. By observing static bony landmarks and performing dynamic muscle length tests he can identify the imbalances and asymmetries of the soft tissue. He monitors improvements using simple postural and functional assessment. Compliance of the client with their home-care homework ensures speedy recovery. These hybrid ‘Bodywork and Movement Therapy’ methods are highly effective and can be easily learnt. Teaching philosophy Stewart currently lives and works in the greater Boston area of Massachusetts and teaches NMT throughout the US for Judith DeLany of the NMT Center (nmtcenter.com). He also lectures and runs private workshops and seminars both here in the USA and New Zealand. He has presented workshops on back pain at national conferences in NZ. He blends a creative and inclusive style of instruction along with cutting edge information. Stewart has also contributed written articles and chapters to magazines, journals and books. Conclusion The combination of Stewart’s long-standing medical experience, his innate curiosity, healthy skepticism and his search for optimal pain-free physical performance drives him to promote natural healing modalities as a way of achieving a fully productive long life.