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Pain Relief & Ease Through an Active, Movement & Manual-Based Approach

Clients diagnosed with conditions such as fibromyalgia, migraine, or orthopedic concerns choose The Diamond Method as a bodywork approach to explore relief, meaningful movement, and more fun in life.

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Music teacher, Florence, Shares How A Single AMT Video Visit Helped her Neck, SHoulder, and Ankle.

Florence achieved impressive results without a therapist ever touching her.
The Diamond Method providers listen, assess, educate, and support clients to take their health into their own hands. Florence was guided on what she could do at home. Hear her share her experience.

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An Active, Movement-Based Somatic Approach for Fast Relief, Mobility & Performance

Fast relief because you are actively engaged in your therapy sessions.  

Sessions incorporate the 7-step D.I.A.M.O.N.D. Success System.

Either alone or alongside your existing medical or rehabilitative care, such as physical therapy, massage therapy, chiropractic, or other modalities, AMT & DAM are focused on quick and long-lasting support and results.

We incorporate biology & psychology through conversation, awareness, movement, and manual therapy... for true somatic body-mind integration.

We're with you every step of the way.

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Diamond Active Massage®

DAM - Diamond Active Massage: Revolutionizing the game for so-needed stress and muscle tension relief.

DAM is for pro-active people who want to take control of their health and well-being, not be a passive bystander.

Found in luxury spas, health and wellness facilities, and exclusive venues. 

DAM is disrupting traditional massage by asking you to talk, move, and focus inward on sensations, movements, and abilities, and to communicate verbally with your therapist throughout the session.

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Active Modulation Therapy®

AMT - Active Modulation Therapy: This educational, interactive bodywork and movement approach emphasizes postural activation, functional activities, and spacial awareness to help you have fun again and enjoy every day activities.

Sessions are conducted in a collaborative environment and may include simple props such as balls, balance boards, or resistance bands, along with manual myofascial techniques. Clients wear exercise clothes and are guided to actively move their bodies to enhance body awareness, coordination, and grace.

(AMT is not a substitute for medical care and does not diagnose or treat medical conditions. Clients with specific medical concerns are encouraged to work in collaboration with an appropriate licensed healthcare provider.)

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What is The Diamond Method®

The Diamond Method is non-surgical, non-invasive, fast-acting, efficient, and effective for clients experiencing persistent pain symptoms, mobility challenges, or simply want to live with less strain and stress.

Created by Irene Diamond, an exercise and movement specialist, as a result of her spinal cord accident that left her paralyzed at the age of 15. 

In traditional therapies, the client typically receives the therapist's touch or intervention passively.

Conversely, in Active Modulation Therapy® (AMT) and Diamond Active Massage® (DAM), the client is an active participant.

The session involves the client contracting their muscles and moving their joints while standing, sitting, or on the therapy table.

Clients are directed to become more aware of their bodies, sensations, and movement abilities through guided conversation with their therapist. 

We refer to this active approach as "Inside Out" because the client is actively involved through awareness, attention, and participation.

Improvements and results come from their inner nervous system and brain's ability to send signals to their body to relax, or change (modulate)

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Client-Activation is the opposite of many "Outside In" therapies, where therapists "push" and "pull" on the client's body from the outside, trying to mechanically induce tissue relaxation and change, while the client lays passively receiving the work.

Active Modulation Therapy and Diamond Active Massage are unique approaches and likely, very different from anything you’ve experienced before. 

Guided by the therapist, the client is responsible for actively participating and co-creating their results.

Individuals managing fibromyalgia, myofascial tension, migraine, or complex orthopedic histories are often referred to AMT and DAM by their health care provider as an adjunct therapy or pre- or post-rehab.  

Our 7-Step DIAMOND Success System is integrated into each session to deliver profound results.  

The results of active engagement manual therapy are so long-lasting that many expert teachers and educators in the manual therapy profession now incorporate our client-active Diamond Active Massage and Active Modulation Therapy modalities into their own teaching and practice.
Ready to move with more confidence and ease? 
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Ready to move with more confidence and ease? 
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(NOTE: Pain-science and rehabilitation are currently being studied; therefore, the original name of Active Myofascial Therapy® has been changed to Active Modulation Therapy™ to reflect this, and 'modulation' refers to how we affect a client's pain, performance, function, and mobility.

Marty Kornfeld

I can’t thank you enough!

I can’t thank you enough! I’m walking now and feel great!

I’ve been lucky until one day in the garden and all of a sudden my back spasmed. I could barely move, and felt as though I had seriously injured a disc in my low back.

Two of my buddies who also have back pain have been going to you for years when ever they get into “back trouble” told me to see you.

They were right! After only 5 sessions of the Active Myofascial Therapy with Irene and Mike, I felt (feel) 100% better. All my pain is gone. As you suggest I am walking on a regular basis now and doing the series of therapeutic exercises you taught me, which really help.

Your active therapy certainly beats other types of on-the-table therapy, and the information on back care you gave me will help me for the life of my back!

I give you high kudos, and sing your praises to everyone I know who has back pain. Hopefully, I will never see you again! (Professionally, that is!)

Stop Searching Any Longer!

You've tried EVERYTHING from lotions to potions to pills to gadgets to a bunch of treatments that wasted your time and your money...

But even worse, it gave you hope for relief that disappointedly never came.

  • AMT practitioners offer a 100% satisfaction guarantee
  • AMT practitioners only work with clients they believe they can provide solid support for
  • AMT practitioners work WITH clients to FINALLY find relief

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What Sets Our Therapists Apart?

  • Practitioners are knowledgeable in how to support your fastest, most comprehensive results.
  • They may suggest simple movements called Actions and other self-care education to retain your results.
  • Therapists establish a long-term relationship with you so you can maintain the level of wellness you desire.

Clients Diagnosed By Their Healthcare Providers May Choose AMT for Supportive, Movement-Aware Sessions

Many individuals with diverse movement backgrounds and histories have found benefit from The Diamond Method:

  • Migraine & Headache Management
  • Postural or ergonomic challenges
  • Past orthopedic injuries or surgeries
  • Recovery from Car Accidents
  • Posture + Myofascial tension patterns
  • Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
  • Fibromyalgia
  •  Persistent Pain

…find AMT helps them explore fun-ctional meaningful movement, and body awareness. A perfect complement alongside their existing healthcare plan.

Pain Relief Method You Can Trust

Car Accident Relief for Joi Fernelli 

As a Nurse, Joi was impressed with how fast Active Myofascial Therapy helped her find instant relief for her neck and back pain from injuries she sustained in a car accident.

Back Pain Relief for World Record Holder, Mick Dawson

Mick Dawson is a 2009 World Record holder, from England. He came to AMT founder, Irene Diamond just one day after he broke the world record of rowing a small 2-man boat to California.
(It took Mick over 6 months of straight rowing to reach San Francisco by boat from Japan!)

Listen to Mick in the video testimonial of his "Before' & 'After' of his 1 session of AMT for relief of a sore, stiff back.

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Enhance Your Ease of Movement to Enjoy Life

Shoulder Pain Relief for Caitlin Carter, Professional Dancer

After years of suffering through pain and limited ability to perform her dance due to shoulder and stomach issues.

After 5 sessions, she experienced pain relief, improved movement, better use of her computer, improved sleep, and improved walking.

She saw remarkable improvement in her hard-core workout within 3 sessions and will continue to follow the Active Myofascial Therapy ~ The Diamond Method program of simple home care.

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There is only a small group of Diamond Active Massage® and Active Modulation® Therapists worldwide.

We encourage our therapists to stay current on the latest research and to be evidence-informed. Therapists who choose to continue with ongoing Active Modulation Therapy - The Diamond Method® training are referred to as either "Verified" or "Perpetual Learners". They are responsible for staying compliant within their scope of practice.
You've found a Simple, Powerfully Effective Manual & Movement-based Method to Restore Pain-Free Movement & Life!
Irene Diamond, and The Diamond Method take no responsibility for services, recommendations, therapy, results, or claims individual practitioners provide, certified or otherwise. Each provider acts under their own direction, and is responsible to carry their own professional liability insurance and be current on their permits and licensure.