About

Joan Wollschlager, RDH, LMT, has practiced dental hygiene over a span of 30 years. In 1980, when the dentist with whom she practiced began using dental appliances to treat clients with headaches, she studied postural analysis, behavior modification, and the relationships between pain and muscle use/overuse. Coupling the dentist’s use of appropriate dental appliances with her patient training in modified muscle use through postural and behavioral changes, they were able to enhance the effectiveness of treatment and decrease their patients’ levels and frequency of pain.

Expanding her training in 2003 to include massage therapy, Ms. Wollschlager attended the accredited Carlson College of Massage Therapy. She opened Winchester Heights Massage Therapy, Inc. after receiving her license to practice in 2004. From the beginning of her practice, she specialized in treating pain in the upper body, neck and head through a combination of muscle manipulation and corrective changes in posture and habits. She conducted classes for patients with chronic head and neck pain at Sisters Health Club in Cedar Rapids, by invitation at the University of Iowa Hospital and in the Cedar Rapids area, and collaborates with area dentists for patient care and treatment.

Classes Conducted:

Real Hope for Headache Sufferers: Various locations

Changing Lives Without Drugs: General audiences

Clinical Management of Risks Involving Periodontics Department

Repetitive Motion in Oral Health Care Providers University of Iowa College of Dentistry


Licenses:

  • Registered Dental Hygienist North Dakota; Iowa
  • Massage Therapist

Education:

  • North Dakota State College of Science A.S. Dental Hygiene, Wahpeton, ND
  • Carlson College of Massage Therapy Diploma, Massage Therapy, Anamosa, IA

Relevant Continuing Education Courses:

  • Musculoskeletal Injury Prevention and the Dental Hygienist: Non-surgical
  • Non-pharmaceutical TMJ/TMD Treatment
  • Non-Ondontogenic Head and Neck Pain
  • Myofascial Skills for Massage Therapy
  • Treat the Neck Gently: Non-Invasive Therapeutic Techniques for the Neck and Cervical Spine
  • Treating Migraine and Other Headaches with Massage: Muscle Restore Technique
  • Craniosacral Therapy: Enhancing the Body’s Natural Healing Capabilities
  • Myofascial Skill for Massage Therapy
  • Acute Pain Management in Dentistry: Selecting the Best Therapy for the Patient
  • Dietary Supplements

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Joan Wollschlager

Joan became a dental hygienist in 1977. Using her familiarity with the head and neck from her many hears of work in dentistry she is uniquely suited to work on the common areas that trouble those with tension headaches. Through massage and patient education, she can help YOU learn your own pain triggers and help you to be PAIN FREE!

Mission: Pain Reduction

Gifted Touch Massage Therapy, Inc, specializes in the treatment of tension headaches. As a fellow headache sufferer, Joan knows firsthand the benefits of massage for pain relief. In addition to thorough muscle treatment, she educates patients to understand the mechanisms of their pain triggers and helps them avoid future headaches through postural analysis and education on self-massage, stretches, sleep aids, etc.