Provider
Aurora Colorado 80014
At the SMRT Pain Relief Center we offer medically based, orthopedic Bodywork, Acupuncture, Corrective Exercise Personal Training, Personal Yoga Therapy, and a variety of exercise classes (Pilates, Yoga, and Core Workouts).
Each of our practitioners is experienced and highly skilled at working with a large variety of pain complaints and diagnoses. We work with fibromyalgia, ehlers-danlos syndrome (EDS), sciatica, spine and joint fusions, joint replacements, arthritis, rheumatoid arthritis, chronic pain, complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), lower back pain, upper back pain, chronic bronchitis, thoracic outlet syndrome, carpal tunnel syndrome, and much more.
We also work with cancer survivors. Several of our therapists work with lymphedema, radiation scarring, and scarring from cancer surgeries.
Dawn Lewis, the owner of the SMRT Pain Relief Center, has been a bodyworker since 1995. She has maintained a full therapeutic practice since beginning to practice. Dawn developed SMRT in 1996 and has been teaching across the country to massage therapists, physical therapists, chiropractors, and osteopaths since 1999.
Dawn is a pain expert and has worked with a wide variety of diagnoses and pain conditions. She is an SMRT therapist, a lymphedema therapist, a Reiki Master/Teacher, and a personal trainer. Tammy Megan, the Acupuncturist at the SMRT Pain Relief Center, began to practice Acupuncture in 2003. She spent many years working in Scottsdale, AZ at a destination health spa where she gained experience with all different kinds of pain complaints and diagnoses.
Tammy has developed a style of Acupuncture that is specific to her. Unlike other acupuncturists, she never leaves the client. She combines needling with cupping and massage for a unique treatment geared to each and every client.
Jena Frey graduated from the Full Circle School of Alternative Therapies (a massage therapy school owned by Dawn Lewis) where she learned SMRT as part of her basic program. Jena has been a practicing SMRT therapist since 2001. She has taken almost 1500 hours in additional training and is a practicing Shaman.
Charles Lewis has been an SMRT therapist since 1998. He worked in a physical therapy office for 12 years, has taught all levels of massage therapy, including SMRT, and has been a practicing SMRT massage therapist since 1998.
Dina Gilmore has been a massage therapist since 2004. She did massage for the Dallas Cowboys while in Texas and taught many levels of massage therapy. Dina began to learn SMRT in 2018 and loves it! It has become an integral part of her massage therapy practice. Dina is also a practicing Shaman and Reiki Master/Teacher.
Michael Allen spent eight years as a massage therapist before joining the Army. When he completed his service, he trained to be a personal trainer. Michael has a Corrective Exercise specialty and has experience working with a wide variety of pain complaints, post surgical range of motion restrictions, and pain caused by weakness. He has once again become licensed as a massage therapist and has added massage sessions to his personal training and MAT sessions.
Debra Hennesy has been a practicing yoga instructor since 1995. Debra has owned her own studio and taught yoga teacher training programs since 1998. Debra offers Private Yoga Training, weekly Yoga classes, Stress Management courses, Pilates classes, and Yoga Teacher Training Programs.
Brian Hultman has been a massage therapist since 2005. He began to train in SMRT in 2015 and has integrated SMRT into his already full practice. Brian has seen thousands of clients and worked with a wide variety of pain complaints.