“The team said Jocelyn’s expertise led them to retain her for dugout support and prototype testing; three key players were able to return to play that day.”— Sacramental CardinalsTeam testimonial supplied by the user
Meet Jocelyn
Jocelyn, also known as OwieCowie, is an expert in her field.
About Jocelyn W. Cowie
Jocelyn began doing massage intuitively as a child. Her husband's job had him wanting massages daily and then one day, he crashed his motorcycle coming home from work. The X-rays showed he had broken 3 vertebrae. He requested nonstop massages, and after three weeks, to his friend's amazement, he was back to work and fixing his motorcycle, his back pain never returned. There was something about massage that seemed to help but what is the underlying science, read on to learn more.
Jocelyn has been a medical massage therapist for over 36 years. She was a Nurses Aide at Peace Arch Memorial Hospital in White Rock, BC. When she began studying and apprenticing in reflexology during this time. Later she studied Acupressure, with Dr Danica Begg UBC and apprenticed at the Acupuncture College in Santa Crus.
Shortly after graduating, she began researching and teaching massage. In 1991, she began the development of Mtn Spa, an Educational Retreat and Center for Fascia Research, here she offers classes on massage physiology, pain and using Palpation, Acupressure and Lymphatic Massage (PALM).
Jocelyn was the first Massage Therapist invited to present clinical workshops at the Canadian Pain Society; "Massage Physiology and Soft Tissue Assessment". She was invited a second time presenting "Palpation Techniques for Pain Assessment and Treatment".
Grant from the Massage Therapy Association BC to write a Systematic Review and was subsequently Published in Fascia Research 111 Congress.
- A Multimodal Biosensor to Measure Soft Tissue Pain and Myofascial Trigger Point (MFTP) for Evidence-Based Practices. Published in Fascia Research 111 Congress.
- Visualizing Pain in Children American Pain Society APS- April 3-6th 2019 Congress in Milwakee WI
- 4th World Congress of Medical Acupuncture and Natural Medicine. 2000 August 23. "
- Pain Relief at the Touch of a Hand. Canadian Pain Society. Cowie JW. 1998.
- Palpations Inter-Therapist Unreliability, Canadian Pain Society. Cowie JW. 2000.
- Massage Physiology and Soft Tissue Assessment. Canadian Pain Society. Cowie JW. 2000.
Complete List of Published Work in My Bibliography
As the former chair of the Massage Research Committee, Registered Massage Therapist Association BC., our biggest problem was there were no tools to measure pain. To this end, I met with Dan Robinson at the UBC dept ERGONOMICS. He recommended that I do systematic review papers. I realized an invention, hired engineers to develop a medical device to help objectively measure, what my hands can feel, and what patients express as PAIN. The hypothesis was could a biometrics device be developed that could provide data for inflammation felt during physical palpation examination.
What Our Clients Are Saying
Baseball & athlete voices
Testimonial highlights from the field.
Abbreviated statements supplied by baseball players, managers, scouts, and team representatives who shared their personal experiences with Jocelyn.
“Players reported strong, immediate results during their MtnSpa stay after short treatment sessions.”— Reuben Rodriguez, Manager, with scouting staffLetter of recommendation excerpt supplied by the user
“Jocelyn’s talent assisted us in many of our victory games at the GFI. Players spoke of improvement and results.”— Mickey D., San Diego StarIndividual testimonial excerpt supplied by the user
“Jocelyn made my arm feel great and helped my playing a lot.”— Matt P.Individual testimonial excerpt supplied by the user
“After a right-finger impact injury, I felt better after one session.”— Clifton T., catcherIndividual testimonial excerpt supplied by the user
“For tightness and inflammation, I reported improvement after one treatment.”— Perot S.Individual testimonial excerpt supplied by the user
“For shoulder and elbow concerns, I reported 85% improvement in three sessions and improved athletic performance.”— Joel J., pitcherIndividual testimonial excerpt supplied by the user
“For shoulder inflammation, I reported improvement after two sessions.”— Dominic M., pitcherIndividual testimonial excerpt supplied by the user
“My low back improved by 90% in one session.”— Galvani M.Individual testimonial excerpt supplied by the user
“For ankle, wrist, back, shoulder, and elbow concerns, I said the work helped my body in a minimum of sessions.”— Carlos L., utility infielder/outfielderIndividual testimonial excerpt supplied by the user
Improved Performance
“Shortstop 2 treatments neck, shoulder, upper back and low back right hand knuckle injury, right forearm, broken right hand, the medical massage improved my athletic performance 100%.”— Diego M.Full testimonial supplied by the user
“After four shoulder treatments, I said I had not been able to throw this healthy in seven to eight weeks.”— Allen R.Individual testimonial excerpt supplied by the user
“After one treatment for front and back shoulder pain, I said the pain was relieved a lot.”— John D.Individual testimonial excerpt supplied by the user
“A five-minute session for C7 tightness and soreness helped me report relief and improvement.”— Michael S.Individual testimonial excerpt supplied by the user
“For forearm and left-shoulder throwing pain, I reported improvement after one treatment.”— Mark M.Individual testimonial excerpt supplied by the user
“For sharp shoulder pain, I said pressure applied where I felt pain helped reduce tension and relieve discomfort.”— Connor C.Individual testimonial excerpt supplied by the user
“I saw Jocelyn for low-back stiffness and pain, with attention also given to C4/C5 and abdominal muscles.”— Sean C.Individual testimonial excerpt supplied by the user
“After four treatments for lower-back and right-shoulder concerns, I reported feeling much better.”— Jeff B.Individual testimonial excerpt supplied by the user
Testimonial note: These are abbreviated third-party accounts supplied by the individuals or team representatives. They describe personal experiences and are not a guarantee of outcomes; individual results vary.
