About RoelsMethod

In 1997, I survived a near-fatal head-on collision. What followed were over three years of chronic pain, PTSD, and depression, and a long journey through a medical system that offered little hope.

Then, in the midst of it all, I experienced a miraculous healing that involved stepping away from medical care and advice, and I began taking real action.

That moment changed everything.

Since then, I’ve devoted my life to helping others break free from pain.

My message is "Your pain originates in the brain, where you feel it is NOT the problem.”

As a licensed massage therapist with over 17,000 sessions of hands-on experience, I developed RoelsMethod™ — a neurosomatic system designed to reset pain at its source and restore connection between mind, body, and spirit.

On August 25, 2016 — 19 years to the day of my accident — I published my first book, Turning Pain Into Love. It’s the story of how divine guidance turned suffering into a lifelong blessing, and how that same power is available to everyone.

Today, as Founder and CEO of RoelsMethod™ Pain Relief Center, I continue to share this work with those who need it most — "Because healing isn’t just possible... It’s your birthright."

Michael Roels, Founder of RoelsMethod™

RoelsMethod™ NeuroSomatic Reset is different — and it’s not just another technique. It’s a complete shift in how we understand and treat pain.

In massage school and physical therapy models, we’re taught to treat where pain is felt. But modern neuroscience confirms: all pain is physical, and it is generated in the brain. The brain sends the signal to a location — but that’s not where the problem started. RoelsMethod™ teaches therapists to identify and reset the actual muscular pattern creating the dysfunction — the true cause behind the brain’s pain signals.

We use a tool called the Conditioned Stimulus Matrix™ to trace how muscular holding patterns form in response to stress, injury, or unconscious compensation — often over years. These patterns become deeply embedded in the nervous system and continue to trigger pain responses even when the original injury has resolved.

RoelsMethod™ works through this by engaging the somatic aspect of healing — because pain is never just physical. It’s sensory, emotional, and neurological. Every session is designed to reset the system, calm the nervous system, and create new, safe pathways for movement and relief.

This method was developed over 28 years by Michael Roels, who lived through years of chronic pain after surviving a devastating 70 mph head-on collision. When traditional therapies failed to bring lasting relief, he built something different. Something that works.

RoelsMethod™ began inside the walls of Essential Balanced Bodywork, where its results spoke for themselves — one client at a time. Over time, the demand and outcomes outgrew the original space. Today, RoelsMethod™ Pain Relief Center exists as a dedicated facility where this revolutionary approach is fully realized, taught, and delivered by trained practitioners committed to lasting change.