This is a series on arm and hand pain causes. If you missed the beginning, go back to the Checklist. Damage cause by unaccustomed overuse is effectively treated with Neuromuscular Therapy in my Boston area treatment center. A typical scenario for a person who suddenly has arm and hand pain is that a deadline comes due […]
This is a series on arm and hand pain causes. If you missed the beginning, go back to the Checklist. Nerve irritation and compression are a focus of medical diagnoses and treatments for the relief of pain. What to do with muscles that become chronically painful as a result is another story. In my Neuromuscular Therapy […]
This is a series on arm and hand pain causes. If you missed the beginning, go back to the Checklist. “Use it or lose it,” the saying goes, and with muscles, there’s a lot of truth to that. If you’ve ever seen the before and after view of someone who has had a cast for a […]
This is a series on arm and hand pain causes. If you missed the beginning, go back to the Checklist. Treating arm and hand pain is an important part of my Neuromuscular Therapy practice near Boston. Our culture loves the relaxed look! Back rounded, head forward, slouched and cool. Standing up straight, chest proud, chin […]
This is a series on arm and hand pain causes. If you missed the beginning, go back to the Checklist. Neurovascular entrapment is what happens when nerves and blood vessels become trapped by tight muscles and the taut bands of Trigger Points. Entrapment is not the same as compression. Nerve compression occurs between bones or […]
This is a series on arm and hand pain causes. If you missed the beginning, go back to the Checklist. Local overuse for prolonged periods of time is what is known as Repetitive Stress or Repetitive Strain. Muscles that are given more work to do than they have energy or nutrient reserves to accomplish, will […]
This is a series on arm and hand pain causes. If you missed the beginning, go back to the Checklist. Many years ago now, I attended a talk by Dr. Emil Pascarelli to the RSI/Mass COSH group in Boston and was cheering to myself in the back of the hall when I heard him say that […]
This is the beginning of a series on arm and hand pain which will include thumb pain, hand pain, finger pain, wrist pain, forearm pain and elbow pain. General physiological considerations will be reviewed that affect all of these conditions and syndromes. As a Neuromuscular Therapist practicing in the Metro West Boston area, I have […]
Neuromuscular Therapy is a specialty treatment somewhere between Physical Therapy and Massage Therapy with a focus on Trigger Points in soft tissue locations that refer pain away from their hyperactive nodules to other points in the body. Trigger Points are one of the most common causes of chronic pain. They can occur anywhere in soft […]
The piriformis stretch is for piriformis syndrome, sciatica, low back pain, deep buttock pain, sacroiliac joint pain and restless leg syndrome. 1) This Active Isolated Stretch (AIS) is absolutely the most effective: Stretch the gluteus maximus first by lying on your back and bringing your right knee to your left shoulder. To do this you […]