Back pain from lifting and shoveling: Treatment of Dave B.


Acute pain, Back pain, Buttock pain, Hip pain, Low back pain, Neuromuscular therapy, Stretching (Active Isolated method)

In the case of Dave B.’s back pain from lifting, Neuromuscular Therapy treatment at my Metro-West Boston clinic was as follows: The first job was to flush the tissues. Metabolic waste products accumulate from the body’s automatic response to the injury as well as those from muscle hyperactivity. Presence of these wastes feel like the […]

May 5, 2009

Acute hip pain: Neuromuscular Therapy thinking


Acute pain, Buttock pain, Hip pain, Low back pain, Muscle information, Neuromuscular therapy

As a Neuromuscular Therapist, how do I think about acute hip pain, particularly in the case of Addison G.. In acute pain cases, I have to determine quickly where the pain is originating. Since Addison was sure this was not a back problem or bursitis or joint disease, the most logical source was a gluteus medius Trigger Point which refers […]

April 30, 2009

Back pain from lifting and shoveling: A Neuromuscular Therapy point of view


Back pain, Buttock pain, Low back pain, Neuromuscular therapy

As a Neuromuscular Therapist, how do I think about back injuries caused by lifting and shoveling? (Find information below on lumbar muscles, side-body muscles, supporting low back structures, gluteal muscle involvement and joint compression. More information is in the blog on “Understanding low back pain.”) It’s a common event to injure the low back muscles […]

April 8, 2009

Butt and leg pain from a herniated disc: A Neuromuscular Therapist’s point of view


Buttock pain, Chronic pain, Foot pain, Hip pain, Leg pain, Neuromuscular therapy

As a Neuromuscular Therapist, how do I think about the muscle pain and numbness caused by a herniated disc? Whenever there is a problem in the low back such as a herniated disc, the nerve signals generated by the irritation there can cause symptoms down into the muscles along the nerve pathway that can persist long […]

April 3, 2009

Butt and leg pain from a herniated disc: Treatment of Pablo B.


Buttock pain, Chronic pain, Foot pain, Hip pain, Leg pain, Neuromuscular therapy

The symptoms of butt and leg pain, numbness and burning in the foot and “foot drop” that were caused by muscles in Pablo’s case were treated with Neuromuscular Therapy techniques in my clinic West of Boston. Trigger Points, nerve entrapment (piriformis syndrome), and local muscle inflammation were all addressed.   Treatment included NMT locally in his […]

March 21, 2009

Butt and leg pain from herniated disc: The case of Pablo B.


Back pain, Buttock pain, Chronic pain, Foot pain, Hip pain, Leg pain, Low back pain, Neuromuscular therapy

Pain deep in the buttock and down the leg is a disturbing symptom of a herniated disc.A metro-West Boston Physiatrist sent a 60 year old patient for treatment in my Neuromuscular Therapy Center. His pain was one-sided and deep in the buttock. He would feel referred sensations down his leg when he was active and would […]

March 21, 2009

Back pain after surgery: Sally S.’s results


Back pain, Back surgery, Buttock pain, Hip pain, Jaw pain, Leg pain, Low back pain, Neck pain, Neuromuscular therapy, Shoulder pain

After four months of weekly Neuromuscular Therapy treatments in my clinic southwest of Boston, Sally began to respond. Symptoms gradually reduced in all of the muscles, tendons and ligaments in the lumbar spine and the muscles in the buttocks and hips. As time allowed, other treatments included the muscles of the thigh, and muscles along […]

March 14, 2009