Repetitive stress and Repetitive Strain Injuries (RSI) are, in my opinion, the most common cause of arm and hand pain. Treatment of these injuries are a specialty in my Neuromuscular Therapy center near Boston. This post is part of a series on the causes of arm and hand pain. If you missed the beginning, go […]
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 […]
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 […]
Recently I was asked to write something about immunity. I rarely get sick or have serious pain, but I’ve been working at prevention for forty years. Some of what I do I learned from a very forward-thinking doctor back in the 60’s and some is from things I’ve learned through my studies of health over […]
This is a series on low back pain. If you missed the summary of causes, go back to Part 1. When we move, our muscles work by contracting and relaxing, shortening then lengthening. Muscles work in opposing pairs. As one muscle contracts, the opposite muscles relax. That’s how we get movement. For instance, if the […]
The role of acid levels in our bodies and the contribution that high acid levels make to chronic pain has been a big question in my mind. I treat chronic pain patients in my Boston area Neuromuscular Therapy office and have experimented with this idea, having patients test their urine pH and make changes to […]
Who would have thunk! The delivery to my Boston area Neuromuscular Therapy center of my latest professional journal last week brought this interesting news. Dr. James Oschman (Ph.D) who authored the surprisingly believeable book Energy Medicine reports that “recent research has documented a variety of benefits from the transfer of charge from the earth to […]
When groin pain doesn’t go away, it often helps to look at systemic factors that may be preventing your body from healing. These are some of the suggestions I give my patients at my Neuromuscular Therapy center near Boston. A slightly underactive thyroid affects muscle metabolism. The test is to take your temperature before getting […]
Imaging and breathing can be powerful tools for pain relief. At first Sukie B. was tense during her neck pain treatments and had trouble letting go. To help her, we worked on breathwork and imaging. She had learned in her Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) class about using the breath to reduce stress. I taught […]
When a patient presents with neck pain, what are the possible muscular causes and what can help relieve the pain? What was important in the case of Sukie B? Neuromusclular Therapy teaches that there are 6 factors to consider in discovering the reasons why muscles have become dysfunctional. The first is Trigger Points that refer […]