This is a series about the causes of arm and hand pain. If you missed the beginning, go back to the checklist or just scroll back to read previous entries. Often the cause of arm and hand pain emerges after delving into a person’s past medical history and finding a forgotten injury or surgery. You […]
This is a series about the causes of arm and hand pain. If you missed the beginning, go back to the checklist. This is one of the most common perpetuating factors for chronic pain that I treat in my Neuromuscular Therapy center near Boston. Whenever the skeleton is asymmetrical, the muscles are affected. Our bodies […]
This is a series on arm and hand pain causes. If you missed the beginning, go back to the Checklist. Life throws a lot of curve balls at us. After all, life is a school, not a beach. In the process of learning positive things from these events, we are also challenged emotionally. Those stressful […]
This is a series on arm and hand pain causes. If you missed the beginning, go back to the Checklist. There is no event that initiates arm and hand pain from accumulated tension. It’s just the sum total of all the tensions to which the upper extremity is subjected over time. People come into my Neuromuscular Therapy […]
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 […]