This is a series on low back pain. If you missed the summary of causes, go back to Part 1 When a patient comes into my Neuromuscular Therapy center near Boston with complaints of low back pain, they often mean the portion across the sacrum on either side of the back of the hips and […]
This is a series on low back pain. If you missed the summary of causes, go back to Part 1. Running all the way down your back are two sets of muscles, together called the erector spinae. They keep the spine erect. With the prevalence of postural issues at all age levels, these muscles are […]
This is a series on low back pain. If you missed the summary of causes, go back to Part 1. In my Neuromuscular Therapy center near Boston I am finding more and more that the lumbar portion of little multifidi (and sometimes the rotatores) muscles is a big cause of low back pain. They form […]
This is a series on low back pain. If you missed the summary of causes, go back to Part 1. Of all the muscles that cause low back pain, the quadratus lumborum is probably chief among them. This little muscle is under all the other low back muscles attaching to the bottom rib, the top […]
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 […]
Why do I have low back pain? This is one of the most common questions I get in my Neuromuscular Therapy practice near Boston. After all, this is the most common insurance claim, pointed out by Dr. David Eisenberg in his surprising study that showed that about 60% of our population goes to alternative therapists […]
This is a series on jaw pain and TMJ. If you missed the beginning, go back to Part 1. To locate the muscles, go back to Self-Treatment: Finding the bony landmarks. Link here for the NMT protocol. The following self-treatment is from my Neuromuscular Therapy center near Boston. 1. The digastric, suprahyoid group and platysma […]
This is a series on jaw pain and TMJ. If you missed the beginning, go back to Part 1. To find the temporalis muscle, go back to Self-Treatment: Finding the bony landmarks. The NMT protocol for treatment is in the last two posts. The following self-treatment is from my Neuromuscular Therapy center near Boston. The […]
This is a series on jaw pain and TMJ. If you missed the beginning, go back to Part 1. To find the masseter muscle, go back to Self-Treatment: Finding the bony landmarks. The NMT protocol for treatment is in the last two posts. The following self-treatment is from my Neuromuscular Therapy center near Boston. The […]
This is a series on jaw pain and TMJ. If you missed the beginning, go back to Part 1. Now that you know where the bones are and what they are called I’m going to use their anatomical names to help you find the muscles you will want to treat. If you didn’t read that […]