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 […]
This is a series on jaw pain and TMJ. If you missed the beginning, go back to part 1 following which you’ll find a case study, muscle information, treatment notes and a Neuromuscular Therapist’s thoughts. When I saw Rodney D. a week after his second Neuromuscular Therapy treatment in our Boston area clinic, he said […]
This is a series on jaw pain and TMJ. If you missed the beginning, go back to part 1. You’ll find a case study, initial treatment notes, muscle information and a Neuromuscular Therapist’s thoughts. Rodney had started Neuromuscular Therapy treatments in our Metro West clinic for jaw pain when chewing. After an initial evaluation and […]
This is a series on groin pain. Part 10 is about self-treatment. The previous post gave tips for treating the iliopsoas. For positioning and landmarks go back to Part 10a. These are tips I give groin pain patients in my Boston area Neuromuscular Therapy center. If you missed the beginning of the groin series, go […]
This is a series on groin pain. Part 10 is about self-treatment. The previous post gave tips for treating the iliopsoas. For positioning and landmarks go back to Part 10a. These are tips I give groin pain patients in my Boston area Neuromuscular Therapy center. If you missed the beginning of the groin series, go […]
This is a series on groin pain. Part 10 is about self-treatment. The previous posts give tips for treating the gracilis, sartorius short adductors and adductor magnus. These are tips I give groin pain patients in my Boston area Neuromuscular Therapy center. For positioning and landmarks go back to Part 10a. If you missed the […]
This is a series on groin pain. Part 10 is about self-treatment. The previous posts give tips for treating the gracilis, sartorius and adductor magnus. For positioning and landmarks go back to Part 10a. If you missed the beginning of the groin series, go back to Part 1. Treat the adductor longus and brevis: In […]
This is a series on groin pain. Part 10 is about self-treatment. The previous post gives tips for treating the gracilis and sartorius. If you missed the beginning of the series, go back to Part 1. For positioning and landmarks go back to Part 10a. Treat the adductor magnus: Under the gracilis muscle toward the […]
This is a series on groin pain. If you missed the beginning, go back to Part 1. If you don’t have access to a good therapist, you can do a lot for yourself. Treating this area can be sensitive, but be courageous and be gentle and you can make a lot of progress in relieving […]
The following tips for treating groin pain are for therapists and medical professionals. As a patient you can use these tips as guidelines for choosing good practitioner. In treating groin pain, the easiest position I find for working is with the patient’s hip and knee flexed and supported by a pillow or half roll. When […]