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 […]
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 series on jaw pain and TMJ is based on the case study of Rodney D. If you missed the beginning, go back to Part 1. So what do I think about when someone comes into my Neuromuscular Therapy office near Boston saying that they have TMJ pain or jaw pain? The lateral pterygoid! Sounds […]
This is a series on groin pain. If you missed the beginning, go back to Part 1. Treatments for Enrique had been productive. In the first six sessions his muscles had “freed up” and he was able to walk again without pain. It took until the 18th treatment to reach a breakthrough point when his […]
This is a series on groin pain. If you missed the beginning, go back to Part 1. Neuromuscular Therapy treatments take place in my Boston area clinic. At the 3rd session, Enrique said that he had been sore after the treatment, but then the muscles had “freed up.” At that moment he said he felt […]
This is a series on groin pain. If you missed the beginning go back to Part 1, the case study of Enrique L. In the initial Neuromuscular Therapy evaluation at my Boston area clinic, after reviewing Enrique’s medical history, the history of his groin pain complaint and getting a description of his symptoms, I examined […]
This is part 4 of a series on groin pain. If you missed the beginning, go back to Part 1, Iliopsoas is the next most significant cause of groin pain both from localized pain in the muscle and from Trigger Point referrals deep in the inner thigh where it attaches and across the front of […]
This is part 4 of a series on groin pain. If you missed the beginning, go back to Part 1, As a Neuromuscular Therapist in the Boston area, Trigger Points that refer pain to other locations in the body are of particular interest to me. There are several muscles to consider with Trigger Points that […]
This is the second in a series of posts on groin pain. If you missed the case study on which this series is based, go back to Groin pain Part 1: The case of Enrique L. When a patient comes to my Boston area office with groin pain, what do I think about as a […]