According to Travell & Simons in their Trigger Point Manual, “In patients with chronic myofascial pain, attention to perpetuating factors often spells the difference between sucessful and failed therapy.” Perpetuating factors in the case of Krystal S. were an important consideration in reducing the need for continued treatment for restless leg syndrome at my Neuromuscular […]
When muscle tension and hyperactivity from Trigger Points are the cause of RLS, Neuromuscular Therapy is very successful in relieving symptoms and sometimes eliminating this disturbing condition. When an initial series of appointments works, but symptoms return, underlying or perpetuating factors need to be discovered. Treatment in the case of Krystal S. in my Neuromuscular […]
So how do I think about RLS? What jumps out at me is the “restless” part. The muscles are hyperactive. What can cause that? Well, I’m a Neuromuscular Therapist and when you’re a hammer everything looks like a nail, so I go right to Trigger Points! Trigger points are hyperactive. They are working 24/7. They […]
A young woman in her thirties found my Neuromuscular Therapy center Southwest of Boston on the internet, desperate to find a treatment for the wide-ranging RLS pains and other symptoms that had disrupted her life. Over the previous seven years Krystal had been to doctors who had variously tested for Multiple Sclerosis, Fibromyalgia and Restless […]
Limbering up your back first thing in the morning gets the blood flowing to feed your muscles, moves lymph to remove waste products that cause pain and softens the connective tissue that restricts movement. This is the toning and stretching routine I give out at my Neuromuscular Therapy center near Boston. Best done in bed […]
Back pain from a Lower Limb Length Inequality (LLLI) is a very common phenomenon, but since it is poorly understood medically, it doesn’t get much credence. In my practice I see it all the time. Just this month I’ve seen 5 patients with LLLI in my Neuromuscular Therapy center near Boston. The treatment usually involves […]
Pain from a curvature of the spine caused by LLLI (Lower Limb Length Inequality) is a common condition usually overlooked in medical evaluations. Having LLLI doesn’t always cause a problem, but when Trigger Points have formed, even one-eighth inch difference in the length of the legs can perpetuate pain if left uncorrected. (MDs Travell and […]
A healthy and fit man in his forties was sent to my Boston area Neuromuscular Therapy center by his wife because of continuous, chronic stiffness and pain in his back. It turned out to be caused by uneven leg length. (medical term: LLLI or Lower Limb Length Inequality). He had no accidents or surgeries that […]
Tendonitis is a common complaint treated in my Neuromuscular Therapy center Southwest of Boston. Tendonitis means inflammation of a tendon. A tendon is the fibrous tissue that connects a muscle to a bone. The muscle contracts (shortens) to move that bone. When a muscle is too tight, it pulls on the tendons which can result […]
In osteoarthritis (rheumatoid arthritis is a different story) there is inflammation in a bony joint with pain and swelling, sometimes resulting in changes to the bone. Joints have nerve endings that tell the nervous system what the joint is doing. Those nerves activate when the pressure in the joint is excessive. Prolonged pressure compromises the […]