When groin pain doesn’t go away, it often helps to look at systemic factors that may be preventing your body from healing. These are some of the suggestions I give my patients at my Neuromuscular Therapy center near Boston. A slightly underactive thyroid affects muscle metabolism. The test is to take your temperature before getting […]
These are the suggestions I give patients in my Boston area Neuromuscular Therapy center to avoid aggravating groin pain. Avoid prolonged hip flexion: Muscles that are already tight can cramp up if they are left in a shortened position for too long. When you are sitting, get up often to lengthen the muscles and allow […]
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, 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 […]