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Solving Chronic Pain Puzzles for Over 25 Years

Tag: Muscle self-treatment

Arm and hand pain causes: Little finger abductor for typing


Arm pain, Hand pain, Leg pain, Self-treatment tips, Thumb pain, Wrist pain

This is a series on arm and hand pain. If you missed the beginning, go back to the “Checklist of Causes.” In my Neuromuscular Therapy center near Boston, I treat arm and hand pain caused by texting and computer use. When using the computer keyboard, typing often involves reaching out to the side (abducting) with […]

March 27, 2010

Jaw pain and TMJ: Final details


Ear pain, Jaw pain, Muscle information, Self-treatment tips, Throat pain, Tips for therapists, TMJ pain

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 […]

October 1, 2009

Jaw pain and TMJ: Self-treating the temporalis


Ear pain, Jaw pain, Muscle information, Neuromuscular therapy, Self-treatment tips, TMJ pain

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 […]

September 29, 2009

Jaw pain and TMJ: Self-treating the masseter


Ear pain, Jaw pain, Muscle information, Neuromuscular therapy, Self-treatment tips, TMJ pain

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 […]

September 28, 2009

Jaw pain and TMJ: Self-treating the medial pterygoid


Ear pain, Jaw pain, Muscle information, Self-treatment tips, Throat pain, TMJ pain

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 […]

September 27, 2009

Jaw pain and TMJ: Self-treating lateral pterygoid


Ear pain, Muscle information, Neuromuscular therapy, Self-treatment tips, TMJ pain

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 […]

September 26, 2009
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The Abbott Center began in 1991 as a private practice dedicated to the hands-on treatment of chronic pain. Inspired by a childhood desire to help patients with diseased muscles lead a more normal life, Christina is fulfilling her dream through her thriving treatment center.

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