January 5, 2018
Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common condition that affects around 6-12% of the population and can result in significant pain and disability. The financial costs associated with CTS can be staggering – ranging from $45,000 to $89,000 per patient over a six-year period when productivity loses are taken into account.
Historically, doctors and researchers have described CTS as the result of compression of the median nerve as it travels through the bony carpal tunnel at the wrist. However, there is recent evidence that CTS is a more complex pain syndrome with multiple studies showing women with CTS exhibit widespread pressure pain hypersensitivity, thermal pain increases, and what’s called “enhanced wind-up in extra-median nerve territories.” In other words, the central nervous system seems to be involved, affecting the whole body, not just the wrist and hand.
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December 31, 2017
Best Neuromuscular Trigger Point Massage Therapists in Los Angeles: Different Muscle Cause Lower Back Pain Travelling Vertically vs. Horizontally. A fascinating study published in the Journal of Bodyworks and Movement Therapy validated a longstanding theory held among myofascial therapists. There’s long been a strong correlation between the ‘line’ of lower back pain people feel — […]
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December 24, 2017
Best Neuromuscular Trigger Point Massage in Los Angeles:Neck Muscles Cause Neck Pain – Surprise! In the world of myofascial trigger points, pain often originates far from where it’s felt — but sometimes, not THAT far. That was the case in a study published in the Journal of Manipulative Physiological Therapy, wherein 20 patients reporting neck […]
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December 17, 2017
Best Neuromuscular Trigger Point Massages in Los Angeles:Pain in the ‘Wings’? Maybe It’s Myofascial Trigger Points! According to a study published in the Archive of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 72 patients who turned up with pain in the upper back — between the spine and the shoulder blades. An amazing 61 experienced “moderate” to “profound” […]
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December 10, 2017
Neuromuscular Trigger Point Massage in Los Angeles:Along With Upper Back Pain, If Your Pinky Hurts, Check Your Breathing. The world of referred pain is a weird and wild one. Case in point: a study by the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine found that when labored breathing — such as when you’re participating in […]
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December 3, 2017
Best Neuromuscular Trigger Point Massages for Back Pain Bending or Twisting:If You Twist and Shout…in Pain, It Could Be This Muscle. If your back is often stiff, and bending or twisting causes twinges of pain that make you want to yelp, there are quite a few potential causes. If you’ve gone through a normal regimen […]
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November 26, 2017
Best Neuromuscular Trigger Point Massages in Los Angeles:Back Pain When Reaching — Solved With an Expert Touch. According to a series of case studies by the Jordi Gol i Gurina Foundation, if you have a pain at the point of your shoulder blade that spikes in intensity while reaching above your head or stretching forward, […]
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November 19, 2017
Best Neuromuscular Trigger Point Massage for Headache Pain: The Classic ‘Base of the Skull-to- Behind the Eye” Headache. The Journal of Manual and Manipulative Therapy released a significant study into the source of "behind the eye" headaches a few years ago, and they found that a minor majority (just over half) of behind-the- eye headaches […]
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November 12, 2017
Neuromuscular Trigger Point Massage in Los Angeles: When Your Pain in the Butt Is a Much Deeper Problem. There are several reasons why someone might suffer pain in the coccyx — the tailbone. A study in Switzerland showed that when the ‘standard’ tests don’t seem to reveal anything, about 40% of people with idiopathic tailbone […]
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October 22, 2017
Does your lower back or neck feel tense, tight, or locked up, and no matter what you do there’s not much relief? You try creams, pills, exercises, and that annoying spasm remains, morning or night, keeping a tense, painful grip on your daily life. You can finally get long lasting relief with your daily activities with Neuromuscular Massage, a method that goes right after the source of the trigger points causing you endless daily discomfort.
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August 20, 2017
Does your lower back or neck feel tense, tight, or locked up, and no matter what you do there’s not much relief? You try creams, pills, exercises, and that annoying spasm remains, morning or night, keeping a tense, painful grip on your daily life. You can finally get long lasting relief with your daily activities with Neuromuscular Massage, a method that goes right after the source of the trigger points causing you endless daily discomfort.
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June 18, 2017
Neuromuscular Trigger Point Massage in Los Angeles: The Secret #5 Step to End Back and Neck Pain Naturally. The key to eliminating pain and preventing re-injury is to do steps 1-5 in order. Now that you’ve completed Steps 1-4, seeing a qualified neuromuscular massage therapist to eliminate pain-causing trigger points, fixing posture, restoring flexibility and […]
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