Headaches

If your body is hurting and nothing seems to help, we’ve got good news for you: your search for safe, effective relief is over. Los Angeles’ own Massage Revolution’s Back & Neck Relief Center has the largest team of neuromuscular massage therapists in the country, so it’s no wonder we’re[...]
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A myofascial trigger point (TP) is a hyper-irritable area in muscle that is commonly felt by palpating (feeling with the fingers). Although more sophisticated ways exist for locating TPs—ultrasound, microdialysis, electromyography, infrared thermography, and MRI—palpation with hands remains the most utilized due to its simplicity, efficiency, and low cost. For[...]
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Myofascial pain syndrome or MPS has become a very common diagnosis. Some 45 million Americans have symptoms of MPS, including trouble sleeping due to pain; deep, persistent or worsening pain; and extremely sensitive muscle knots. The tender spots are also known as trigger points , and these tiny zingers can[...]
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It’s the time of year for making a list and checking it twice. If one of the items on your list is to check the balance in your HSA or FSA and you discover a little extra, you might want to use some of those funds on a massage.[...]
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Migraine is a common type of headache that affects many people. It is characterized by recurrent moderate to severe pain which affects one-half of the head. Patient may also experience sensitivity to light, smells, or sounds, eye pain, and sometimes nausea and vomiting. There are oral medications that offer temporary[...]
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Do you get frequent headaches or migraines? Do you wake up in the morning with neck pain after sleeping? Do you have pain in the front of the neck? If you answered ‘yes’ to any or all of these questions, Massage Revolution here in Manhattan Beach can help clarify many[...]
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One of the most common complaints in America today is the 'tension headache,' a pain at the base of the skull that will often be accompanied by pain running up behind the ear, pain at or just in front of the temple, or more rarely in the ridge above one[...]
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Headaches from the back of the head, to the forehead and eyes, that feel like the whole side of the heads hurts, almost like a migraine, is common. The suboccipital muscles are the deepest muscles at the base of the skull and the major muscular source of this head pain.[...]
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If you're a chronic sufferer of that particular type of headache that feels like it stretches all along one or both sides of your head like a headband, there's some hope on the horizon. According to a study published in Cephalalgia (an international journal for headache studies)[...]
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Most doctors won't hesitate to tell you that (non-migraine) pain behind one eye is a result of some temporary condition -- sinus inflammation being the most common culprit. If you have chronic pain in that area, they often move directly to a much more dire suspect -- multiple sclerosis, for[...]
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