physical therapy secrets podcast-Stretch away muscle pain using safe stretches that target the tight muscles causing pain - Dont cover up the Pain

Dont cover up the Pain

09/09/16 • 13 min

physical therapy secrets podcast-Stretch away muscle pain using safe stretches that target the tight muscles causing pain

Masking the pain will only cause an acute problem to become a chronic problem and will cause more pain and degeneration. Treat the cause, not the symptom. It doesn't have to cost thousands of dollars to get out of pain. Stretch out the tight muscles that are causing the pain, compression and degeneration to permanently get rid of your problem

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Is it really carpal tunnel syndrome?

Are you experiencing hand numbness and weakness? These symptoms are often labeled as carpal tunnel syndrome when it may actually be scalene entrapment. Scalene entrapment is when the upper part of the brachial plexus gets impinged by the lateral neck muscle called the scalene. Stretch out the scalene and chest muscles as well as the forearm extensor and flexor muscles.

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Treating migraines

Did your migraines start happening years ago or have you had them most of your life? If they started in the last 5 years they may be coming from muscle problems. Do you know what is causing them? Is your migraines caused by a past whiplash or from your TMJ jaw problem?

I see 2 frequent kinds of migraines in my practice that can be drastically reduced by

getting at the problem, tight spasmed muscles inside and outside the Jaw and front

of neck. Trigger point therapy and massage are effective ways to decrease the severe spasms in the jaw area and front of neck to permanently address your migraine pain.