Category Archives: Muscle Pain
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Anatomy of the Elbow, Part 2
Posted on April 3, 2013 by Dawn in Anatomy, Human Body, Muscle Pain.Before we get into the ligaments and muscles of the elbow, I want to relate an experience I had yesterday. Recently I began to work with a fellow massage therapist. She has been booking 2-hour sessions, which is fabulous for me. The index finger on her right hand has developed some arthritis. It is swollen, stiff, and the range of motion is fairly limited. She has had these symptoms for two years! I said something to her about how she should have had it worked on before now (because massage therapists chronically do not get enough bodywork!), and she responded that she had tried a few times, but she couldn’t find a therapist that knew what to do with her arm and hand.
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Interview with Massage Nerd
Posted on August 14, 2012 by Dawn in Anatomy, Human Body, Muscle Pain, Press Releases for Full Circle, Questions and Answers, Self Responsibilty. No Comments. Continue Reading... -
Pectoralis Release Experience
Posted on August 8, 2012 by Dawn in Anatomy, Human Body, Muscle Pain, Questions and Answers, Self Responsibilty.While I was on vacation in Seattle, WA recently, I taught a four hour class at Northwest Academy, the school we hope to hold a class in at the end of October. I wanted to give the students a protocol they could incorporate into their regular massage and use, but not too much because we […]
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Bladder Experience Restored
Posted on August 8, 2012 by Dawn in Anatomy, Human Body, Muscle Pain, Questions and Answers, Self Responsibilty.The first involves a man we will call Matthew. Matthew is a man in his seventies who recently had surgery and was unable to urinate. Of course, Matthew had been on a catheter since being released from the hospital several months before. They had tried everything, and finally his doctors were talking about doing another […]
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Deep Tissue Work with Less Pain and Effort
Posted on July 20, 2012 by Dawn in Anatomy, Human Body, Muscle Pain, Physiology.Deep-Tissue Work with Less Pain and Effort Deep-tissue massage could be defined as a set of moves designed to guide the therapist into deeper tissues, or as a variety of strokes meant to treat a specific area of pain. Then again, deep-tissue massage could be defined as any technique that allows the therapist to contact […]
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Restoring Bladder Function after Surgery
Posted on May 9, 2012 by Dawn in Anatomy, Human Body, Muscle Pain, Questions and Answers.Hello everyone – Our family has welcomed a new addition. Last week my oldest daughter had a baby girl. The baby is fabulous, healthy, and cute as hell (of course!). My daughter, however, had various complications, one of which I would like to discuss here. After having an epidural, and extra epidural medication for repair […]
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Ligament Release to Address Atlantoaxial and Atlantooccipital Misalignment
Posted on November 7, 2011 by Dawn in Anatomy, Human Body, Muscle Pain.posted:10/31/2011 by Dawn Lewis Misalignment of C1, C2 and the occiput can lead to irritated nerves, localized pain, shoulder and arm pain, headaches or a twist in the dural tube that obstructs the flow of cerebrospinal fluid. To realign the atlantoaxial (AA) and atlantooccipital (AO) joints, and to alleviate pain and irritation, a therapist must […]
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Chronic Neck Pain 3 of 3
Posted on September 10, 2011 by Dawn in Anatomy, Human Body, Muscle Pain, Physiology, Questions and Answers.Issue: Chronic neck pain, continued….. Solution: The 66 year old client I am working on is an avid book reader. He drives for a living and reads in the car while waiting for customers. He cannot, however, lift the book up for any length of time because of his shoulder injuries. So, he lays the […]
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Chronic Neck Pain 2 of 3
Posted on September 6, 2011 by Dawn in Anatomy, Human Body, Muscle Pain, Physiology, Questions and Answers.Issue: Chronic neck pain, continued…. Solution: The chronic misalignment of the 66 year old client’s first ribs causes a chronic misalignment of C7 and T1. This begins the misalignment of the rest of the cervical vertebrae, as well as the upper thoracic vertebrae. So, first I used SMRT to release the ligaments in his cervical […]
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Chronic Neck Pain
Posted on September 2, 2011 by Dawn in Anatomy, Human Body, Muscle Pain, Physiology, Questions and Answers.Issue: Chronic neck pain Solution: First, I had to palpate to figure out where the problem seemed to be. This client was a 66 year old man with torn rotator cuff tendons in both shoulders. He had already had surgery twice on the right shoulder, but no surgery had been performed on the left. The […]
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My abdomen is sore and bloated
Posted on August 26, 2011 by Dawn in Anatomy, Human Body, Muscle Pain, Physiology, Questions and Answers, Self Responsibilty.Issue: My abdomen is continuously bloated and sore. Possible solution: This can be caused by many different things. You may have a diagnosable disease, such as diverticulosis. Alternatively, you may be low in enzymes and unable to digest your food. Another possibility is that you have recently taken antibiotics and have destroyed much of the […]
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Assessing the Clients Needs as a Therapist
Posted on August 24, 2011 by Dawn in Human Body, Muscle Pain, Questions and Answers.Question: As a therapist, I think there is a certain way to work an area to get maximum effect in the time allotted. Is this correct? Answer: Yes and no. First, I will tell you that I believe you should always, always be assessing the client and set your intention to work first and foremost […]
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Bunion Surgery
Posted on August 17, 2011 by Dawn in Anatomy, Human Body, Muscle Pain, Physiology, Questions and Answers.Issue: Basic bunion surgery. Suggestions: This is a surgery I had on my right foot, at the metatarsophalangeal joint of my big toe. Many people seem to have problems after this surgery. Either they eventually go back for another surgery, develop a Morton’s Neuroma, or simply never regain full function. I noticed that after my […]
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I am getting pain and tenderness at the elbow?
Posted on August 16, 2011 by Dawn in Anatomy, Human Body, Muscle Pain, Questions and Answers.Issue: Swelling, tenderness, and limited range of motion at the elbow. Solution: This was emailed to us by an 11-year-old boy. He plays quite a bit of baseball and is over pitching. Maybe the problem is poor form while pitching or maybe pitching simply isn’t for him. I don’t know. But what I do know […]
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Caution-Rotator Cuff Tear
Posted on August 15, 2011 by Dawn in Anatomy, Muscle Pain, Physiology.Okay, next week we will begin with movement to lubricate the joints in the area, move to stretches for the muscles and tendons, then to strengthening moves, and finally back to stretches. But, if you suspect you have a rotator cuff tear, proceed with caution. Remember, all of this is just free advice, I do […]
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Can overuse and stiffness cause injury?
Posted on August 15, 2011 by Dawn in Anatomy, Human Body, Muscle Pain, Physiology, Questions and Answers.My father has rotator cuff tears in both of his shoulders. Not from direct injuries but from overuse and stiffness. He doesn’t do much to work the range of motion in his shoulders and they are the stiffest part of his body. He does no stretching and, as he ages, little to no exercise beyond […]
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Will a rotator cuff tear heal on it’s own?
Posted on August 15, 2011 by Dawn in Anatomy, Human Body, Muscle Pain, Physiology, Questions and Answers.Will a rotator cuff tear heal on its own? Possibly, but not likely. The real trick is figuring out you have a rotator cuff tear sooner rather than later. I had one client, who had been a client for years, who came to me within two days of injuring her shoulder. I did the Spontaneous […]
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Symptoms of Rotator Cuff Tear
Posted on August 15, 2011 by Dawn in Anatomy, Human Body, Muscle Pain, Physiology, Questions and Answers, Self Responsibilty.What are the symptoms of a rotator cuff tear? Generally, if the tear is a supraspinatus tendon tear, which most are, the symptoms begin with abduction of the arm. Remember, supraspinatus is responsible for abduction (when the arm moves away from the side of the body) of the arm to the first 15 degrees […]
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Neck Pain
Posted on August 15, 2011 by Dawn in Anatomy, Human Body, Muscle Pain, Questions and Answers.Issue: An 8-year-old came to me with a sore neck. The pain was right underneath her occiput. Solution: Kids are not as resilient as we like to think. Bad pillows, crazy heavy back packs, braces, retainers, head gear, sleeping in strange places, it all effects them and the effects can be lasting. Luckily, kids do […]
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Sphenoid Bone Part 2
Posted on August 14, 2011 by Dawn in Anatomy, Human Body, Muscle Pain.The sphenoid bone, part 2 Part I showed us the many bones the sphenoid articulates with. Remember that any bone articulating with the sphenoid will be effected by it and will effect it. In part II we will look at one of the more common things effecting the sphenoid, the jaw. Rarely do you […]
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