Reversing Pain Caused by Thickened Fascia
Addressing Densified or Thickened Fascia to Address Chronic Pain Although I have been discussing THICKENED FASCIA on my site for at least 15 years (oftentimes referred to by the scientific community as fascia that has undergone a process of “DENSIFICATION“) there is some very cool new research on the subject. Studies that not only verify […]
Fascial Adhesions Lead to Chronic Pain: Solutions to a Cheerleading Accident
Although Cassie’s case was extremely common as far as what was wrong with her (FASCIAL ADHESIONS caused by SEVERE TRAUMA had caused unbearable neck pain, back pain, shoulder pain, and headaches), the mechanism of her injury was anything but. At age 11, she had been invited to be part of an elite cheer-squad, made up […]
The Thoracolumbar Fascia and Chronic Low Back Pain
Because back pain, especially low back pain (LBP), is so common in our society, it’s important to realize that there are things you can do to both prevent it and reverse it and its causes (MY ONLINE PATIENT HANDOUT FOR THIS). Furthermore, because a whopping 85% of LBP is considered to be “NON-SPECIFIC” (up from […]
Shoulder Pain Solutions in Mountain View, Missouri
Hollywood Actor Finds Relief From Chronic Shoulder Pain in Mountain View After watching the movie Green Book a few years ago, OUR FAMILY had no idea it would go on to win the Academy Award for “Best Picture,” but we did know that we had watched a truly great film. Wikipedia describes the movie thusly….. […]
the one-treatment wonder: how much relief of long-term chronic pain is it possible to get from a single treatment?
The first thing I’d like to do today is apologize for not putting much new material up in the past month. We painted our house while the kids are still living at home, trimmed trees, landscaped, hauled a year’s supply of firewood for our OUTDOOR BOILER, etc, etc, etc. Things have died down a bit and […]
low back pain, si problems, stenosis, sciatica or superior cluneal nerve entrapment?
ANOTHER STUDY TOUTS ENTRAPMENT OF THE SUPERIOR CLUNEAL NERVE AS CAUSE OF BACK & LEG PAIN I’ve written extensively about the thoracolumbar model of pain, which many experts argue constitutes as great as 7 in 10 cases of low back pain (HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, HERE, or HERE). Why is this important to grasp? Largely […]
new study deals with mri imaging of fascia in the musculo-skeletal system
NEW STUDY TOUTS MERITS OF MRI IMAGING FOR MUSCULOSKELETAL PROBLEMS / PAIN “Despite its presence everywhere throughout the body, the fascial system has received little attention in the imaging literature as it is regarded as a network of inert membranes barely involved in abnormal conditions. In a previous article, we detailed how MRI patterns of […]
fascia has contractile properties
IMPLICATIONS OF FASCIA’S ABILITY TO CONTRACT Although it’s not a totally new concept (I’ve spoken of it on several occasions — HERE, HERE, and HERE), a brand new study shed even more light on fascia’s ability to act as a contractile tissue. DR. ROBERT SCHLEIP led a team of 10 researchers from Europe and Australia […]
shoulder pain and tears of the glenoid labrum (the dreaded s.l.a.p. tear) & how to avoid surgery
DIAGNOSING AND TREATING PEOPLE WITH SLAP TEARS OF THE GLENOID LABRUM: AVOID SHOULDER SURGERY! “Non-operative treatment may help a large percentage of patients with a superior labral tear.”The opening statement of the SLAP lesion web page for the massive East Coast physician’s group, Rothman Orthopedics (Non-operative Superior Labrum Anterior to Posterior (SLAP) Before we get […]
years of post-surgical neck pain solved in a single visit
POST-SURGICAL CHRONIC NECK PAINSOLVED IN A SINGLE VISIT! Imagine a life of CHRONIC UNRELENTING PAIN. Imagine a life lived from a PILL BOTTLE. Imagine a life of being unable to do the things you’ve always loved, including taking care of your family. Now imagine that this is what you can look forward to for […]
woman drives from colorado for relief of chronic neck pain / tos
COLORADO CHRONIC NECK PAIN RELIEFIN MOUNTAIN VIEW, MISSOURI To look at Kim the first time you meet her, not only would you not think there was anything wrong with her, but in the fourth decade of life she looks like the picture of health. She hides her pain well. Almost thirteen years ago Kim […]
minnesota man drives to mountain view, missouri for a chronic pain solution
MINNESOTA CHRONIC PAIN RELIEFIN MOUNTAIN VIEW, MISSOURI “In one treatment my back and neck went from weak and fragile to strong and durable.” About three weeks ago Tedd drove 12 hours from Minnesota to see me for 25 years of chronic pain. We are talking CHRONIC NECK PAIN, CHRONIC MID BACK AND RIB TISSUE PAIN, […]
woman drives from florida for relief of her chronic pain
FLORIDA CHRONIC PAIN RELIEFIN MOUNTAIN VIEW, MISSOURI Lynda is one of those people who looks and acts much younger than she is. Holding down three part-time jobs that could almost be described as full-time hobbies, Lynda found her active lifestyle in jeopardy as three years of chronic hip and buttock pain had become almost […]
more on chronic non-specific back pain as related to fascia
CHRONIC, NON-SPECIFIC BACK PAIN…COULD THERE BE A SOLUTION FOR YOU? The longer I’m in practice, the easier it is to see why so many people are not finding relief from or long-term solutions for their chronic pain. Particularly for their chronic neck or back pain. MEDICINE IS INCREASINGLY BASED ON TESTING: It’s inarguable that […]
new news on the fascia front: highlights of the fifth fascia congress
THE LATEST IN FASCIA RESEARCHHIGHLIGHTS OF THE FASCIA CONGRESS Having mentioned the (then) upcoming FIFTH INTERNATIONAL FASCIA RESEARCH CONGRESS a couple of months ago, I thought I would comment on the article from the January issue of the Journal of Bodywork and Movement Therapies (Findings From the Frontiers of Fascia Research: Insights Into ‘Inner […]
neck pain from a 45+ year old whiplash injury solved in one visit nearly five years ago
FOUR-PLUS DECADES OF WHIPLASH PAIN SOLVED IN A SINGLE VISIT — FIVE YEARS AGO Carolyn is one of those upbeat people you can’t help but like — a go-getter’s go-getter. So when she started dealing with progressive hip pain that I was unable to help, I was eager to see if there was some […]
solutions to chronic back pain caused by adhesions of the thoracolumbar fascia
CHRONIC BACK PAIN AND FASCIAL ADHESIONS OF THE THORACOLUMBAR SPINEMIGHT THERE BE A SOLUTION FOR YOU? “The thoracolumbar fascia is thought to act as an internal ectoskeletal corset that transmits force between the arms and legs while protecting the static and contractile elements within the spine by minimizing friction.” From the study being discussed today Two months ago […]
the latest synopsis of myofascial pain syndromes
AN EXPERT REVIEW AND SYNOPSIS OF MYOFASCIAL PAIN SYNDROMES Dr. Bruno Bordoni recently wrote an article for STAT Pearls titled Myofascial Pain, in which he stated, “Different tissues work in harmony to make up the myofascial continuum. Thanks to the fascial tissue, all the muscles make up a network in constant connection, and it becomes […]
chronic pain from falling out of a barn solved with tissue remodeling
ADOLESCENT HAS CHRONIC NECK PAIN & HEADACHES FROM FALLING OUT OF A BARN LOFT ONTO HIS FACE…SOLVED IN ONE TREATMENT! I first met Tyler when he was a little kid and I was the AWANA game guy. He was a fun kid with a streak of orneriness. About four years ago his mom told […]
what do “invisible” fascial adhesions and fascia tears look like?
TORN OR ADHESED FASCIAWHAT IN THE WORLD DOES IT LOOK LIKE? Invisible. At some point in their life, everyone has secretly (or maybe not so secretly) desired to be invisible. There are a couple of all-too-common situations within the medical field, however, where being invisible is a bad thing — potentially a very bad […]