why does pain not always show up immediately after injury?
WHY CAN PAIN TAKE TIME TO SHOW UP AFTER AN INJURY? Sometimes I get emails that beg to be answered via a posted article so that everyone can learn something (HERE’S ANOTHER ONE). The question below was sent to me by an individual who will remain anonymous. Understand that what she is going through is […]
the painful dilemma produced by fascial adhesions
FASCIAL ADHESIONSA COMMONLY OVERLOOKED CAUSE OF CHRONIC PAIN Annemarie Busschers I well remember an incident that happened while in Anatomy Class back when I was in Chiropractic School in St. Louis. The instructor was talking about the periosteum in relationship to a bone-bruise, referring to it as, “the single most pain-sensitive tissue in the body.” […]
why don’t i hold adjustments better?
WHY CAN’T I SEEM TO HOLD ADJUSTMENTS LONGER? CHRONIC PAIN is almost ubiquitous in our society — the number one thing that drives patients to my clinic. There’s a question that I am asked by someone almost every day. ‘Doc; why don’t I hold my CHIROPRACTIC ADJUSTMENTS better?’ I heard it three times yesterday — […]
fascial manipulation and the relationship to fibroblastic activity
FASCIAL MANIPULATION AND FIBROBLASTIC ACTIVITY Anatomist90 ANTERIOR NECK MUSCLES Anatomist90 RIB CAGE & ABDOMINAL MUSCLES “The human body must be considered as a functional unit, where every area is in communication with another through the fascial continuum, consequently originating perfect tensegritive equilibrium…The fibroblasts represent the foundation of the fascial system, […]
adhesed fascia, chronic pain, and fibrosis
“You’ve got this injury you just can’t shake. You take time off. You ice and stretch and do all the right things but you’re still limping home. You spend too much time trying to articulate your particular brand of hurt to those loved ones who still put up with you. You follow referrals to physical […]
five years of forearm and wrist pain solved in a single visit
EMAIL TESTIMONIAL: FIVE YEARS OF DEBILITATING HAND, FOREARM, AND WRIST PAIN GONE AFTER ONE TREATMENT Alan and his wife made the six hour trip from Topeka, Kansas to come and see me about a month ago. Five years ago, Alan was pulling cable off a huge spool that was not turning like it should have […]
face pain
Face Pain is Different than Headache “Head, neck and face pain are commonly encountered in the daily practice of therapeutic massage, physiotherapy and indeed medical practice. Muscles as a primary source of pain have long been recognized by massage therapists and sections of the physiotherapy and medical professions. Some of the leading workers in […]
fascial adhesions: the perfect storm of chronic pain
FASCIAL ADHESIONS: CHRONIC PAIN’S “PERFECT STORM”LEAVES SUFFERERS SHIPWRECKED FASCIA is the tough, mucousy, cellophane-like membrane that adheres tightly to nerves, blood vessels, and yes, muscles. One of the things I’ve learned from 25 years of treating patients is that if a person has FASCIAL ADHESIONS — Fascia whose fibers are not lined up in a […]
the causes of sciatica
TOP TEN CAUSES OF SCIATICA You would probably not be wasting your time with a Blog Post on SCIATICA if you or someone you love did not have pain, numbness, tingling, weakness, or combinations of all of the above in your leg(s). Stay with me for a few minutes and I will help you expand […]
chronic low back pain and the thoracolumbar fascia
Top-Ten Solutions for Chronic Low Back Pain Right now in America, there are tens of millions of people struggling with Low Back Pain (LBP). Proof? Allow me hit you with the mind-blowing statistics. For instance, the American Academy of Pain Medicine says that one hundred million citizens live with Chronic Pain. Numerous studies show that […]
Tensegrity, Connective Tissue, & Building A Dinosaur
Tensegrity Have you ever wondered how in the world dinosaur necks function despite the fact that some are longer than a school bus? It’s a great question. If the animal’s neck were in a vertical position most of the time, we would say that it is supported by its neck vertebrae. However, some of these […]