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Self-Care – Spot of Pain Behind Shoulder

Here, you will find strategies for relief from that small spot of pain behind your shoulder. For more information about how people describe this pattern, look at this other post. This problem usually, but not always, occurs after you have resolved pain problems in the infraspinatus. Not caring for this may re-activate a pattern of pain […]

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The Gift of Relief and Self-Care

It was the night before ChristmasAnd all through the houseMother’s back was achingDad was being a grouse. The children were all snuggledUp in their bedsUnable to sleepBecause of the dread They’d seen mama grimaceAnd Daddy complainWould tomorrow be a bust?On account of their pain? Looking for a gift that will bring longer-term happiness than a

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Self-Care – Mid Back Pain Often with Stiff Low Back

Here, you will find relief through self-care for mid-back pain that extends upward, forward and creates a stiff the lower back. If you’d like to read more about how it feels or what aggravates this condition, read this other post. Cycling Cycling can easily aggravate the trigger point that creates this mid-back pain. This is

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Self-Care – Radiating Pain Under the Shoulder Blade

Here, you will find strategies for effective relief o the nagging pain under the shoulder blade created by iliocostalis cervicis, If you’d like to read more about how people describe this and the activities that aggravate it, look at this other post. Acute or Chronic If this is acute and sharp, you will have to

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Feel Your Craniosacral Cycle

This post offers you a simple way of palpating your craniosacral cycle. It isn’t magical and doesn’t require some special metaphysical insight. I’ve taught hundreds of people to palpate their craniosacral cycle. That includes students who took classes from other craniosacral courses and never felt the cycle. Some students took a few tries to feel

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Shoulder Pain Relief with a Tennis Ball and Stretching

You can get relief from shoulder pain by using a tennis ball on the shoulder. The process is fairly simple and effective. However, you will need to be careful to avoid a few basic mistakes. Done well, you get relief. Done poorly, you can aggravate the problem. The Landscape The Playing Field The infraspinatus is

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Self Care – Irritating tags and Shoulder Straps

Here, you will self-care relief for the middle trapezius. It has two pain patterns. You can read about them in these posts about the pain patterns and things that aggravate them. First, it creates irritating tags and burning between the shoulder blades. Second, it creates a sore top of the shoulder near the tip from

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Self Care – Sharp Pain Across Top of Hips

Here, you will find self-care for relief from sharp pain across the top of your hips. I probably give this post to more clients than any other to help with low back pain. If you’d like to read more about how people describe the pattern, see an example and review activities that aggravate it take

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Self Care – Kneeling Stretch for Hip Flexors

Here, you will find a reliable self-care approach for hip flexors. For good reasons, this is one of the classic stretches for hip flexors. First, it gives you lots of control. Second, it allows you to be very specific. At times, this is too intense and creates some sharp pain across the top of your

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