Want to skip ahead?Here’s a link to my post about getting relief on your own. People reach back to touch the crest of their hip and say, “My low back hurts here.” Sometimes they trace up their low back and complain of tightness all the way up to be base of their ribs. When this […]
People tend to run a hand up and down their hip and complain of stiffness. Then, they focus on their buttock and say that it focuses on that spot. Often they complain of a stiff low back and included that area in their demonstration. Their low back is noticeably stiff to the touch between the
Want to skip ahead?Here’s a link to my post about getting relief on your own. People complain of nagging or achy pain on the edge of their sacrum. When this is more intense it extends over the hip and down the leg. Even then, the focus of pain is usually at the edge of the
People complain of pain in the tailbone while seated for long periods. Usually, it bothers them after a long drive in the car or sitting in a theater for long periods. Often, they have a unique pillow that prevents pressing on the tailbone, but it doesn’t help. People may also complain of pain around the
Pain on Sides of Hips Patients trace their fingers up and down the side of their hip and complain of constant pain. In addition, they might have some nervy” pain on the inside of their thigh or the “bone that they sit on.” The sensation at the “sits” bone tends to be more painful than
This post has a grid of posts about self-care for trigger point patterns that refer pain into the neck.
Want to skip ahead?Here’s a link to my post about getting relief on your own. Here, you’ll find information about the two trigger points that create headaches on the side of the head, above, and behind the ear. There are 3 or 4 headache patterns that come off the trigger points in the temporalis. Each
Pain Lifting Arm after Shot A shot to the shoulder can lead people to complain of sharp pain when lifting their arm. This specific pain often hurts less at the outset of lifting the arm but increases along the outside of the shoulder. The intensity then seems to decrease again as the elbow becomes level
Pain While Carrying Patients complain of this pain in the front of their elbow when picking up and carrying things. Heavier objects may produce sharper pain. Even moderately heavy objects can create an achy pain in the bicep with a sharper pain in the pocket of the elbow. This elbow pain tends to be less
The trigger point referral patterns discussed here all create pain in the elbow from trigger points in the triceps muscle. Mostly, this pain occurs when you forcefully straighten the elbow. When they are chronic, they hurt all the time. Many patients complain of “tennis elbow.” Therapeutically, it is called “lateral epicondylitis” and can come from
