Take-One Nurse Headstand was in her 40s when she first started seeing me. An academic, she taught at a major university and heard about me through some colleagues. Coincidentally, I was fascinated with her work. She had written chapters for textbooks on sensory integration specifically for therapists. Working with her was easy. She was sensible […]
Here, you can find ways to get relief on your own from elbow pain that flares up when pushing. In this other post, you can read more about how people describe this pain and the activities that typically create the problem. You can usually get lasting relief with the recommendations below. Avoid activities that straighten
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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
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Here, you can find ways to get relief on your own from pain in the back of your shoulder that flares up when you reach up and around. You can read more about how people describe this pain and the activities that typically create the problem in this other post. You can usually lasting relief
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The triceps brachii, as the name implies, is a 3 headed muscle on the posterior upper arm. It has a lateral, medial, and long head. The long head attaches to the scapula and ulna, trapping the humerus in-between them. Origin Insertion Function Innervation The Triceps brachii is woven with the muscles and neurovascular bundle of
Professor Slate came to me with shoulder pain in his golf swing. Right at the end of the swing, he would get pain in the shoulder. Previously he’d had problems with a frozen shoulder. But we’d taken care of that. A Good Working Relationship Professor Slate was a slim man in his early 50s. I
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These patients come in with one of two scenarios. First, some people come in with unresolvable “carpal tunnel.” These patients have a band of pain over their wrist that they can’t shake. Some have taken on a wrist brace or have seen a doctor who recommended one. Often they are careful with how they sleep
