An Overview Morton’s foot structure is based on differences in the bone structure of the feet. At a point, it creates pain patterns in the foot. Additionally, it can create imbalances in gait that perpetuate trigger points and pain patterns in the leg and hip. This is a brief overview. Toes Are Not Created Equally […]
All of the posts related to a broader condition or syndrome are grouped into a collection. Those collections are listed below. For instance, the collection of Thoracic Outlet Syndrome is all of the posts on anatomy, pain patterns, self-care, therapy notes, and cases related to that syndrome. Sleeping and Trigger Points is a collection of
These post focus on therapy concepts, trigger points and treatment approaches related to sensory integration dysfunction.
This is a collection of posts about trigger points that refer into the torso and arm. Remember that people often feel a portion of the trigger point referral patter, not all of it. Sometimes, it is not just the dark red areas. You can read more about that in this post. Also, some people don’t
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This is a collection of posts about Pain patterns related to sleep. In these posts, you can find information on: trigger point patterns resulting in pain that may wake you sleeping patterns that activate trigger points which then bother you when you’re awake patterns that make it hard to get out of bed self-care for
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Trigger Points and Anomalies Make This More Complicated The thoracic outlet structures are complex. To make it more complicated, muscles like scalenes, pec minor, and levator scapula have statistically significant variations. Scalenes are quite variable in size, attachments, and, even, number of muscles. The pectoralis minor is variable in its attachment on ribs. Levator scapula
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Forward-Head Posture (FHP) is a syndrome. That means that it is a collection of symptoms that lead to more specific diagnoses. FHP, defined simply, is when, in your resting posture, your head stays positioned in front of your shoulders. How far in front? Many definitions say that it occurs when the external auditory meatus (ear canal) is
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Cervicogenic Headaches are headaches that originate from the neck. Often, people say that they have a headache that really seems like a neckache that goes into the head. Also, people have headaches and neck tension that they do not associate with each other. Many sites and texts do not reference the trigger point patterns of
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These posts are all related to your painful, stiff neck. Most people refer to the limited, painful rotation when they speak of a stiff neck. However, some people refer to difficulty in lateral movement (leaning from side to side). The majority of rotation (about 70%) happens in the joint between the first and second vertebrae,
