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Stiffness at the Base of the Neck When Turning – Massage Therapy Notes Read More »
Overview Scalene muscles produce a number of patterns that can be experienced separately. These self-care strategies are great for relief from that pain and tingling in your hand along the index finger and thumb. Often, this includes pain in the upper back, along the shoulder blade described in this post. Additionally, it can leave you
Self Care – Scalene Pain of Upper Back, Arm & Hand Read More »
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Here, you will find strategies for relief through self-care. If you’d like to read more about how people describe this pain, look at this other post. It also has links to anatomy and massage therapy notes. Avoid the activities that aggravate this, like jutting your chin forward to look at the computer screen. Additionally, bobbing
Self Care – Headache All Over Or In A Band Around The Head Read More »
This post reviews the anatomy of the posterior suboccipital muscles. Anterior suboccipital muscles are found in this post. The posts related to anterior suboccipital muscles are included in the grid below. The suboccipital muscles attach the atlas and axis to the bottom of the occiput. They secure the head on the atlas and fine-tune the
This simple set of stretches has 3 parts: Part 1: Release the Top of the Neck I’ve worked with neck specialists for over 20 years. I’ve seen hundreds of cases where balancing the upper neck immediately changes the lower neck without ever working on the lower neck directly. Don’t underestimate the importance of these first
Self Care – Seated Stretches for Stiff, Swollen Hands Read More »
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Pain around Thumb Pad People complain about pain just inside the shoulder blade, thumb, and index finger. Notably, it doesn’t always create pain in the hand; sometimes, it tingles like it is “falling asleep” or “going numb.” Sometimes, they have pain or tingling when reaching out with the hands near shoulder level, like when you’re driving
Overview Scalene anatomy is more variable than most muscles. They vary in their attachments and size in 40-71% of the reviewed studies. Scalenes are 3 (sometimes 4) muscles on either side of the neck. This is one of those muscles that makes it hard to say which end is the origin and which end is
Overview Semispinalis capitis anatomy is significant for managing pain. It is a large muscle that extends the head, perpetuates forward head posture, and squeezes the greater occipital nerve. Origin Insertion Function Nerve The functional anatomy of semispinalis capitis is significant regarding upper cervical pain. It attaches to the occiput and then usually skips the first
