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Sphenoid Decompression – Craniosacral Technique

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CranioMuscular – Superior Vertical Strain

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Middle trapezius – Massage Therapy Notes

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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 – Neck tension when wearing a heavy coat

Overview Here, you will find self-care strategies for neck tension, pain, and irritation in the upper neck from a heavy coat or backpack. Additionally, this tension and irritation may extend into the shoulder. In this other post, you can find more about this pain pattern, what aggravates it, and how people describe it. An underlying …

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Self Care – Headache At Your Temple

Here, you will find relief through self-care for the headache at your temple that often comes with a stiff neck on the same side. This other post describes how people experience and create this trigger point pattern. This headache at the temple is one of the most common trigger points. There are many ways to …

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Upper Trapezius – Massage Therapy Notes

The upper trapezius acts more like an extra head of sternocleidomastoid than other extrinsic back muscles. It is often part of a larger problem with high-tight shoulders. Integrative Neuromuscular Massage involves addressing the other elevators of the shoulder girdle, especially the serratus anterior. Many therapists don’t treat these areas because it is inconvenient, awkward, and …

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Self Care – Burning and Itching along the Shoulder Blade

This post has quick relief and lasting relief strategies for the trigger point that creates a burning and itching pain along the inside of your shoulder blade. People tend to focus more on this trigger point because of the urge to rub and scratch in that area. However, if it lingers, they often seek topical …

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