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Self Care: Headache In The Eyebrow

Here, you will find self-care strategies to relieve this headache in the eyebrow. Be aware that several headache patterns are just above or below the eyebrow. Take a look at this list of headache patterns to be sure that this is the right one. If you’d like to read more about how people describe this […]

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Self Care – Hip Pain when Stepping onto One Foot

Here, you will find self-care strategies for relief on your own from hip pain through the sacroiliac (SI) joint of your hip when stepping onto one foot. In this case, the hip feels unhinged and fragile. This pattern is often associated with a sharp, stiff pain in the lower back. How people describe this pain

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Self Care – TMJ stretch

Here, you will find a safe, basic routine for balancing the musculature that supports the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ). It provides relief from mild TMJ dysfunction, especially when used daily. The temporomandibular joint could be to be the most complex joint in the body. It has to accommodate a combination of hinging, gliding, and rotary motions.

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Self Care – Earache with Jaw tension

Here, you will find ways to get relief from the trigger point that creates earache with jaw tension. If you’d like to read more about how people describe the pain or what activities create the pain, look at this other post. A little gentle pressure while opening your mouth to stretch can offer great relief

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Self-Care – Headache Beside Crown with Eye pain

This post contains self-care strategies for the headache beside the crown that creates tired, achy eyes. If you’d like to read more about how people describe this pain and the activities that aggravate it, read this other post. If you would like to experience less of this pain pattern, avoid wearing hats too tightly across

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Self Care – Sharp Upper Back Pain Between the Shoulder Blades

Here, you will find strategies for relief through self-care for that sharp pain between your shoulder blades. If you’d like to read more about how people describe this pain pattern or the things you do to create it, look at this other post. Self-care for this type of sharp, upper back pain can be quick

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Self Care – Sharp Pain in Front of Shoulder, Tight Low Back

Self Care for this trigger point problem in the latissimus dorsi can be very effective. Use gentle and steady with the stretches and avoid aggravating it by jerking the arm up and forward for quick relief. If this is persistent, see your bodyworker. Avoid things that overload this section of the latissimus dorsi by pulling

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Self Care – Aching mid-back with tired triceps

Avoid things that yank your elbow from front to back, like cranking the lawnmower, raking, or letting that dog jerk the leash. That mid-back will start aching into the triceps. Likewise, This trigger point gets aggravated by allowing the rowing machine to jerk forward during the exercise. Awkward Twisting One client activated by compressing the

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Self Care – Pain in the Sacrum or Crest of the Hip While Sleeping

Here, we explore how to get relief on your own from pain in the sacrum (center of your hips) when sleeping on your side. In some cases, sitting or standing for long periods produce pain. How people describe this pain and the activities that activate it are discussed more extensively in this other post. Walking and

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