This post describes how you can get relief from pain in the biceps that is sometimes felt in the collar bone or forearm. More detail about how patients describe this and activities that aggravate it can be found in this other post. Once this trigger point has become irritated, activities that press down will elicit […]
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This post focuses on self-care strategies for tensor fascia lata. It produces pain and tingling along the side of the thigh that may extend to the front of the shin and big toe. You can read more about how people describe those patterns in this other post. Sitting Avoid sitting while keeping the hip sharply
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Forward-Head Posture (FHP) is also known as iHunch or iPosture because it is so often created by texting. Keep your hips against the back of the chair while sitting for long periods. The guy on this end of the picture is the worst but it isn’t just that his head is forward. The woman next
The sternocleidomastoid is complex and produces many different symptoms. These self-care exercises work for any of the posts about sternocleidomastoid. Managing this muscle has benefits ranging from calming your anxiety to headaches around the brow, headache in the forehead, sinus headache, or getting rid of a nagging cough. Reading Position This guy looks so sophisticated
There are many posts where I discuss problems created by poor seated posture, so here’s a post about how to sit to avoid creating problems. This post explores two different approaches to minimizing the pain and discomfort of sitting at a desk. First, actively sitting in a balanced posture, and secondly, passively supporting postural imbalances.
Here, you will find self-care strategies for cramping and seizing hamstrings. As well these people often have pain in the back of the hip or calf. Look at this other post for more information about how people describe and create that pain. Side-to-Side Movements In the short term, discontinue exercise on uneven ground. This rest
Here, you will find self-care strategies for relief from pain extending down the IT band, extending behind the ankle. Additionally, in this other post, you can find more information about how people describe, activate, and aggravate this pain pattern. If possible, discontinue running and walking on uneven ground for a short while. The lateral glutes
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Here you will find ways to get relief from pain created by the quadratus lumborum and multifidi. They work together to create several patterns, depending on the location of the trigger point. These patterns include pain along the crest of the hip, pain in the sacroiliac joint, and pain in the buttock. Fragile, unstable low-back
Overview Here, you can find self-care strategies for relief on your own from trigger points in the pectoralis minor. Typically, this includes pain in the front of the shoulder when lifting your arm. Additionally, there may be pain in the forearm and occasionally the hand. In this other post, you can read more about how
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This problem in the forearm comes out of trigger points in the sternal division of the pectoralis major muscle in the chest. Change these activities: Avoid activities where you push your arm(s) together in front of you. This typically involves exercises like pec deck machines and chest flys. Most people don’t associate forearm pain with
