This is a problem in the clavicular division of the pectoralis major muscle, which is in the chest, just beside the shoulder that hurts. Change your activities: First, try to correct the perpetuating activity of wearing a backpack. Often, that is not possible as it is a part of the activities of daily living. Also, avoid […]
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The sacrotuberous ligament a thick band of connective tissue that ties the low back, sacrum, ilium, ischium and becomes the hamstring tendon. It usually requires some persistence to resolve. Don’t use heat here. It feels good but inflammation sets in a few hours later. making this worse. The first line of defense is ice. This
Here, you’ll find strategies for getting relief through self-care from pain at the base of the head with an earache. If you’d like to read more about how people describe the pattern and what they do to activate it, look at this other post. Pain in the base of the head and with earache is
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This post has self-care strategies for relief from neckache, headache, eye-ache. If you’d like to read more about how people describe this pain and the activities that create the problem and aggravate it look at this other post. Avoid this sharp bend at the base of the neck instead of using his eyes to look
There are several ways to get relief from coughing by releasing muscles that perpetuate the cough or produce pain. This is based on a neurological principle discovered by English surgeon John Hilton. Loosely stated, hot, cold, and pain travel in the same nerve, and stimulating the skin with cold neurologically relaxes the musculoskeletal structures underneath
Here, you’ll find how to get relief on your own with stretching, exercises, icing, etc. Look at this other post to learn more about how people describe this condition or aggravate the problem. Avoid sleeping or reading or watching TV, etc., with your head on the arm of the couch. Also, avoid sleeping with a
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Here, you can find relief through self-care from pain at the base of the head and under the shoulder blade. In this other post, you can read more about how people describe this pattern and the activities that create the problem. Avoid sleeping in awkward positions or, especially, under a draft. Chill aggravates this pain
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Here, you will find self-care strategies that offer relief on your own from this stiff hip with a spot of pain in the groin or calf. You can also read more about how people describe this pain and the activities that typically create the problem in this post. This problem heals more quickly and with less
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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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
