Client Description People gesture up and down the front of the shoulder and complain of “biceps tendon pain.” When I ask if there is a motion that creates the pain, they lift their arm inContinue reading
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Trigger Points – Pain when pitching or reaching behind your body
Client Description People complain of pain in the front of the shoulder, back of the upper arm, forearm, and hand. The primary complaint is in the shoulder, especially when reaching behind the back to fasten aContinue reading
Trigger Points – Vague pain in the back of the shoulder and arm
Client Description People usually complain of vague pain in the back of the shoulder and arm. This pain often occurs in passive postures where they are using the long head of the triceps o stabilize theContinue reading
Trigger Points – Aching mid-back with tired triceps
Client’s Description People complain of an area of aching pain at the base of their shoulder blade. They can’t reach it and may ask to trace the spot on my back or on the illustration thatContinue reading
Trigger Points – Hard to Resolve Forearm Pain
Pain across the chest and down the arm is similar to the sensations of heart attack. Most of my clients have already checked with their heart specialist and tests show that they are OK. PeopleContinue reading
Trigger Points – Pain Along the Collar Bone and Down the Arm
Client’s Description People seldom have any part of this pattern as their primary complaint. When this is a problem, the entire pattern can usually be elicited by pressing up under the collar-bone near the sternum.Continue reading
Trigger Points – Pain in the Front of Shoulder When Lifting Arm
Client’s Description People complain of pain in the front of the shoulder when lifting the elbow above the shoulder or back at shoulder level. This pain is less distinct and focused unless the person has aContinue reading
Trigger Points – Stiff, Swollen Hands in the Morning
Client’s Description People complain about awakening with stiff and swollen hands. Some of them have problems with tingling and sleeping hands in the night. They often get up and move their arms around until the tinglingContinue reading
Trigger Points – Shoulder Pain While Steering
This is an interesting pattern as I usually only see a few cases a year of it but have seen a lot of it this year. Research also speaks of it as being a lessContinue reading
Trigger Points – Can’t Reach Pain Under the Shoulder Blade
Client’s Description People complain of pain under the shoulder blade that can’t be reached. It aches fairly constantly. This pain can become so vague, unreachable and constant that people do not consider it in their pain patternsContinue reading