Here we will discuss anything that concerns your health, and primarily
imbalances in muscular tissue and fascia restrictions. However, since there are
many systems within each body, we cannot ignore discussing the influence on/of
the organs, cranial bones, and your energetic system. I practice holistic
therapy, and the way I apply this view of treatment is by taking a look at the
body as a whole unit instead of focusing exclusively on one body part or on one
specific muscle group. For example, if you have been plagued with neck
pain for years for no obvious reason, you will most likely not be helped by
hands-on work on your neck only. By taking your whole body in consideration, and
by questioning what you do/don't do, on a regular basis, we can start to paint
a picture of when your problem started and where it's coming from. It could be,
as crazy as it might sound, that it started with a blow to your head, hip
or any other part of your body. It could have been a traumatic event in your
life; the stress hormones that were released into your body tightened up the
fascia around your head to protect it from re-injury. It also could be from worrying too
much. When the body is in a state of fear, toxins accumulate in your system and
can put the body in imbalance with muscle spasms, tension, trigger points,
and restricted fascia as a result. At first you won't notice much in your
body or feel any pain, but sooner or later (later can mean decades)
you feel pain, or you feel discomfort and you have less range of motion when
trying to turn your head to the side. You book an appointment to treat your
condition and the therapist asks you how it started, and you say: "I have NO
idea where this is coming from!" So, that is why a holistic approach is
important when dealing with chronic pain. If we were to focus on only the body
part that is bothering you, we might never solve the problem. To take a look
at your alignment and posture may give a lot of valuable information. Often
we'll find evidence of a faulty work position that you have throughout the day.
Computer work for several hours a day is one big cause for pulling you out of
alignment with improper posture and various feelings of discomfort as
a result. There are times when we work on primarily one body part. For
instance if you injured your muscles of the shoulder (often described as Rotator
cuff injury) when hitting a volleyball with too much force, we will focus on a
particular muscle group to start with. As you feel better it is however
important to treat other parts of your body that might have been affected by the
injury. Other muscle groups start to compensate for the injured and weaker
shoulder and scar tissue builds up in the injury site and in the compensating
muscle groups... In the future, I will discuss health related topics such
as: What can I do on my own to feel better? When I have an injury,
should I use ice or heat? What is Sciatica and how do I know if I have
it? What is a trigger point and how do they form in my body? Can I get rid
of a trigger point? What's the difference between acupressure points and
trigger points? Why can abdominal work be important to treat my lower back
pain? What is thoracic outlet syndrome? How can I treat pain caused by a
herniated disk without surgery? Are there alternatives to surgery? What is energy
work, and does it really work? Stay tuned in to what's coming
next: How can Neuromuscular and trigger-point work help me? - Kicki |
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