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Good news for PAIN suffers
New hope for those in PAIN….
In many ways it does not matter
why you are in pain, just that you are. There is
hope and a way to reduce, and/or eliminate the
pain completely. Treatment Massage.
Most of us are not strangers to
pain, sadly. At some point in our lives we have
had that little twinge, nagging pain, injured or
broken something. What happens when pain persists
and what you do about it can make all the
difference.Typically our symptoms begin small, as an
ache, and very localized (which we tend to ignore
and/or tune out-it will go away).Over
time this ache increases many times into
full-blown pain and generally spreads out and
possibly to other areas.
Do you have to stop working?Maybe
reduce what you enjoy doing in life?Missing
out on those special moments with kids/grandkids
because your pain stops you?
There is
GOOD news….
The odds are good that what you
are experiencing has a simple solution, and not
permanent.Many
times pain and other symptoms can be reduced and
possibly eliminated completely if taken care of
shortly after you notice the symptoms. And yes
luckily-often even later you can get good results
also, it may just take longer and more effort on
your part.
Many times when pain shows up
and persists we head to our doctor. This is great
but many times people do not get helpful
answers/direction.Many times common ailments can be mistaken
and mistreated and sadly treatments don’t actually
fix anything.I see many patients that are frustrated
because they are not getting better.
Pain is usually accompanied by
inflammation/swelling.The treatment (from Dr’s)
for swelling is R.I.C.E. (Rest, Ice, Compression,
Elevation).This can make you feel better however it is
usually temporary because it really doesn’t FIX
anything. It is not addressing the underlying
issues/cause.It decreases the symptoms but not the
cause.Remember
Cause and Effect in school!That is
really what needs to be explored.Modern
medicine is famous for treating symptoms-helping
the issue temporarily, BUT this does not address
the cause or WHY you are having pain, so it
usually returns.Your body is talking to you. We just have
to figure out how to listen and understand what it
is saying.Many
times doctors only look at the immediate area of
pain you reported, they do not follow the story or
the path in the body. A very limited view, hence
the need for a WHOLEistic practitioner.
Your goal should be to find the
true cause and eliminate it. This article will
address this and help guide you.
At Stress Waived, We are
whole body practitioners and soft tissue nerds.Understanding
the structures and how they are suppose to work is
a start. Then exploring what is hindering that=the
cause and dealing with that directly will begin to
ease the pain.We have found over our years of experience
that many times where you feel the pain is not
where the problem actually is occurring.
In
general…
Our joints are designed to work
in certain directions. Muscles are what actually
make the joint move as they contract and release.Over
time it is our habits and routines that can cause
many of our issues. They accumulate as time moves
forward 9kind of like compound interest).We put
strain on joints and muscles when we do
actions/activities. Most of the time we don’t
realize that what we are doing will cause a
problem in the future. We do it because it needs
to be done, and we find a way to get it done
(chores, work, sports, etc…).When
muscles
are repeatedly tightened but not allowed to fully
contract (complete their full range of motion),
bad things happen.The muscle begins to grow
unwanted/unhealthy tissue, which over time hardens
the muscles tissues, not in a toned good way
either.
When muscles reach this state,
they pull even when not ‘in use” (doing the
activity that caused it).This
hardened form applies constant PRESSURE and strain
on all structures (joints, ligaments, muscles,
etc). This constant pulling causes inflammation,
the bodies natural response to injury, resulting
in pain.
How do we
eliminate the pain?
We have typically 3 options:
1-Ice, rest, compress,
injection of steroids, which helps decrease
inflammation and numbs the pain. This means your
brain does not get the signals fully that there is
a problem. This in itself can cause further
problems if you are not careful during this
healing.
2- Surgery. Cut part of the
tissue that appears to be causing the pain. This
may or may not solve the issue long term. If you
recall in the reading many times where you feel
pain is not always and the only cause of your
symptoms.
3-Convince the muscles to stop
pulling.
I hope the answer is obvious,
or at least which one to start with.
Number 3-of course.We have
found that convincing the muscle and other soft
tissue to stop pulling, results in decreasing
pain, almost immediately. Using a variety of hands
on techniques, which our massage therapists
specialize in, have this affect on the body with
great results. Most of the time it takes several
sessions to get permanent results-like going to
the gym-cant go once and expect wash board
abs-would be great but we are not designed this
way.
You have to manually break down
the hardened tissue(s), which restores blood flow,
increases movement without pain, and reconditions
the muscle. As this occurs (usually several
sessions), the feedback to your brain changes, and
your body will begin to heal with healthy muscle
tissue. As the unhealthy tissue breaks up the pain
decreases, how the muscle is used changes and the
strain dissipates.
Stretching alone sadly does not
usually work. Imagine stretching a rubber band
with a knot in the middle.
The ends stretch, as they are not affected but the
knot does not undo itself, it usually gets
tighter.The
affected muscles NEED to be worked directly to
unknot the knot. Kind of like taking gum out of
ones hair. One strand at a time—breaking the gum
(knot) apart.
This is
where WE come in…
At stress waived we have over
25 years of hands on experience in the pain relief
industry, we have seen and helped “fixed” this
condition countless times for many people with
various conditions: hamstring strains, lower back
pain, whiplash, carpel tunnel andSO many
more.
When you make an appointment
with us, you will…
-Get out of pain faster
-Find out how involved your
pain truly is
-Prevent permanent damage by
clearing it up early
-Learn techniques for
“homework” to encourage recovery more quickly
-Get back to normal daily
activities faster and be pain free sooner
-Avoid re-injury, learning how
to use your body
Remember, the best surgery is the one you can
avoid.If
you are still in the beginning stages, the time to
act is NOW.
You can text with
questions for your specific situation. We will do
our best to help and answer. The best is face to
face at an appointment.
Are you ready to be pain FREE?
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