Massage LA Health Updates

There are two types of muscles that help facilitate motion in our hips and lower extremities: tonic and phasic. Tonic (postural) muscles are always working or contracting to keep us upright. Therefore, these muscles tend to be tight and short. When we sleep, they contract or shorten and are taut[...]
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There are so many people suffering lumbar back pain that it's easy to get lumped into the same category if your chronic pain occurs even lower down. But if your chronic pain is distinctly less lumbar and more tailbone, it might be that the pain you're feeling has its origins[...]
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Muscular trigger points aren't all the same -- some are active, meaning that they cause pain either constantly or when the muscle is used; others are passive, meaning that they exist, but don't have any noticeable effects. Or do they? It turns out that a study published in the Global[...]
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Carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) is a common condition that affects around 6-12% of the population and can result in significant pain and disability. The financial costs associated with CTS can be staggering – ranging from $45,000 to $89,000 per patient over a six-year period when productivity loses are taken into[...]
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A fascinating study published in the Journal of Bodyworks and Movement Therapy validated a longstanding theory held among myofascial therapists. There's long been a strong correlation between the 'line' of lower back pain people feel -- whether the pain extends along the belt line (left to right), or along the[...]
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In the world of myofascial trigger points, pain often originates far from where it's felt -- but sometimes, not THAT far. That was the case in a study published in the Journal of Manipulative Physiological Therapy, wherein 20 patients reporting neck pain were treated -- half with proper release of[...]
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According to a study published in the Archive of Physical Medicine & Rehabilitation, 72 patients who turned up with pain in the upper back -- between the spine and the shoulder blades. An amazing 61 experienced "moderate" to "profound" pain relief when a qualified[...]
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The world of referred pain is a weird and wild one. Case in point: a study by the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine found that when labored breathing -- such as when you're participating in sports, or in the case of a lung disease like emphysema -- and[...]
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If your back is often stiff, and bending or twisting causes twinges of pain that make you want to yelp, there are quite a few potential causes. If you've gone through a normal regimen of standard doctor's orders, and it hasn't helped to any noticeable degree, a study from the[...]
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According to a series of case studies by the Jordi Gol i Gurina Foundation, if you have a pain at the point of your shoulder blade that spikes in intensity while reaching above your head or stretching forward, the problem is probably in your armpit.[...]
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