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In Remembrance
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Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,002
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In Remembrance
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 1,002
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Originally Posted by Jo*mar
Arrrgghh...
Any mention of trigger points, has any PT or anyone checked you for those ?
You cannot release a muscle until the trigger points are resolved.
I did not start to get really well until I learned about TrPs- I had them and I found them and got rid of them- mostly on my own with Tennis balls , dog ball, golf ball, finger and I even bought a pressure pointer at the beginning. I only really needed it for some specific ones in my back muscles since I couldn't get to them with the balls or anything else. It was still cheaper than a couple of PT visits LOL.
I did have some in my SCM & scalenes but those are touchy places best for a pro and my chiro got those resolved for me, only 2 tx for those, but we still had other stuff to work on then ,and the maintenance now, it just helps for me.
this post has a whole section on trigger points- it will help you to check your self to see if you have them - but if you have chronically tight muscles most likely you do have TrPS also.
http://neurotalk.psychcentral.com/post388-1.html |
I spent an hour reading some of the stuff you submitted on trigger point release that I had not known, but we have been doing with light massage in our own ignorance. I know that some docs will inject something into the "point" but I've found that to be ineffective. For me, I think it's the movement of the fluids, while releasing the point, as well as benefitting the surrounding areas with the movement, and the fact that we do it almost every day. The pain and trigger points and even myofascial trouble areas change every few days. What was true this week, was not last week.
When you are hurt, and most of your hours are spent at work, and you didn't hurt yourself outside of work, then you probably have a work comp injury that requires you get full treatment to cure or RELIEVE the injury, as well as permanent disability and whatever else to help you. If work is dragging their feet - or docs - on helping you, and TOS does get very bad very fast if you're working and they are not treating you - then you need to get a FREE consultation from at least one work comp expert lawyer as work comp is not a do it yourself job. There are too many factors to consider when you're sick like this, and you don't know for sure where it's headed, so take a look at my post on "Looking at the big picture" and see if maybe it is time for you to build a team to protect and help you.
God bless you.
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