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Pain is one of the most common reasons people seek healthcare, yet it remains widely misunderstood. Modern research shows that pain is far more complex than a simple response to injury. It is shaped by physical processes, emotional states, and social influences. By understanding the science behind pain, both clients and therapists can make more…
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Credit to Advanced Clinical Education for the resources below. Reintroducing loading: After a dry needling session, which can cause some soreness or inflammation, gradually increasing the load on the treated area helps to re-establish normal tissue function and prevent further complications. Improved blood flow: Movement and exercise promote cardiovascular and lymphatic circulation, which helps clear…
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What is a trigger point (TP)? “A hyperirritable spot within a taught band of skeletal muscle that is painful on compression, stretch, overload or contraction of the tissue, which usually responds with a referred pain that is perceived distant from the spot” (Symonds DG, Travell, 1999) One can also argue that TPs are basically a…
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“Essential oils are chemically classified as alcohols, esters, ethers, ketones, aldehydes, amines, amides, phenols, and heterocyclics. They are predominantly terpenes (about 80%), and over three hundred low molecular weight volatile compounds have been identified, which could have beneficial properties. The beneficial characteristics of essential oils sometimes involve different chemical elements of the compounds”. These gifts…
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The Quadratus Lumborum (QL) muscle group are in charge of lateral flexion of the trunk, in raising the hip on both sides and extending the lumbar spine. Tension in this area can mimic low back pain, hip pain, backache, lumbar myalgia, pain in SI (sacroiliac/ top of the hip ) region, hip and buttocks pain;…
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Straight out of Jane Fonda’s exercise videos in the 1980s, In fact, pain is a warning! The word “remedial” means “to apply remedy”. Therefore, Remedial Massage is about supporting the body to heal from an injury, tension or pain by changing sensory perception in the nervous system. If your massage is beyond the “good pain…