Internal scar tissues, also known as adhesions, are fibrous bands that form between tissues and organs within the body due to injury, surgery, or inflammation. While often invisible to the naked eye, their impact on skin health and overall well-being can be profound. Beyond the surface, these adhesions can hinder movement, disrupt organ function, and…
Muscle adhesions, often shrouded in mystery, are a common aspect of muscular health. These adhesions are fibrous bands or tissues that develop between muscle layers or around muscles, causing them to stick together. To better understand how to address muscle adhesions, it’s essential to delve into their definition and basic characteristics. Muscle adhesions may seem…
| Pain | It’s a problem. It’s a big deal. Pain is an indicator of muscle and joint damage, and it is warning you that whatever you’re doing has to stop. Why do you feel pain? This is a common question we can get in the office, and a good…
Chronic Low back or Neck pain If you’re reading this, you most likely suffer from some sort of chronic low back or neck pain. Ask yourself these following questions to help solve the problem: Is your pain worse in the morning? Does the pain get better after waking up and moving around? Have you had…
Rotator cuff injuries are common but not normal. Let’s understand which muscles makeup the rotator cuff and how they contribute to your pain. The rotator cuff is made up of 4 muscles, which are more specifically known as the Supraspinatus, Infraspinatus, Teres Minor, and Subscapularis. These muscles work together to stabilize the shoulder, which is…
Nerve Entrapment The buildup of muscle adhesion (1st video) can cause an unfortunate problem called nerve entrapment (2nd Video). There are over 100 places in the human body where a nerve can become trapped causing symptoms of numbness, tingling, aching, burning and pain. The symptoms result from increased tension on nerves. Nerves transmit information from the environment to…
Remember the days when you didn’t have tight hamstrings or maybe you’ve had them your whole life? One of the most common statements we hear from patients in our clinic is: “My hamstrings are really tight, I haven’t been stretching much lately, I think that’s why they’re so tight.” Contrary to popular belief, hamstring tightness is…
We’re sure by now that you, or someone you know, has reached for a foam roller to help with that tight quad or aching back. And while it may have provided some temporary relief, you find yourself needing to foam roll more and more, just to get less and less relief. So what’s that about,…
We were having dinner with a physical therapist a couple weeks ago, and talking about what we did as clinicians to get people better. Both parties being in the manual therapy and conservative care world, we assumed he had an array of treatment options for people to help with specific conditions. As we got further…