Neuromuscular Therapy

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What is Neuromuscular Therapy?

Neuromuscular Therapy is a highly specialized type of soft tissue therapy designed to relieve pain and return injured tissues to normal function. It utilizes specific, targeted soft tissue treatment, flexibility stretching and self-care to eliminate the causes of most muscular aches and pains. It can provide long-term pain relief where other approaches have failed. Neuromuscular Therapy balances the nervous system with the muscular and skeletal systems and naturally brings the body back into alignment. It addresses postural and muscular imbalances, nerve entrapment, ischemia (reduced blood flow to an area of the body) and muscular trigger points.

What are Trigger Points?

Identifying and treating Trigger Points (TrPs) is a significant aspect of Neuromuscular Therapy. TrPs are hyper-sensitive, pea-sized nodules, or “knots”, which develop in injured muscles. Trigger points can cause pain either at the site of the TrP or refer pain throughout the body. They can also cause tingling or numbness, muscle stiffness, fatigue, and/or weakness. Examples of referred pain include: sciatica-like symptoms, carpal tunnel- like symptoms, TMJ Syndrome and headaches. If not treated correctly, Trigger Points often cause debilitating pain which can last for years. Some causes of injury resulting in TrP pain may be activities that require repetitive motion, chronic physical or emotional stress, a fall or accident, and postural or muscular imbalances. Poor nutrition can also play a role in the development of TRPs.

What is Referral Pain?

Referral pain is caused by trigger points and is a phenomenon in which areas far from the trigger point suffer sensations of pain, tingling or numbness

The Five Primary Causes of Pain

• Ischemia: The lack of blood supply to soft tissues which causes hypersensitivity to touch.
• Trigger Points: Highly irritated points and muscles with referred pain to other parts of the body.
• Nerve Entrapment / Compression: Pressure on the nerve by soft tissue, cartilage or bone.
• Postural Distortion: Imbalance of the muscular system resulting from the movement of the body off of the normal longitudinal and horizontal planes.
• Biomechanical Dysfunction: Imbalances of the muscloskeletal system resulting in faulty movement patterns.
  
  

Specific Conditions Regularly Alleviated:

• Daily Living Pains and Strains
• Neck/Back/Shoulder Pain or Discomfort
• General Muscular Aches and Pains
• Arm and Hand Pain/Tingling
• Leg and Foot Pain/Numbness
• Tendonitis
• Whiplash
• Muscle Strains
• Chronic Conditions
• Headaches
• Arthritis
• Circulatory Problems
• Reduced Flexibility
• Sciatica
• TMJ Syndrome
• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

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