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Answers to Common Diagnoses
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How do physical and massage therapy help...
• If you strained your back or neck?
• If you have chronic pain or Fibromyalgia?
• If you strained or tore your rotator cuff?
• If you strained or ruptured your ACL?
• If you suffer from balance or coordination deficits?
• If you have chronic headaches? |
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If you strained your neck or back, we can... • Balance strength and length of muscles to stabilize the neck and back
• Perform soft tissue release to decrease painful knots and trigger points
• Retrain work and exercise patterns to improve muscular efficiency
• Work on postural corrections to decrease the recurrence of neck or back pain
• Address ergonomic needs in the car, on the metro, or while at work |
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If you have chronic pain or Fibromyalgia: • Gently coax spasmed muscles to relax through massage, myocascial release, or neuromuscular re-education to decrease pain and tension
• Usher the client toward proper movement retraining to improve muscular performance
• Coach the client to alter dangerous patterns of overexertion
• Incorporate craniosacral therapy to aid in decreasing central state over-activity |
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If you strained or tore your rotator cuff:
• Relearn patterns of shoulder motion to reduce strain on rotator cuff
• Improve muscle force production of synergistic muscle groups to improve the integrity of motion
• Demonstrate how to avoid dangerous movements so as to avoid further aggravation
• Retrain and rehabilitate injured rotator cuff muscles
• Reduce inflammation to allow proper rotator cuff function |
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If you strained or ruptured your ACL: • Incrementally and safely improve knee muscle strength
• Progress patient through all manners of sports-specific exercise
• Retrain power, speed, and endurance of quad, hamstring, abductor, and adductor muscle groups
• Return the client to safe activities of choice
• Regain flexibility of the quads and hamstrings to allow for smooth and efficient motion
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If you suffer from balance or coordination deficits • Ascertain which kinesthetic systems are involved: vestibular, visual, or proprioceptive
• Retrain each system using soft or hard terrain
• Use amplified or diminished visual cues to force greater use of lacking systems
• Employ tai-chi to help relearn balance strategies |
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If you have chronic headaches:
• Decrease tone into upper neck and shoulders via massage
• Treat any underlying TMJ problems
• Retrain home, sleep, driving, and work posture to eliminate aggravating factors
• Incorporate manual techniques to relax sore muscles
• Implement breathing and stress reducing exercises, including craniosacral therapy |
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