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Trigger Point Injection Trigger points are areas where you have muscle pain. A trigger point injection is a shot given in the trigger point to relieve that pain. A trigger point might feel like a knot in your muscle. It hurts to press on a trigger point. Sometimes the pain spreads out (radiates) to other parts of the body. For example, pressing on a trigger point in your shoulder might cause pain in your arm or neck. You might have one trigger point, or you might have more than one. People…

Hi Patry, Thank you for sharing your notion about “recurrent acute episodes of low back pain”. According to Shinichi et al. (2016), ninety percent of adults will have an episode of low back pain (LBP) in their lifetime, moreover about 24-87% will experience the recurrence of the LBP a year following the acute bout. Petersen and Lystad (2016) presented a case report about a 48-year-old male police officer, complaining of acute LBP of two weeks duration. Two months later after the first episode…

Special Populations Massage Special populations massage is for a group of people that have distinctive life circumstances that set them apart from the typical adult population. In special population, contraindications maybe different that in a clinical application massage, therefore more information is required about the individual so that the planning of the massage may go without any complications. Special populations is different than clinical application massage, due to special populations…

When distracted by pain, the last thing considered is how well the mind is feeling, but that may be more important than what scientists originally thought. Mental state has been found to affect humans, as a species, significantly more than what the average person may realize. It can affect how a person feels physically as well as emotionally. In recent studies it has been found that the psychological state affects pain specifically. It can even affect how a person will recovery from major and…

My faith has always been the driving force of my life. I live by the notion that everything happens for a reason. Ecclesiates 3:1 declares, "For everything there is a season, a time for every activity under heaven." When I first began my college career, I struggled trying to find the best career path for myself. For years, I went through the motionsof taking classes and preparing my schedule in a way in which I believed my college experience should be, until one day I realized that I was not…

Lifestyle of a Physical Therapist: No Pain No Gain Although obtaining a career as a physical therapist is challenging, it is a beneficial career because their ultimate goal is to assist patients in rehabilitation, treatment, and prevention. Physical therapists are also known as PT’s and their job is to assist patients by helping them to limit the amount of pain a patient has and enhance their range of motion (movement). A PT is the main part of the patient circle of care precisely like the…

One of the home remedies for gout that I haven't tried is Epsom salts. So I have no direct experience of its effectiveness. But I have done a deal of research and have found many instances where people have spoken about how well it worked for them, and I have discovered many health articles on the subject which also seem to speak highly of it. So, bearing in mind that I cannot vouch for its effectiveness -- although I've no reason to believe that it isn't as good as people say -- here's a…

a) How does movement change across the lifespan? Postulate the reasons why these changes occur across the lifespan. When we are young, our brain’s plasticity occurs faster (1), this helps us (when young) learn important movement in order for us to be able to sit, kneel, stand up, walk, and perform other functional activities. As we age, our brain’s plasticity starts to decrease and our motor learning decreases. Changes in our brain’s plasticity and our body, decrease the movements that we can do…

Dry Needling in Physical Therapy In physical therapy there are a heap of techniques used to ease, relieve, and ultimately get rid of pain. Everything from physical rehab to psychological and mental rehab are used across the US, but one new technique is beginning to raise a lot of questions and concerns behind its practices. Dry needling is a safe and effective technique used to treat myofascial pain, which is a chronic condition that affects the tissues that cover the muscles. The current issue…

The current study compares the efficacy of constraint induced movement therapy on various practice basis, that is, massed practice and distributed practice in the rehabilitation of hand dysfunction in post stroke subjects. Most rehabilitation strategies for hemiplegic patients are aimed at compensatory means rather than restoration of upper limb function. Typically, patients are taught to use the unaffected limb and various assistive devices for activities of daily living to regain independence.…