Physician assesses bilaterally to compare limbs and monitor for any aggravation of symptoms. Physician examines in both frontal and sagittal planes. Additional tests may include single-leg hop for distance and vertical jump.
Chronic pain may root from several different conditions. That is why our therapists take a holistic approach in treating every condition. This means that our team will work with you to find the root cause of your problem and treat it. While there are many potential causes of chronic pain, some of the most common include:
Neuromuscular Therapy will be used to address five elements that cause pain:
1. Ischemia: lack of blood supply to soft tissues which causes hypersensitivity to touch.
2. Trigger Points (TrP’s): highly irritated points in muscles which refer pain or sensation into other areas. These occur when nerves fire impulses at a rapid speed into an area of the body other than that which has been traumatized. Because of this the cause of severe pain may be quite removed from the actual site of pain.
3. Nerve Compression or Entrapment: Nerve compression is pressure on a nerve by cartilage or bone. Nerve entrapment is pressure on a nerve by soft tissue, usually muscle. Realigning vertebrae without treating associated soft tissues frequently treats the symptom and not the cause. Treating the surrounding soft tissues (i.e. muscle, fascia) that cause or maintain the dislocation or imbalance is imperative, and can have long lasting effects.
4. Postural Distortion: imbalance of the muscular system resulting from the movement of the body off its axis. The body will compensate in an effort to retain balance. Trauma, gravitational pressure or psychological patterning causes the soft tissue to become thicker, denser and harder. Muscle contraction, body distortion, and pain are the result. By determining why the compensation has occurred, the distorted patterns can be eliminated, proper posture restored, and associated pain diminished or eliminated in most cases.
5. Biomechanical Dysfunction: imbalance of the musculoskeletal system resulting in faulty movement patterns (i.e., poor lifting habits, bad mechanics in a golf swing or tennis stroke, computer keyboarding). Repetitive strain of certain soft tissues results in adapted movement patterns that become muscular “habits” and must be reeducated.
Paul Simpson - The Benefits of NeuroMuscular Therapy are to relieve pain, discomfort, tension, and increase mobility, flexibility, and coordination. To this end, NeuroMuscular Therapy provides a systematic method of determining exactly which muscles and respective Trigger Points are the cause of the problem. By following the Pain through its referral pattern back to the initiating Active or Key Trigger Points and then releasing these Trigger Points along with any other associated Latent, Secondary, or Satellite Trigger Points, NeuroMuscular Therapy relieves many common painful conditions.
Healing Touch Charlotte, Inc. - What Else You Should Know About Neuromuscular Massage?
Neuromuscular Massage can be painful at first. Always discuss with your massage therapist if you feel there is too much or too little pressure applied.
During a Neuromuscular Massage session the massage therapist can sometimes use a little wooden device called a T-bar to apply additional pressure.
Mantis Massage - Neuromuscular massage works by targeting areas in soft tissue (i.e. muscles and fascia) for a very specific therapeutic effect. This typically means releasing what is called a “trigger point” or a knotted bundle of muscle. Over time, or with injury, the muscle bodies can develop these knots that lead to pain and reduced function. Your neuromuscular therapist will seek out and release these knots to relieve any tension and rehabilitate the entire area.
