Low Back Pain – Paraspinals
Deep vs Superfical Paraspinals The chronic low back pain multifidi and longissimus cause can be severe. Of the seven primary muscle groups that refer pain into the low back these are the only two of them live in the [...]
Upper Crossed Syndrome and Chronic Pain
Upper Crossed Syndrome and chronic pain (UCS). The imbalance of four key muscle groups underlies many cases of headache, neck and upper back pain. Upper back and neck pain is epidemic in our culture. It has surpassed [...]
Improve Posture by Opening the Chest
We often find that we can improve posture by opening the chest muscles and fascia. Stretching and opening key tissues in the chest is a vital step in the process of correcting head forward posture and rounding of the [...]
Strengthening Cervical Flexors Reduces Pain
If you have headache, neck, and upper back problems, strengthening cervical flexors reduces pain. This is a key consideration in Upper Crossed Syndrome and Forward Head Posture generally. Several muscle groups that flex the neck forward. At first, [...]
Back Pain and Head Forward Posture
We treat more back pain than any other complaint, split about evenly between upper and lower back pain. Additionally, most of the people we see whose chief complaint is low back pain (LBP) also often concede that they have [...]
Erase Pain Through Movement
I started taking dance classes years ago, after many rounds of physical therapy for an assortment injuries. I was awkward and clumsy, but I stuck with it for quite a while. I noticed that some of my nagging [...]
Reducing Upper Back and Neck Pain
Virtually everyone wants to Reduce Upper Back and Neck Pain! It is understandable that we focus on locations that are painful. These areas are all strained by head forward posture and rounding of the shoulders. It is useful [...]
Strengthen Shoulder Depressors to Reduce Pain
Our trapezius or "traps" divide into three sections. They have have radically different shapes, fiber directions and primary movement functions. Yet, this does still behave as one muscle. In particular, when our lower traps are weak or inhibited, our [...]
The Spiral Line – Muscles and Fascia Doin’ The Double Helix!
Headaches are often triggered and/or aggravated by a constellation of muscles of the neck that contain taut bands, trigger points and other dysfunctional segments. Understanding the relationships between these muscles helps determine approaches for treatment and as well as [...]
Diaphragmatic Breathing Reduces Back Pain
Low back pain is routinely listed as the largest cause of chronic pain in the US. It is responsible for more occupational disability than any other cause. It doesn't seem possible that simply practicing diaphragmatic breathing reduces back [...]