A Quick Introduction to Pain Science
Let’s face it, pain sucks. Period. It can put a damper on our performance, may it be physically, mentally, and or emotionally. But what is pain? How does it work? Why does it function as such?
Referred Pain
Here are some scenarios I see as a massage therapist: “I had this chest pain that radiated to the arm last week but had gone to emergency and had all of the tests and nothing could be found.” Or “I have low back pain that keeps recurring intermittently for the last few years. But no […]
Why does my neck hurt?
A common question I receive in practice is “why does my neck hurt?” The problem with answering this is that there is not one answer you can give to everyone. The most common answer I give people is that posture is your issue. We have been developing the way we hold our body since we […]
Headaches
Nobody likes a headache… But imagine if you suffered from multiple headaches a month! Unfortunately there are people out there who do. Most of us have had one, usually occurring on occasion and lasting a few hours. We are the lucky ones. Some people are plagued with debilitating and intensely painful headaches which cause years […]
Being Injured Sucks
So it’s been awhile but I am injured again…Not bad, don’t worry and yes, I can still work! It just lead me to think again about my clients and how they feel when they come in upset about their ailing or injured body. We’ve all been through it to some degree and we can all […]