Neuromuscular Therapy Treats Many Common Pain Problems                               

      •    Chronic Pain    

     •    Migraines
     •    Rotator Cuff Injuries
     •    Poor Posture
     •    Stress Related Disorders
     •    Repetitive Strain Injuries
     •    Neck & Shoulder Pain
     •    Lower Back Pain
     •    Muscle Pain or Injury   

     •    Sciatica
     •    Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
     •    Restricted Movement
     •    Temporomandibular Joint

           Dysfunction (TMJ)
     •    Muscle Spasm
     •    Joint Pain

     •    Myofascial Pain Syndrome

• And More
  

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Benefits of Neuromuscular Therapy

What to Expect

 

• Improved Posture
• Restored Mobility
• Reduced Pain
• Decreased Tension
• Reduced Pressure on Nerves
• Rebalanced Biochemical Function                                                                 
• Get Your Life Back! Feel Good Again!

 

 A Little More About NMT

Neuromuscular Therapy is Based on
 6 Physiological Factors
that May Cause or Itensify Pain

• Ischemia is a lack of blood supply to the soft tissues, resulting in a lack of oxygen & nutrition to cells and an accumulation of waste products Ischemic tissues are sensitive to touch or locally painful.

Picture right: Ischemic pain in the neck and upper back. The blood flow is constricted by tight muscles & surrounding tissue.

• Trigger Points occur when nerves fire impulses at a rapid speed into an area of the body other than that which has been traumatized. Because of trigger points, the cause of serious pain may often be far from the actual site of the pain. This, in turn, inhibits proper blood flow, which causes ischemia an often leads to more pain and discomfort.

• Nerve Compression or Nerve Entrapment: Compression is pressure on a nerve by bone, cartilage or soft tissue. The role of the soft tissues in nerve compression is vital. Failure to treat the associated soft tissue often treats the symptom without eliminating the cause of the pain. 

Entrapment is the most common type of pain and always causes ischemia. Ignored, it can produce associated trigger points.

• Picture Left: The Sciatic nerve is prone to entrapment by a tight Piriformis muscle in the hip, resulting in inflammation of the Sciatic nerve and pain in the low back, hip and leg.

• Postural Distortion or muscular contraction occurs when there is an imbalance of the musculoskeletal system resulting from movement of the body off the coronal, midsagital or horizontal planes. When the body tries to compensate in an effort maintain structural balance, muscle contraction, body distortion, and pain result.

Picture Left: Poor posture can result in ischemia, trigger points and nerve entrapment or compression, resulting in pain.

• Nutritional Considerations are important in the treatment of pain as certain nutrients are stimulating to the nervous system and may play a role in chronic pain.
  
  
  

• Emotional Wellbeing/Stress Management - There is a link between our mental health/stress levels and chronic physical pain.

Neuromuscular Therapy
Breaks the Stress-Tension-Pain Cycle & Restores the Nervous System to Normal Functioning

 Neuromuscular Therapy (NMT) is a specific and scientific approach to muscular pain relief that helps to bring balance between the musculoskeletal system and the nervous system.

NMT is based on neurological laws that explain how the central nervous system maintains homeostatic balance. These same laws dictate how the central nervous system initiates pain response.

Using NMT techniques, the therapist palpates and searches individual muscles, tendons, ligaments and fascia to locate and treat problem areas. NMT is a thorough program of recovery from acute and chronic pain syndromes.
 

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