April 1, 2010 -
PRLog -- There is an epidemic of people with “shoulder”
tightness today. These are usually people that work in static positions for prolonged periods. These positions are usually those of upper and lower body flexion, like at a desk, on a computer, driving, etc. These patients remain in these positions on a daily basis, not knowing that our bodies were designed to move almost constantly. These biomechanical positions lead to discomfort, neck pain, headaches, and loss of general daily productivity. Almost all of these patients will have some type of deep neck flexor weakness, and posterior neck muscle tightness. Stretching, exercises, spinal adjustments, and ergonomic education are the only treatments that can conservatively treat these ailments. At Healing Hands Chiropractic we offer all of these services. Graston technique allows the practitioner to treat muscle spasms, and trigger points. trigger points are tiny parts of the muscle that become knotted and produce inflammatory chemicals and pain in the local area. Trigger points also cause referred pain patterns that feel like the pain is coming from other parts of the body. Graston technique allows the practitioner to place specific forces in the place of the tissue to not only force these trigger points out of them, but it breaks adhesions and scar tissue within the connective tissue. This treatment can reduce pain, increase range of motion, even increase fresh blood flow to the area.
http://www.healinghandsms.com/ Graston is nothing new. The Chinese developed a technique called Gua-Sha using similar, although shallower scrapings of the skin using buffalo horn. Check us out for more information about the practice in Downtown Gulfport Mississippi.
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Dr. Heidingsfelder at Healing Hands Chiropractic Clinic Gulfport is dedicated to bringing you the best, most complete care available using the latest techniques research can produce.
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