Just found that trigger this am. very important to the healing of my shoulder pain. This trigger hurts pretty good for sure. Anticipating some real good relief from this.
Thank you for this informative, well researched and extremely relevant information. I plan to go on to study Trigger Point therapy , this was the best Intro ever!
Hey Nice video.. I was googling cause I started to feel pain in that area, so now I know what it is and how can I treated, at least some therapy to do in home.
Based in the Uk, I developed crippling pain in my front left jaw. The pain lasted for ten months until in the end I could only sleep for a few minutes between attacks and then only standing up. I saw four consultants, three doctors, two dentists (one being a dental consultant). I was incorrectly given a very expensive root canal filling! Finally, It was assumed that I had Trigeminal Neuralgia and offered enough drugs for pain to stock a pharmacy, none of which were effective and none of which I continued with. A friend of the family, who is also a gynecologist, correctly identified scm and gave me assistance to remove the problem. I was lucky as I had not then discovered your work, which, had I done so, would have solved my problem much earlier. In the UK, doctors have little or no understanding of scm, however it is becoming the scourge of the computer generations. Please continue with your work as it is invaluable. I only wish you were based here! Many thanks and best wishes, Simon.
Thanks for the video share! I've been having "migraines for several months now" that all started when I was driving for a living during the day and coming home and playing video games at night. One morning I woke up and felt very dizzy and had a massive headache and it has never really gone away for over 3 months. I've been diagnosed for migraines and taken many medications that have worse side effects than the actual migraine/dizziness. My symptoms are... - headache - lightheaded - chest pain (tender) - Blurred vision - sensitivity to light/sound that comes and goes Does this sound like SCM Issue?
I am getting great results with medical patients who are open to instruction and learning more self-care Still looking for a good therapist in the Asheville North Carolina area however
As a physical therapist I see this to often be a powerful place to treat for people who have not had relief. Often they've seen their primary physician, a spine surgeon, a neuro surgeon, a chiropractor, and a physical therapist. The patient says they have back pain so the healthcare practitioner looks at the spine. Once we bark up the right tree the patient has amazing relief. Sometimes I also see pain down the leg that is similar to "sciatica" or "piriformis syndrome". Why the pain mimics the sciatic nerve pattern and is unknown, but treating that trigger point as described above is very powerful. I treat it with acupuncture needles using a technique physical therapist call "dry needling", but the major key is to treat that trigger point and awesome results happen if this is the primary cause of their problem.
I love the clamshell exercise, stretching, and manual interventions for treating this. Adding resistance on the bike and standing could definitely cause this. That's not to say doing so is a bad thing, but you'll have to be proactive to keep the pain down.
Great video! My only question is why you pronounce "abduct" as A-B-duct and not in the usual way, in two syllables with a short a, as in "abdominal." Is this to distinguish it form adduction?
The green shows the point of origin for the muscles. Yes, it would be tendons attaching to those points. But it's also tendons that attach to the blue colored areas.
I have neck pains when i wake up every morning and an elevated shoulder. I'm not sure if its my upper trap, levator...or something else that's wrong...
Could you please show me or give me a link to what do you exactly mean by lateral flexion. I want an exercise that activates both the upper trapezius and the levator scapula
My anatomy instructor always pronounced the terms in the same manner... it totally avoids confusion. Thanks for your great work with the trigger point videos. I practice these techniques daily and solve way more complaints than my early days of adjustment only practice.
It's just a way to distinguish between the words adduction and abduction, as they sound very similar. My old anatomy professor use to pronounce it that way and I guess it stuck with me.
why does she keep saying a b duction, as opposed to abduction? i was never taught, nor have i heard any other therapist or instructor pronounce it that way. strange
I can barely stand/walk anymore.... Pain in the gluteus and all the way down My leg. Flares up when walking, "Limping" and standing. Pain so bad, it's intolerable. Dr. gave Me a toderal shot and nothing. What is it? Any advice? I need help! Chiropractor did nothing for Me. Thanks
