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Advanced Trigger Point Webinar: Techniques For Eliminating Low Back Pain

By On June 11, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Athletics, Injury Prevention, Managing Pain, Myofascial Pain, News, Self Care Tips, Trigger Point Pain Relef, Trigger Point Therapy, Trigger Points

 

Join us for a  free 1 hour webinar sponsored by Custom Craftworks, a brand of Pivotal Health Solutions and while geared for Physical Therapists, Athletic Trainers, Personal Trainers and Massage Therapists. Anyone can use this information to better understand how myofascial dysfunction can impact athletes, exercisers and everyone. Muscles that harbor [...]

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Are “The Entrappers” Causing your Hand and Arm Pain?

By On May 29, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Exercise Tips, Fibromyalgia, Injury Prevention, Managing Pain, Manual Therapy, Myofascial Pain, News, Pressure Positive News, Self Care Tips, Trigger Point Pain Relef, Trigger Point Therapy, Trigger Points

If there is one muscle group that must be evaluated in every case of hand and arm pain, it is the group of three neck muscles called the Scalenes. The ability of the Scalenes to trap and compress nerves and blood vessels led Dr. Janet Travell (physician to JFK) to give them [...]

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Dynamic Self care compression for eliminating trigger points and muscle pain RESCHEDULED

By On May 2, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Managing Pain, Myofascial Pain, News, Self Care Tips, Special Events, Trigger Point Pain Relef, Webinars

The free webinar with Mary Biancalana, MS, LMT, CMTPT that was scheduled for May 1st at 2PM EST has been rescheduled to Wednesday, May 8th at 2PM EST. Please go to the link below to re-register for this enlightening webinar from Pivotal Health Solutions.
https://www3.gotomeeting.com/register/617391486

Speaker: Mary Biancalana, MS, CMTPT, [...]

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Dynamic Self Care Compression For Eliminating Trigger Points and Muscle Pain

By On April 29, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Athletics, Injury Prevention, Managing Pain, Myofascial Pain, News, Self Care Tips, Trigger Point Pain Relef, Trigger Point Therapy, Trigger Points, Uncategorized, Webinars

Join us for a free 1 hour webinar sponsored by Custom Craftworks, a brand of Pivotal Health Solutions and while geared for Physical Therapists, Athletic Trainers, Personal Trainers and Massage Therapists. Anyone can use this information to better understand how myofascial dysfunction can impact athletes, exercisers and everyone. Muscles that harbor Myofascial Trigger Points [...]

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Relief from Heel Pain and “The Runner’s Nemesis”

By On April 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Athletics, Exercise Tips, Injury Prevention, Managing Pain, Manual Therapy, Myofascial Pain, News, Self Care Tips, Trigger Point Pain Relef, Trigger Point Therapy, Trigger Points

Heel pain can take the fun out of a lot of our activities, especially for athletes who place higher than normal amounts of pressure on their heels and arches of the foot.  Heel pain is noted as the most frequent complaint made by recreational runners.

There are dozens of diagnoses given for heel pain.  Most commonly [...]

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“The Migraine Maker” Could this Shoulder Muscle Cause Your Headache?

By On April 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Craniofacial pain, Fibromyalgia, Injury Prevention, Managing Pain, Manual Therapy, Myofascial Pain, News, Self Care Tips, TMJ, Trigger Point Pain Relef, Trigger Point Therapy, Trigger Points

Greetings  from Pressure Positive!  In this issue of Muscle News, we’ll learn to evaluate and treat a shoulder muscle that has a bad reputation for causing head pain, so much so it has earned the nickname “The Migraine Maker.”   This issue is a “must read” for anyone who experiences headaches!

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Could this Thigh Muscle Be Hindering Your Love Life?

By On April 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Athletics, Exercise Tips, Injury Prevention, Managing Pain, Myofascial Pain, News, Self Care Tips, Trigger Point Pain Relef, Trigger Point Therapy, Trigger Points

Greetings from Pressure Positive!  In past issues of Muscle News, we’ve talked a lot about the wide range of pain and other problems caused by myofascial trigger points.  In this issue, we highlight a muscle whose trigger points can go so far as to make it difficult to enjoy intimacy with your loved one.  This culprit is [...]

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Pain in the Low Back or Buttocks when Bending or Sitting?

By On April 4, 2013 · Leave a Comment · In Athletics, Exercise Tips, Injury Prevention, Managing Pain, Myofascial Pain, News, Self Care Tips, Trigger Point Pain Relef, Trigger Point Therapy, Trigger Points

When you “throw your back out” everything in your life can suddenly be put on hold.  Low back pain costs Americans over $50 billion each year and is the most common cause of job-related disability (National Institute of Neurological Disorders 2008).   In this issue, we highlight a muscle which plays a major role in [...]

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