One of the many areas of pain in people is the pectoral muscle (the pecs). Many people spend their day in front of the computer hunched over, which causes the muscles to tighten and shorten. I came across this video by Jeff Bomberger of Bomberger PT on corrective exercises to help with these issues and help you keep these muscles in the shape they should be :)
"Workout Face Pull Today's Wake Up Workout featured a great rehab/corrective exervise and an alternate variation to fix postural deviations that occur from sitting down and hovering over a desk. Front deltoid and pectoral muscles tighten and shorten while the trapezius muscle, rear delts and upper back muscles elongate and become weakened when our body is hunched over for long periods of time. Here's how you can fix this issue!"
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Showing posts with label Muscle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Muscle. Show all posts
4.06.2010
3.29.2010
Muscle Fatigue: Finally An Answer
I just came across an article that was written over two years ago. It goes into detail and answers the questioning of why muscles get tired. Due to my interest in the human body and how it works, I found it quite interesting. For many athletes, I'm sure you will find it interesting. Though the article goes into a bit of a drug they are working on to help muscle fatigue in regards to heart patients and how it may or may not help them, I do hope that this drug they are researching is used only for good (ha) and doesn't become another 'steroid' product for serious athletes. Either way, now you will now why you're muscles fatigue and not for the reasons that we all had previously thought.
Written by: Gina Kolata
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12.04.2009
Chiropractic Care: Hand in Hand with Massage
I've been asked many times by clients my opinion on whether they should see a Chiropractor and what the benefits. My opinion is that Chiropractic care goes hand in hand with massage. Chiropractic and massage therapy used in combination, form a powerful healing approach that addresses your pain on many different levels. Whether your pain is the result of traumatic injury, overuse or stress, these two therapies can speed your return to a pain-free and productive life.
Back pain, neck pain and headaches are just a few of the painful and most commonly seen conditions that send most people to a chiropractor. Misalignment's in your body, called subluxations, can pull on your muscles and disrupt the nerve transmissions, especially in the spine which houses nerves affecting the entire body. The resulting pain can be at the site of the subluxations as well as places elsewhere in your body, which can also include numbness and tingling in various areas. Many clients who I see at the chiropractic office I work in will complain of one area of pain and when I massage another area of their body are surprised to feel tension and soreness in other areas. What they don't realize is when the body is out of alignment this pulls on many of the surrounding muscles as well as causing havoc in the nervous system creating the pain in the body. Over time these tight, inflamed muscles and fascia (band of fibrous connective tissue enveloping, separating, or binding together muscles, organs, and other soft structures of the body) suffer poor circulation which prevent muscles from lengthening completely. Sometimes these tight muscles can compress the nerves and cause severe pain. Plus your tight muscles and shortened fascia can pull your joints right back out of alignment again and this puts you right back to where your started. In pain!
In general, massage increases circulation to the whole body as well as to the areas of pain. This reduces painful swelling and inflammation and promotes healing by removing waste products and bringing nutrients to your tissues. Like a sponge absorbing water, both fascia and muscles begin to soften and lengthen. Which in turn helps hold your adjustments in place, decreasing your pain and putting your body back towards a state of health.
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Back pain, neck pain and headaches are just a few of the painful and most commonly seen conditions that send most people to a chiropractor. Misalignment's in your body, called subluxations, can pull on your muscles and disrupt the nerve transmissions, especially in the spine which houses nerves affecting the entire body. The resulting pain can be at the site of the subluxations as well as places elsewhere in your body, which can also include numbness and tingling in various areas. Many clients who I see at the chiropractic office I work in will complain of one area of pain and when I massage another area of their body are surprised to feel tension and soreness in other areas. What they don't realize is when the body is out of alignment this pulls on many of the surrounding muscles as well as causing havoc in the nervous system creating the pain in the body. Over time these tight, inflamed muscles and fascia (band of fibrous connective tissue enveloping, separating, or binding together muscles, organs, and other soft structures of the body) suffer poor circulation which prevent muscles from lengthening completely. Sometimes these tight muscles can compress the nerves and cause severe pain. Plus your tight muscles and shortened fascia can pull your joints right back out of alignment again and this puts you right back to where your started. In pain!
In general, massage increases circulation to the whole body as well as to the areas of pain. This reduces painful swelling and inflammation and promotes healing by removing waste products and bringing nutrients to your tissues. Like a sponge absorbing water, both fascia and muscles begin to soften and lengthen. Which in turn helps hold your adjustments in place, decreasing your pain and putting your body back towards a state of health.
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11.17.2009
Post-Op Massage Rx
According to the Archives of Surgery, they have concluded that "Massage is an effective and safe adjuvant therapy for the relief of acute and postoperative pain in patients undergoing major operations." The controlled study showed that patients in the massage group experienced a faster rate of decrease in pain intensity. They also found that massage therapy improves postoperative anxiety and pain management. After surgery a patients muscles become very tight and sore for a variety of reasons. The main reason, of course, being the surgery itself. Rather graphically, the body is cut into and things are spread out and moved in ways most of us don't want to think about. This puts a lot of pressure on the whole body, not just the area that is having the surgery. There is also the recovery of laying around being dormant in a hospital bed that can play havoc on your body. The muscles can start becoming atrophied, even in small ways that will make you sore.
So the next time you know someone getting ready, or who has had recent surgery, consider getting them a massage instead of the get-well cards, balloons and flowers.
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So the next time you know someone getting ready, or who has had recent surgery, consider getting them a massage instead of the get-well cards, balloons and flowers.
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11.03.2009
What Size Are You? It doesn't matter!
We all have our own body issues, things that we don't like about ourselves that we see differently then everyone else sees. And when it comes to massage and having to expose those areas that we don't like to our massage therapist can be very hard for some people.
As a massage therapist, I look at and treat the body differently then you do. I do not notice that you might be overweight or that you have cellulite in various areas or that you think your legs or butt are to big. All complaints I've heard from clients who don't like their various parts. For me, I look at the body and how I can help heal it. I really don't notice cellulite if I'm working on your legs, or if you have cankles, or if you think you're too thin or too heavy. These are all things we criticize enough about ourselves. My focus is your whole body! What can I do to make you feel wonderful and comfortable and help you relieve any pains that you might be having! Though this might sound a bit weird, I visualize the muscles under the skin and whether I can 'get rid of' the knots that you have or how your body is reacting to the massage and the pressure I am doing. Again, I do not care what body issues you have or what size you are. I care about you the person, your body and how I can help heal it and make you feel that your body is perfect just the way it is.
For more information on Heavenly Healing Mobile Massage, please visit my website or follow me on Twitter.
As a massage therapist, I look at and treat the body differently then you do. I do not notice that you might be overweight or that you have cellulite in various areas or that you think your legs or butt are to big. All complaints I've heard from clients who don't like their various parts. For me, I look at the body and how I can help heal it. I really don't notice cellulite if I'm working on your legs, or if you have cankles, or if you think you're too thin or too heavy. These are all things we criticize enough about ourselves. My focus is your whole body! What can I do to make you feel wonderful and comfortable and help you relieve any pains that you might be having! Though this might sound a bit weird, I visualize the muscles under the skin and whether I can 'get rid of' the knots that you have or how your body is reacting to the massage and the pressure I am doing. Again, I do not care what body issues you have or what size you are. I care about you the person, your body and how I can help heal it and make you feel that your body is perfect just the way it is.
For more information on Heavenly Healing Mobile Massage, please visit my website or follow me on Twitter.
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