Archive for the ‘Case Study’ Category

iPhone Elbow

Elbow pain caused from constant use of iphones, blackberries, and other smartphones is on the rise. Here’s how massage can help, as well as a stretch you can do for yourself.

Serratus Posterior Superior – Third layer down, relieves arm numbness

A client recently came to me complaining about the numbness on the posterior forearm and into his shoulder.  My initial thought was that it was infraspinatus related, from the shoulder referred pain pattern, but after relieving the trigger points in his infraspinatus, the numbness persisted in his forearm.  So more investigation was required.
I found a ...Read more.

Massage and Ankylosing Spondylitis

Ankylosing Spondylitis (AS) is an inflammatory condition of the spine and other parts of the body, related to various arthritis conditions. It affects men 3:1 over women, and generally starts within second or third decade of life. Its initial symptoms typically include pain and inflammation in the hips and low back caused from ...Read more.

Case Study: “Harold” – Part One

Client is an 81-year old man who woke up in the middle of the night with chest pains. After the doctors determined that he was not having a cardiac episode, they prescribed a bunch of pain meds and muscle relaxants. The meds gave him bad constipation and he lost his appetite and 20 ...Read more.

Case Study: Gladys (A Pseudonym)

Last night, I had a breakthrough with one of my clients. She had been coming to me for around six months with this problem in your shoulder: she presented nerve pain from her brachial plexus distally to her wrist, and she couldn’t medially rotate her arm into “handcuff position” without considerable pain. I’d been trying ...Read more.