What Health Conditions Respond Successfully to Neuromuscular Therapy?
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Arm & Hand Pain
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Athletic Injuries
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Back Pain
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Body Stiffness
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Bursitis
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Extremity Numbness
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Frozen Shoulder
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Headaches
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Hip Pain
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Jaw Pain (T.M.J.)
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Joint Immobility
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Knee Pain
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Leg & Foot Pain
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Muscular Cramping
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Neck & Shoulder Pain
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Nervous Tension
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Neuritis
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Poor Circulation
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Postural Distortions
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Sciatica
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Shin Splints
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Sinus Pain
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Spinal Distortions
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Sprains & Strains
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Stiff Neck
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Tendonitis
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Tennis Elbow
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Whiplash
The nervous system must participate in all bodily functions. Such participation may change and even aggravate conditions, with pain as the most common symptom. When influenced by trigger points, the nervous system may make some conditions worse, prolong the duration of others, or transform acute conditions into chronic ones. The introduction of Neuromuscular Therapy interrupts this stress-tension-pain cycle and aids the body in returning to a normal state.
4 Principles of Neuromuscular Therapy
Neuromuscular Therapy effectively treats:
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Ischemia – Lack of blood in soft tissues
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Trigger Points – Areas of high neurological activity with secondary referred sensation to other parts of the body
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Nerve Compression/Entrapment – Pressure on a nerve by soft tissues
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Postural Distortion – Imbalance in the muscular tonus system resulting in movement of the body off the coronal and mid-sagittal planes
Treatment
The initial examination and therapy session lasts 1.5 hours. Each succeeding therapy session lasts 90 to 120 minutes, depending on the number of prescribed areas to be treated.
Treatment rehabilitates injured soft tissue by following certain steps to insure the fastest possible recovery without re-injury.
Typical order of procedure includes:
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Elimination of tissue spasm and hypercontraction
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Restoration of tissue flexibility (stretching)
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Rebuilding injured tissue strength (exercise)
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Building endurance (conditioning exercise)
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Increasing awareness of proper posture and gait patterns
How Soon Will You See Results?
Improved range of motion and release of tension in the muscle tissue is felt immediately, however healing is a biological process which takes time.
Recovery factors include:
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Extent of damage
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Length and time condition has existed
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State of general health
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How rapidly your body heals
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Physical demands at work
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Stress factor influencing your life
The on-going benefits of therapy are to a certain extent related to you. We will recommend an individualized stretching program to meet your particular needs.