DO take a moment to breathe, calm down and assess your body for injuries. DO ensure that others involved in the collision are ok. DO call 911 immediately and alert them of the collision. DO move to a safe location if it is a minor collision and it seems necessary. DO collect the information of...
Whiplash Soft Tissue Injury and Trigger Point Therapy? Whiplash is not an actual injury. Whiplash refers to a mechanism of motion, in this case, referring to the movement of the head, neck, and upper body forward and backward (or vise versa), side to side, or any combination of the two. Injuries related to the whiplash...
Your Job and Muscle Pain. So what does a truck driver, an office secretary, and a construction worker all have in common? They all have occupations that require them to do the same, repetitive patterns of motion…over and over again. What does that mean? It means for 40 hours a week these people are OVER-using...
Why Trigger Point Therapy? So why should we use Trigger Point Therapy to treat sore muscles? This is something my patients ask me on a regular basis, so allow me to explain! I can sum up the reason for Trigger Point Therapy with two words: Ischemic Compression. Ischemic compression simply means continually putting pressure on...
Having worked in the health and fitness industry for almost 10 years, I’ve worked with my share of athletes! From bodybuilders, to long distance runners, Olympic athletes to professional baseball players, I’ve met them all! The one thing they all share in common is that they train hard…and they train often!! What does this mean?...