How inflammation in fascia contributes to your pain Pain is a necessary and natural response to something potentially damaging. The problems arise when the pain response gets corrupted and turns into an unwanted chronic situation. For many of us our pain first happens...
The importance of armpits If you find that you are sitting more than usual, which may include working in an unfamiliar and cramped home set-up, then spare a thought for your armpits. They’re probably not an area you think about much, in fact my grandmother’s...
We live in stressful times Stressful situations and a sense of loss of control can make you feel anxious and even depressed. Your reactions aren’t just confined to your mind, because however you are thinking also affects your body. Stress triggers a release of the...
Now's the time to get started with myofascial self-care! At this point of great uncertainty and potential threat to our health, it is more important than ever that we use our time at home to look after ourselves. Whether you are working from home, furloughed or...
What are trigger points? If you’ve ever felt a ‘knot’ in your shoulder and dug in with your fingers to find both tension and relief, then the chances are you’ve found a trigger point – a knot of connective tissue that is tender to the touch and causes pain or other...
Myofascial Release Understanding Chronic Pain and Self-Help Techniques A big thank you to Lindsay Mulligan and the team at Energy Magazine in the USA for running our article about self-help myofascial techniques for chronic pain. You can read the full article by...
TMJ (temporomandibular joint disorder) TMJ, aka jaw pain, is a common condition that is poorly understood. Most people who come to us with TMJ have been diagnosed by their dentist or doctor. Their symptoms include: • Constant pain in the jaw, face, teeth, ears, and...
Myofascial release for sport You don’t have to look far to find self myofascial release being promoted as the new quick fix in sports training. Athletes in search of ever-greater performance are urged to ‘attack’, ‘smash’ and ‘blast’ their fascia into submission using...
Fantastic advice courtesy of Posture People, specialists in workplace assessment and consultancy, and with a little help from us... Often presenting itself as tingling, numbness, and pain, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS) is caused by compression of the median nerve in...
Frozen shoulder, adhesive capsulitis, or something else? Frozen shoulder, is a term coined in 1934 by American Dr E Codman, describing a condition that he regarded as ‘difficult to define, difficult to treat and difficult to explain from the point of view of...
This article originally appeared on sportsinjuryfix.com Sportsinjuryfix.com member Amanda Oswald from Pain Care Clinic explains why fascia tightening can cause pain in runners and how to relieve it: Fascia is the main connective tissue in the body forming a fluid 3-D...
Pain Care Clinic is delighted to announce that our Brighton&Hove clinic has moved to a lovely new location. Brighton&Hove Pain Care Clinic is now located at the Hove Osteopathic Clinic in New Church Road, which is conveniently close to rail, bus and road...
Foam rollers - the evidence? There is much excitement in the sports and fitness world around the use of foam rollers for self-myofascial release (SMR). Go to most gyms and you will find people rolling around on them. But is there any evidence that foam rollers are...
Fascia has long been the forgotten tissue in the body, discarded by medical students as the 'white stuff' so they can get to the more interesting structures underneath such as muscles and bones. This disregard for fascia has arisen from a lack of understanding of the...
In a car accident 20 years ago, Ramesh suffered from back sprain and whiplash. More recently he has also developed persistent headaches, neck and shoulder pain. He says that all of these make it impossible for him to think straight. Janet has had severe headaches for...
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