Originally published August 15 2005
Physical therapy and massage therapy aid pain sufferers
by Mike Adams, the Health Ranger, NaturalNews Editor
Message therapy and physical therapy both help patients recover from ailments and avoid pain.
It is a type of pain that does not go away as opposed to acute pain, which is short-term.
Two expert pain relief practitioners, John Seivert and Jim Saccomanno talk about chronic pain treatments from different points of treatment.
John is a physical therapist, and a Fellow with American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists.
Jim is a certified massage therapist who has found Trigger Point Therapy to be especially effective in relieving chronic pain.
A manual therapist is a highly-trained physical therapist who employs a detailed evaluation and a vast array of hands-on treatment techniques to optimize recovery and rehabilitation.
I will educate the patient (correct faulty postures, improve body mechanics and help improve poor movement patterns that continue to cause micro-trauma), teach specific exercises (improve strength, provide better muscle length, stabilize the spine or restore spinal mobility) and use other PT modalities and techniques to aid a patient in their recovery.
An assessment of the nervous systems and the patient's muscles for proper length and strength is made.
Finally, I examine the spinal joints and other possible pain sensitive structures through a series of deep palpation's of the spine.
My plan will involve a combination of manual therapy, specific exercises that I teach the patient to perform regularly to improve their function and possibly recommend the patient to make some changes in their work habits.
This usually helps eliminate poor movements / postures that may be contributing to their overall dysfunction.
Jim: I have been practicing for 28 years and have found Trigger Point Therapy to be especially effective in not only relieving but preventing chronic pain as well.
Trigger points are hypersensitive areas within muscles that become knotted, inelastic, and unable to relax.
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