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I had a new client the other day for an 80 minute massage. I asked him if there is anything that he wanted me to know. He told me that he suffers from a herniated disc that he has had for a few years. He has constant low back and right hip pain that at times radiates down the back of his leg to his knee. He told me that he has had two injections in his low back and has to stay on anit- inflamtory medication. Anything to avoid surgery. The pain is always there. I asked him if he ever saw a chiropractor for his pain. He said yes. But the adjustments hurt his hip so bad that he could not continiue. So here is a guy that thinks he is on the verge of surgery. I knew that there was a very strong probubllity that was not the case. The vast majority of pain people experience is nocioceptive pain( soft tissue- muscle, tendon, ligament, facia). MDs and Chiropractors see pain as neuropathic pain( nerve pain). With that asumption they give the wrong treatments and therapies. Now there is no denying that at times injections and surgery is needed. Not denying that. But most of the time - NOT. 70% to 85% of all pain comes directly from trigger points. Anyway I showed my client a testimonial from a client that I was able to help out of a very painful condition that she had delt with for a couple of years. I showed him that testimonial because all pain has a psychological eliment too it. I wanted him to start thinking maybe he is not on the edge of surgery. I palpated his entire back upper torso, both hips, and right leg. I found a very painful spot on his right L5 erectors. Another very painful spot on his right greater trochantor. A painful spot in the middle part of his lower right hamstrings. And also a tender spot on the right spinous of L3. I knew that if Iwas able to eliminate all those painful palaptory spots that I would most likely eliminate his pain problem. Because a healthy body had no painful spots even with deep massage. Ive been hunting and eliminateing trigger points for thirty years now. He walked out of the massage room pain free. He was pain free for the first time in years. All those other professional people misdiagnosed him because they assume neuropathic pain over nocioceptive pain. I assume the other way around. I'm a Massage Therapist.
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Permalink Reply by Gordon J. Wallis on
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Muscles move bones.
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One of my clients that has had chronic back pain for years, has just completed her 5th session. She has been coming in every two or three days. When I first worked on her it took an hour to clear out her trigger points. This last session it only took 12 minutes to clear out all the trigger points. She told me her back feels much better now. Her next session will be in five days. Each session there are less and less trigger points.
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Gosh, had a new client today(sort of) told me she has Sciatica. At times it has been debilitating. Sometimes hurts so bad that all she can do is just lay on the floor. She was seeing a chiropractor for a couple of months but things only got worse. She was told that she needs to see a neurologist. She had gotten a massage from me several years ago when not in pain . But she knew I was an experienced therapist, so she thought she would come see me. Good thing. She had a bucket load of trigger points in her hips, hamstrings, and low back. Her left shoulder also bothers her badly. And she gets headaches all the time. All trigger points. Now its going to take several sessions to clear them all out. But her problem is over. She was feeling pretty good when we finished up. I will see her in a couple days for her first follow up. Of course they had her stretching and exercising which only exasperates trigger points. I told her do not stretch or exercise until we clear those painful trigger points out. If you make a cellular damaged muscle work out and stretch..Its like pulling, poking, and stretching a cut to make it heal faster. Doesn't work very good. She sent me a text, and is so happy. You've seen these attachments before. But thats her Sciatica. You would think a Chiropractor would figure that out? hmm? IF THERE IS NO UNDERLYING PATHOLOGY.. IT'S SOFT TISSUE WORK ALL THE WAY.
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Permalink Reply by Gary W Addis, LMT on
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I read the other day that AK is about to become a regulated state; the legislation has been passed and is waiting on governor signature. You'd be grandfathered of, course.
Oh, this month's issue of Massage & Bodywork magazine (ABMP's magazine) has a quote from you, a quote from me, and one from Therese.
You can read the issue online even if you not a member.
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Thats bad news for my ears. I like unregulated states... That means I will be forced to take some kind of myofacial release class for a few hundred dollars that I don't need just to maintain a license.
Gary W Addis, LMT said:I read the other day that AK is about to become a regulated state; the legislation has been passed and is waiting on governor signature. You'd be grandfathered of, course.
Oh, this month's issue of Massage & Bodywork magazine (ABMP's magazine) has a quote from you, a quote from me, and one from Therese.
You can read the issue online even if you not a member.
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maybe not. Alaskans are nonconformists, right?
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Permalink Reply by Maryshka on
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Also MT licenses are not portable. MTs relocating to other states have to jump through each states' MT licensing hoops the MT needs/wants to work in. Reciprocity doesn't exist and needs to be... ugh.
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surely do agree with you, Maryshka.
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Another bad thing about Alaska turning regulated would be the out of pocket cost to keep a licennse active. Right now the city of Anchorage charges a yearly fee to have a city license. They are not going to stop doing that. So now the state, if it really does happen, will also charge for whatever licensing fees. Oh well. Massage therapists think that some how regulation will add to the legitimacy of our profession. But in the last 30 years of me doing this kind of work. Not one client or patient has ever asked to see my license.. lol They just want a good massage or to be out of pain. I think I'm gonna buy a bunch of hoops. Set them up in my appartment, so I can start practicing jumping through them.
Gary W Addis, LMT said:maybe not. Alaskans are nonconformists, right?
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anchorage may not have a choice in the matter. If it works like the rest, having the state license puts a block on cities and counties charging a license fee. The most they are permitted is charging the business owner a business license fee, but the LMT can't be charged an extra fee unless he is working for himself as a sole practitioner..
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The city will charge. I'm an employee. They force me and all the other MTs to buy a busines license even though I don't have my own business. Its all bull poop. It won't me nothing but more money. If you ask me. All this licensing stuff, and regulations, exams, certifications and so on. Well, I just wonder how many hoops I should buy?
Gary W Addis, LMT said:anchorage may not have a choice in the matter. If it works like the rest, having the state license puts a block on cities and counties charging a license fee. The most they are permitted is charging the business owner a business license fee, but the LMT can't be charged an extra fee unless he is working for himself as a sole practitioner..
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