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CHRONIC PAIN
Why do we experience chronic pain?
Pain is a signal from your brain that there is a problem. It is like a wake-up call that action needs to be taking. Acute pain can be in the form of a little child putting their hand near the stove and realizing it hurts and they quickly pull their hand back. Chronic pain is a constant reminder that there is a problem. The problem can be that certain muscles are turned off, it also could be that a nerve is being pinched sending a constant pain signal, that a disk has degenerated, or many other reasons. More information can be found at The Delta Clinic Web site. However, in the big scheme of things, why there is pain is not as important as, can you take the pain away?
What system does Brain Integration, LLC use to reduce chronic pain?
We use a combination of Applied Kinesiology and Acupressure to ensure the appropriate muscles are turned on. There are over 600 muscles in the body and if some of them are off (due to trauma, injury, or other reasons), normally other muscles pick up the slack. However, when too many muscles in the same category are turned off, the body has a problem keeping up with it and consequently we experience chronic pain, reduced range of motion, sickness to other organs, and other unpleasant experiences. Sometimes it is not only the muscles that are off, but ligaments, and tendons as well. With long-term chronic injuries we check all the aspects.
What exactly do you do and does it hurt?
When a client comes in and complaints about knee pain, we have a protocol we use to determine where the pain comes from. We can isolate a muscle, for example, the vastus medialis (middle division) using Alan Beardall Clinical Kinesiology Method by putting the client on a massage table on their back (supine) and taking one leg and bending it so there is a 35 degree angle from table to upper leg. We then apply gentle force on the ankle with one hand and resist the knee with the other hand. This action isolates the vastus medialis (middle division) muscle. If the client is unable to stop the ankle from sliding out, than the muscle is not turned on. Using acupressure points, we then tell the brain to "reset the circuit breaker" on that muscle, which in turn turns that muscle on. We then check to ensure the muscle is turned on properly (as it might take more than once to reset the circuit breaker in the brain), using the same method again and the client should be able to resist the pressure applied. This method does not hurt.
I have carpal tunnel syndrome. Can you help me?
Carpal tunnel syndrome can be very painful. Your wrist is complicated with many directions of movement. There are 5 flexors and 5 extensor muscles alone that control the wrist, and every muscle has 14 positions associated with it. For example the flexor carpi radialis can be isolated by pushing sideways on wrist and resisting on the other side. We would first check to ensure all the associated muscles and their range of motion were working properly. Then we would determine if any ligaments or tendons would have to be turned on. Often carpal tunnel syndrome also carries an emotional aspect (resentment in the job or job duties). That would have to be addressed as well.
How about TMJ, knee pain, low back pain, plantar fasciitis, and other chronic pains?
The protocol is pretty much the same with chronic pain. First we determine where the area of concern is and than we start localizing which muscles are not turned on. We would turn on the appropriate muscles, check ligaments and tendons, if needed and the pain show reduce.