Pain Management tag:typepad.com,2003:weblog-1250480 2008-07-10T09:25:32-07:00 Techniques, research and how-to's for professionals. TypePad Rib Pain "Can't Get No Respect" tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-14177 2010-03-01T12:00:32-07:00 2010-03-01T12:00:07-07:00 The legendary comedian Rodney Dangerfield coined the phrase "can't get no respect." After careful consideration, I think the same thing could be said of rib pain. It is amazing how little attention or appreciation rib pain receives in the massage therapy community. By Erik Dalton, PhD The legendary comedian Rodney Dangerfield coined the phrase "can't get no respect." After careful consideration, I think the same thing could be said of rib pain. It is amazing how little attention or appreciation rib pain receives in the massage therapy community. Sources of Neck Pain tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-14162 2010-02-01T12:00:32-07:00 2010-02-01T12:00:07-07:00 Clients usually think that pain is the "X" that marks the problem spot. As therapists, we know the source of pain is often somewhere else. In other words, "Where it is, is where it ain't," a colloquialism attributed to Ida P. Rolf. In the realm of a connective tissue matrix, internal pulls and compensations often create a symptom distant from the source of dysfunction. By Anita Boser, LMP, CHP Clients usually think that pain is the "X" that marks the problem spot. As therapists, we know the source of pain is often somewhere else. In other words, "Where it is, is where it ain't," a colloquialism attributed to Ida P. Rolf. In the realm of a connective tissue matrix, internal pulls and compensations often create a symptom distant from the source of dysfunction. Thumb Pain and the Brachialis Muscle tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-14093 2009-10-01T12:00:32-07:00 2009-10-01T12:00:07-07:00 While I was lecturing at the Florida State Massage Therapy Association convention, some therapists asked about the causes of pain on the dorsal side of the base of the thumb (carpometacarpal joint) and the adjacent web space between the thumb and finger. While there are many reasons for pain in this region, this article will discuss the role of referred pain from trigger points in the brachialis muscle and methods for treating it with massage. By David Kent, LMT, NCTMB While I was lecturing at the Florida State Massage Therapy Association convention, some therapists asked about the causes of pain on the dorsal side of the base of the thumb (carpometacarpal joint) and the adjacent web space between the thumb and finger. While there are many reasons for pain in this region, this article will discuss the role of referred pain from trigger points in the brachialis muscle and methods for treating it with massage. Hydrotherapy: Water, Water, Everywhere tag:mpamedia.com,2008:post-14098 2009-10-01T12:00:32-07:00 2009-10-01T12:00:07-07:00 Water is indisputably the most essential nutrient for the human body. Adults are composed of approximately 60 to 65 percent water, with somewhat less in elderly and much more in infants. In Job's Body, Deane Juhan jokingly quotes, "A human being is a container invented by water so that it can walk around." It is not surprising that the therapeutic application of water - in any of its many forms - is enjoyed throughout the world. By Judith DeLany, LMT Water is indisputably the most essential nutrient for the human body. Adults are composed of approximately 60 to 65 percent water, with somewhat less in elderly and much more in infants. In Job's Body, Deane Juhan jokingly quotes, "A human being is a container invented by water so that it can walk around." It is not surprising that the therapeutic application of water - in any of its many forms - is enjoyed throughout the world.