Restore Total Body - Clinical Massage

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Trigger Point Therapy - Self-Help Tips

The Tensor fascia lata is implicated in a range of lower extremity problems. Especially active in runners and athletes, trigger points can cause a host of unwanted effects. Fortunately due to its mechanical position it lends itself to a range of trigger point techniques, stretches and self help approaches. Here’s a great self-help technique you can use to relieve your symptoms.

INDICATIONS -Hip/knee pain (lateral), pain on side lying/fast walking/sitting with knees flexed up, hip-replacement rehabilitation, fracture of neck of femur rehabilitation, a.m. hip stiffness.

CAUSES Foot pronation when running (compensating for foot problems), short leg, bursitis of hip, sacroiliac joint dysfunction, poor sit-up technique, climbing, lifting heavy loads, being overweight.

The Pros and Cons of Massages for Runners There is good reason massage therapists are part of an elite runner's entourage. And why the lines for a postrace massage seemingly extend for miles. A rubdown—even a deep, intense one—feels great. Runners report that massages help lessen muscle tension and improve range of motion, while also making...

Very true...

RELAXATION

Turn the phone off.
Turn the TV off.
Turn the computer off.
Turn the world off.

And, just be still and breathe :)

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