Do you do a lot of traveling? I feel like I”m always in my car, and most of the time it’s for long trips. Last week I drove from Chapel Hill, NC to New York, then to Charleston, SC, and then back to Chapel Hill — over 2000 miles in one week. Then on Thursday […]
Muscle Tension and Driving Read More »
Shin Pain or Shinsplints Caused By Driving Driving and shin pain happens to many people. Fortunately relief is easy to get with just a few minutes of focused energy. If you drive long distances you are repetitively straining the muscle that runs down the outside of your shin bone. The muscle called tibialis anterior, spanning
Driving and shin pain Read More »
There was an interesting post on the forum this weekend. A person posted that he has numbness and pain in his hand while he sleeps. The physical therapist has been working on his neck (probably his scalenes) and it didn’t help. They has just decided that he has Thoracic Outlet Syndrome (TOS) and have begun
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome Read More »
Hi, On April 21st I wrote an article about TMJ, jaw pain that makes it painful to open your mouth and that causes a clicking where the two bones of your jaw meet at the back of your jaw. I received an email from a client of mine, Louis Bellotti DMD who is a Prosthodontist.
Jaw Pain – More than Just TMJ Read More »
There is a muscle that is located at your temples, just above your ears, called the temporalis. This muscle is fan-shaped and is right where most people press their hands when they have a headache. And they are right! The temporalis muscle does more than just cause headaches when it is tight, it will also
Jaw Pain, Headaches, and Muscles Read More »
On Friday I had an Ironman triathlete post a message on one of the forums I moderate. He is having pain in his lower calf that is holding him back from properly training for Ironman NZ, and nothing seems to be helping. He had been stretching, but finally stopped that as it wasn’t working (good
Home Pain Free News Read More »
Pollen can be wicked for some of us, including me. Several years ago I figured out a simple treatment that broke up the congestion that was forcing me to sleep sitting up in a chair so I could breathe at all. It was horrible, and I was so happy when I found that simply applying
Yesterday I drove 671 miles to my son’s house in upstate New York. Needless to say, my legs were exhausted — thank heaven for cruise control! My left leg has a big problem because my ankle is still in the process of healing, but each time I take one of these trips I’m so grateful
Quick calf muscle release and stretch Read More »
Yesterday was Mother’s Day, and as a mom, I enjoyed the day a lot. If you’re a mother, I hope you had a wonderful day, and if you’re not a mother, I hope you had the opportunity to thank your mom for all she did to help you get to where you are in life.
Happy Mother’s Day! Read More »
This blog is called Pain Free Living because it was designed to bring out more than just how to treat muscles to relieve pain, but also how to relieve pain in many areas of our lives. I think today’s topic fits right in with that vision. I’m reading a book that is really interesting because it proves
