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Tendonitis symptoms can hurt your golf score – but you can eliminate the problem quickly! As you play golf you are doing the same movement over and over. Just looking at the graphic of the golfer (and imagining how you feel as you play golf) you can see that every joint from your neck to […]

Twisted Knee Pain – A Common Golf Injury! Twisted knee pain is commonly caused by the torque your body places on your knee as you complete your golf swing. If you are a right-handed golfer, your left knee torques, and vice versa for left-handed golfers. While the torque is unavoidable if you are applying the

Stretching for flexibility and pain relief: the pluses and minuses! Minuses!  Are there any minuses to stretching?  Yes, there are….let me explain. All muscles originate on one bone, we’ll call the bone that is at the beginning of the muscle the “stationary bone,” then the muscle tendons cross over a joint and insert into another

What Causes Back Pain? Exploring the Overlooked Muscular Causes: Muscles are rarely considered as one of the causes of back pain, yet they are often the key component. An understanding of how muscles impact your spine and pelvis will help clarify this oversight. As shown in the graphic, muscle spasms (circles) will cause pain to

Sacroiliac Joint Pain Cause: I received a call from a client who was distressed because her son has had terrible sacroiliac joint pain (SI Joint) that refuses to hold a chiropractic adjustment. He’s had it for several years and it’s turning his life into a nightmare because he can’t do any of the sports that

Chronic Headaches and Neck Pain Can Ruin Your Day! Actually, chronic headaches will do more than ruin your day, it can cause you to slow down so much that you stop doing all the sports you enjoy, and can have a serious impact on your career. Yet, when the medical profession is searching for solutions

Thigh Muscle Pain Hampers Rowers Thigh muscle pain can hamper a rowers ability to powerfully force his/her body back as a key part of the rowing pattern. Movements are done simultaneously: as the thigh muscles are pushing the seat back, the rowers arms are pulling back on the oars. It is the smooth interaction of

Powerful Thigh Muscles Provide Sculling Strength and Speed in Olympics 2016 By Julie Donnelly, The Pain-Relief Expert Powerful Thigh muscles are a key to providing sculling strength. While exercise is vital, so is releasing the tension that forms in muscle fibers during exercise.  The recent 2016 Olympic games demonstrated strength and power in many of the

Carpal Tunnel Treatment for Common Symptoms is Part 2 of my previous blog: Muscles Cause Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Symptoms.  Technology is wonderful, but it has its limitations. I couldn’t use the same name twice (Search Engines consider that SPAM), even with “Part 2” added. We’ve discussed the muscles and nerves in your neck, chest, and

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Symptoms Caused By Tight Muscles! In 1997 I was diagnosed with carpal tunnel syndrome: wrist pain, tingling and numb fingers. The pain and burning was horrible, it prevented me from even picking up a pencil or holding a glass. As a massage therapist it was devastating, my hands are my livelihood! I