Commonly muscular pain is talked about when a person considers their pain to be a non serious pain. However muscle pain can be intense, constant, long lasting, and out of proportion with the severity of actual tissue damage. One component of muscular injury is hypo-perfusion of blood. Anything that can cause a reduction of blood …
Fascia.. ‘I’m over it’..
Tom Myers is well known to have disseminated knowledge of human anatomy whilst attempting to tie into his Rolfing practice the felt experience of having a human body. Myers has been touted as the Father of Fascia, quoted by a Canadian Masseur come science writer as being 'over it'(1). The architecture of the cell is …
How Not To Utilise Chiropractic Care!
Chiropractic Care includes the interventions and advice given to you by your Chiropractor in your treatment session. I don't really know why but some people save up a long list of things for their Chiropractor to 'fix' during a session. Perhaps it is value for money or not feeling as though you need much help …
How might Back Pain run in families..?
Two recent studies seem to have conjoined in my mind; one is from Zurich University Chiropractic department showing brain activity relative to lumbar spine pressure such as might happen in low back pain syndromes. The other is about training mice to 'fear' a smell across their generations controlling for nurture. Answering the long debate of …
Neuroplasticity; how fast can I change..?
As humans we are driven by our nervous system, a system that facilitates an engagement with our environment and each other. The stimuli we receive from our genes and our environment via our nervous system molds us into the people we are, right now. Genes can be 'changed' by environmental neurological input called epi-genetic change. …
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Mind over matter?
We know the hypothalamus (a part of the human brain) is highly plastic (changeable), in fact some say the most plastic part of the brain. The hypothalamus stimulates or inhibits hormones. Hormones secreted by the hypothalamus are able to alter the job of certain cells. Thus a chain of possible change within any and every …