Muscles are made up of tiny muscle fibers and when they are stressed past their normal length those fibers will be damaged causing pain and inflammation. In severe cases, tiny blood vessels break causing the area to turn color...black & blue.
There are three types of strains of a muscle. Grade 1 is a very simple type of strain that caused more discomfort that pain. Grade two strain is a strain of considerable damage but the muscle is left in tact. Grade three is a complete tear of the muscle tissue which is most likely a surgical situation.
If you look at the picture to the left you will notice that the red portion to where the arrow is pointing is the muscle and the white tissue that connects the muscle to the bone is called the tendon. Most times complete tears occur at the tendon and some times the muscle will roll up like a fruit roll up. Damage to the tendon or ligament is called a sprain. This normally occurs before the a strain in most instances.
Both sprains and strains can be painful. But here is were I separate myself from the norm. Most doctors, therapists think that the pain generated by the strain or sprain is due to the muscle, ligament or tendon. Through our research we have found that in many cases this type of thinking is wrong. We have found that what is actually causing the pain is the disruption of the fascia.
Fascia is a tissue that covers everything in side the body. To picture it, think of the transparent film you see on a chicken breast. Well, this tissue covers every muscle, tendon and ligament (as well as every organ and space in the body) and when it disrupts in any way will lead to intense pain, inflammation and loss of motion.
By assisting this fascial tissue back to its original placement the pain immediately will go away along with the inflammation and the motion will be instantly restored. That is what we use at the my office - a technique protocol that eliminates this disruption that can have you pain relief after the very first treatment. If you have been dealing with chronic pain or even a new injury call today 570-287-7070 for your appointment.
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