Pain Relief Terminology
I wrote about my Graston treatment last week and got this comment:
"Graston is a great technique, but is not as specific as Active Release Technique. The two work really well together."
I looked up Active Release Technique and it does look really great! It looks like stretching combined with practitioner manipulation of the area to release adhesions. Unfortunately, there are no practitioners of it in my area.
What I really am a little peeved about though is this: A year ago, when I was in so much pain that I couldn't work for more than 10 minutes, and even just driving gave me a headache, I searched and searched and searched online and couldn't find any of this information!
I searched for things like: neck pain from computer use, stretches for neck pain, neck and back pain, computer-related headaches, too much computer use, office stretches ... etc.
When my neck pain was being referred around to my forehead and eye area I even went to and eye doctor for help. I thought my eye muscles were strained. He explained to me that the eye muscles are always flexed and can't really strain like that. He advised 'doing some stretches'.
And I did! I did the silly office chair stretches and took breaks and did all the stuff advised on all those silly, ineffectual websites. Nothign helped and it kept getting worse and worse.
It wasn't until I found the Self Care For RSI website that I was introduced to terms like RSI (repetitive strain injury), and overuse-injuries.
It wasn't until I downloaded the ebook that I learned the concept that my constant neck and shoulder and upper back pain and increasing inability to move was caused by the fascia (layering covering muscles) being full of scar tissue and sticking to my muscles(adhesions) and that the scar tissue was caused by the muscles not getting oxygen while I worked and being stuck in one position for too long.
When I learned that proper stretching techniques could free the adhesions and end my pain I was finally on the road to revovery. Now, besides just stretching and exercising I am trying advanced techniques to really free the adhesions .. which brings us back to Graston and Active Releasing.
"Graston is a great technique, but is not as specific as Active Release Technique. The two work really well together."
I looked up Active Release Technique and it does look really great! It looks like stretching combined with practitioner manipulation of the area to release adhesions. Unfortunately, there are no practitioners of it in my area.
What I really am a little peeved about though is this: A year ago, when I was in so much pain that I couldn't work for more than 10 minutes, and even just driving gave me a headache, I searched and searched and searched online and couldn't find any of this information!
I searched for things like: neck pain from computer use, stretches for neck pain, neck and back pain, computer-related headaches, too much computer use, office stretches ... etc.
When my neck pain was being referred around to my forehead and eye area I even went to and eye doctor for help. I thought my eye muscles were strained. He explained to me that the eye muscles are always flexed and can't really strain like that. He advised 'doing some stretches'.
And I did! I did the silly office chair stretches and took breaks and did all the stuff advised on all those silly, ineffectual websites. Nothign helped and it kept getting worse and worse.
It wasn't until I found the Self Care For RSI website that I was introduced to terms like RSI (repetitive strain injury), and overuse-injuries.
It wasn't until I downloaded the ebook that I learned the concept that my constant neck and shoulder and upper back pain and increasing inability to move was caused by the fascia (layering covering muscles) being full of scar tissue and sticking to my muscles(adhesions) and that the scar tissue was caused by the muscles not getting oxygen while I worked and being stuck in one position for too long.
When I learned that proper stretching techniques could free the adhesions and end my pain I was finally on the road to revovery. Now, besides just stretching and exercising I am trying advanced techniques to really free the adhesions .. which brings us back to Graston and Active Releasing.
posted by Lisa at 12:43 PM
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