The Root Cause of Pain

Within my 25 years of practice I have learned there is always a root cause of pain which stem from emotional stresses and physical/non-physical activity. If the brain has the oxygen and blood it needs, then it can help out the rest of the body function to its full potential

Neuromuscular Reeducation

Neuromuscular re-education consists of manual techniques like proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation aka PNF Stretches. This helps in retraining the brain and spinal cord in voluntary and reflex motor activies. Other therapeutic stretches and exercises will be used for balance and core control. This is designed to re-develop normal, controlled movement patterns.

Techniques Used

A combination of Swedish Massage, Compression and Myofascial release. 

Compression is considered Deep Tissue Massage and helps to flush out lactic acid and break up scar tissue. Myofascial release helps to unglue fibers that get stuck together. This helps for better range of motion and more blood flow and oxygen to return to tissues, making you healthier. These modalities help with sports injuries, fibromyalgia, plantar fasciitis, high blood pressure, sciatica, and tennis elbow.

Other Modalities

  • Electronic muscle stimulation aka E-stim, involves a machine that transmits mild electrical currents through electrodes that are applied directly to your skin. It will stimulate muscles to quicker recovery and reduce pain.

  • Ultra Sound- a noninvasive treatment in which sound waves are used to penetrate soft tissues, increasing blood flow. It helps relieve pain, improve circulation, and promote tissue healing.

  • Gua sha- a traditional Chinese practice in which a tool is used to scrape the skin in order to produce light petechiae (small red spots). It releases unhealthy bodily matter from blood stasis within sore, tired, stiff, or injured muscle areas. It stimulates new oxygenated blood flow and promotes metabolic cell repair, regeneration, healing and recovery.

  • Cupping- the suction from cupping draws fluid into treated areas, it stimulates metabolic activity, improving immune function, and stabilizing blood biochemistry.

Emotional Components

Positive emotions never cause you pain or send you to the doctor’s office. Negative emotions will start with a thought and settle into the muscles creating discomfort, pain and eventually transform into disease. This can affect how well someone can function day to day. Whole Health Massage is a safe space to vaguely talk about which negative emotions are causing certain body pangs.

If you want or need a more thorough session please contact Chiropractor Ed Reidt 512-799-3733 Expert on negative emotions and how they are affecting you.