Five Elements Blog
Tennis Elbow, Golfer's Elbow, Carpal Tunnel Syndrome.
Tennis elbow is characterized by pain on the lateral side of the elbow joint, whereas in golfers elbow, the pain is felt on the medial side. Both ailments are due to inflammation of the tendons of the forearm muscles, a common condition called "tendonitis". They are both caused by chronic tension of the two muscle groups of the forearm. When the extensor muscle group of the forearm gets tight, the result is tennis elbow; when the flexor muscle group of the forearm gets tight, golfers elbow is the outcome. The possible cause for this type of inflammatory process is microscopic tears where the tendon attaches to the bone, due to chronic muscular contraction. In the case of carpal tunnel syndrome, the muscles of the forearm will get very tight and will decrease the already narrow space at the carpal tunnel, creating irritation of the adjacent tissues. Hence, sensations of tingling, numbness, or burning of the hand will be felt, due to median nerve irritation. Deep tissue massage will eliminate tension, reduce inflammation, relieve pain, and resolve any of these conditions permanently.
Suffering From Back Pain?
Back pain is extremely common and it comes in a wide variety of symptoms and locations. However, in the majority of cases, your back pain is very likely to be of muscular origin. Muscular pain is often misdiagnosed by western physicians, and all they have to offer are analgesics, anti-inflammatory drugs, and muscle relaxants, which only address the symptoms and are injurious to your health. Often, they will referred you out for physical therapy, which is inadequate for chronic pain. Some people will seek for alternative therapies, the most common being acupuncture and chiropractic. Those two modalities are not appropriate when it comes to treating chronic muscular disorders, and they only help easing the symptoms (the pain), which eventually comes back in view of the fact that the root of the problem (chronic muscular tension) has not been addressed. Deep tissue massage therapy is the answer to chronic muscular disorders with or without pain. The trouble is that most massage therapists who claim to do deep tissue massage, Rolfing, etc., do not work deep enough, or they do not know what they are looking for. So, if you suffer from back pain, and you have experienced little or no improvement in your condition, or your pain keeps coming back after a few weeks or months, now you know why.
Jordi Capdet, L.Ac.
Headaches
The truth is that the cause for the vast majority of headaches out there, including some types of migraines, is chronic tension. Pain can be felt in different parts of the head and face, varying in intensity and quality. This phenomenon occurs when the musculature of the upper back and neck, which connect directly to the base of the head, get very tight and begin to pull, sending pain signals throughout your head. I have been treating headaches with a high rate of success for the last twenty-five years. The therapeutic techniques I offer are safe and efficient, and you will begin to feel better right away.