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In my San Antonio, Texas based Massage Therapy and Bodywork practice I often treat men and women who are experiencing pain from various nerve entrapment syndromes. Like many painful conditions involving the body’s soft tissues, nerve entrapment syndromes respond quite well to massage therapy and bodywork.
What Are Nerve Entrapment Syndromes?
Nerve Entrapment Syndromes are nerve impingement conditions in which nerves or nerve roots are placed under abnormal pressure by soft tissues such as muscles, tendons, ligaments, or fascia. The abnormal pressure on the nerves or nerve roots creates pain locally or radiating outward, numbness or tingling in the area supplied by the nerve and possibly weakness or twitching of affected muscles. Nerve entrapment syndromes are fairly common and you may have heard of some of them like Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, Piriformis Syndrome, Thoracic Outlet Syndrome, Meralgia Paresthetica, Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome, and Cubital Tunnel Syndrome.
What Are The Causes Of Nerve Entrapment Syndromes?
There are a number of causes for Nerve Entrapment Syndromes. Direct trauma to the muscles or tendons are a common cause and this includes injuries which quickly overstretch and damage soft tissues like whiplash does. Overworking muscles and tendons through excessive exercise, or through incorrect repetitive motions (Repetitive Stress Injuries) including typing and assembly line work can cause several Nerve Entrapment Syndromes. Additionally, postural distortions such as Forward Head Posture, Leg Length Discrepancy, or Lower Crossed Syndrome often lead to entrapment conditions. In rare cases certain genetic factors can lead to Nerve Entrapment Syndromes.
Massage Therapy And Bodywork For Nerve Entrapment Syndromes
There are many ways that massage therapy and bodywork can be used to treat Nerve Entrapment Syndromes. The massage therapist will employ a number of techniques to relieve these conditions. For example the massage therapist may use Neuromuscular Therapy or Trigger Point Therapy to eliminate myofascial trigger points in the muscles entrapping the affected nerve. The massage therapist could also use Myofascial Release techniques or Deep Tissue Massage techniques to release adhesions between the muscles and surrounding ligamentous and fascial tissues while also using Muscle Energy Techniques to gently lengthen the affected muscles. Nerve Entrapment Syndromes also respond well to positional release therapies such as Ortho-Bionomy which work with the body’s nervous system to release muscles and improve joint movement in the area. In addition to working on the muscles entrapping a nerve or nerve root it may be necessary to provide therapy for other muscles and soft tissues nearby and even to opposing muscles to improve muscular balance. Comprehensive treatment with massage and bodywork, in conjunction with a home program of stretching and exercise, usually helps to completely resolve Nerve Entrapment Syndromes.
Other Treatments For Nerve Entrapment Syndromes
While massage therapy and bodywork are an excellent treatment for Nerve Entrapment Syndromes, the serious nature of these conditions means that there are other additional treatments you should discuss with your physician:
Anti-inflammatory medications
Muscle Relaxer medications
Anesthetic and Steroid Injections
Splints
Surgery
Other Names For Nerve Entrapment Syndromes
Pinched Nerve
Nerve Entrapment Neuropathy
The information in this article has been provided for information purposes only. It is not meant to provide a medical diagnosis, only a licensed physician may diagnose Nerve Entrapment Syndromes. If you feel that you have the symptoms of a Nerve Entrapment Syndrome please see your physician for a proper diagnosis and plan of treatment which may include massage therapy and bodywork. There are a number of more serious conditions that resemble Nerve Entrapment Syndromes that could require immediate medical attention.
If, after consulting your physician, you would like to pursue treatment of your particular Nerve Entrapment Syndrome with Massage Therapy and Bodywork please contact me at my San Antonio Massage and Bodywork practice or contact a Massage Therapist near you.
Ben Crabtree is a Licensed Massage Therapist, Massage Instructor, and Certified Neuromuscular Therapist in San Antonio, Texas. See his site at MassageByBen.com or find Massage Therapists worldwide at MassageSoup
Massage is a kind of therapy that uses touch as a sense to relax the various muscles of human body. The main idea behind massage is that it helps reduce stress, relieves pain, helps tackle injuries of sports and enhances good feeling and overall health. The United States has various types of massage therapies. Massage therapists are professionally trained in all aspects of the therapy.
There are more than thousand schools that impart training in massage therapy in America. If one wants to become a therapist, he has to undergo proper training. To get a license for acting as a massage therapist there are various requirements that differ from state to state. As requirements vary a therapist is supposed to learn what is needed by their state. There are some eight states that do not have any formal requirements to act as therapists. However the profession could be regulated by localities.
In case you reside in a state that calls for a minimum basic educational qualification for becoming a massage therapist, you will have to pass licensing tests and certifications after you obtain your degree. Massage therapy is more suited to people who like to be amidst other people and talk to them. People who are introverts and shy might not be successful therapists. If you have good public relations and interpersonal skills it will help you to grow your clients and thereby more income.
Normally a high school diploma is needed for getting admission to any massage therapy school. For becoming a massage therapist, few courses that a student can undertake are physiology, anatomy, study of body mechanics, human organs, ethics, business management and practice of techniques.
If you are a massage therapist, there are plenty of opportunities for you in various business fields apart from your own practice. Businesses like hotels, physician’s offices, health clubs, hotel salons, nursing homes, chiropractic offices, hospice agencies, home health and hair and beauty salons. A professional massage therapist who practices full time can see up to twenty clients a week.
The massage therapist must stay injury free by applying upright body mechanic techniques. It is a physically demanding profession. So it is not easy for a therapist to attend to too many clients per week. The practitioner must monitor their schedules and physical exertion levels in a proper way so that they stay active in their profession for years.
The opportunities for a massage therapist can only rise as the healthcare sector is expanding fast. There is a lot of emphasis these days on reducing stress and exercising for maintaining good health. Due to this reason massage therapy is quite in demand as it provides several therapeutic benefits. It is easy for a massage therapist to earn about $8.00 for an hour on the lower side and as high as $33.00 on the higher side. This however varies with the region and workplace.
A person seeking a part-time or a full time employment can look at the option of becoming a massage therapist. The work environment could be helping and job satisfaction could be really high apart from helping you stay in touch with people.
Brent McNutt enjoys networking with healthcare professionals online. He also likes talking about Landau Scrubs and Landau Shoes and also likes writing articles about various topics.
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