I’ve had many clients come to me over the years requesting help with sciatic-type pain; either after having been diagnosed with “sciatica” or from assuming that it could be such. …
The Sciatic Nerve
The QL: Another Player In Back Pain
In a previous post, I went over the psoas major and how it is a major player in back pain, so today I thought I would go over the QL—the quadratus lumborum, …
The Psoas Major: A Major Player In Back Pain
Have you ever had back pain or know someone who has? If so, this post is for you, my friends! There are many muscles that could cause back issues, but …
Muscle Contractions
In this rather lengthy post, I’d like to go over muscle contractions and their types; isotonic (concentric and eccentric) and isometric. However, before I delve into each contraction specifically, I’m …
The Infraspinatus Muscle
In my last post, Trigger Points (TrP’s) In Detail, I briefly mentioned a TrP in the infraspinatus and thought I would go ahead and write about this muscle more thoroughly since …