Eric @ TPSH If you are engaged in certain sports or athletic activities and experience painless black spots on the heels of your feet, this explanation should help. The appearance of painless bluish-black dots on the heels of the feet that are called black heel, talon noir or calcaneal petechiae. This also may occur on the palms, and when this … Read more
Jogger’s nipples or runner’s nipples is a condition caused by the constant friction between a runner’s nipples and shirt, which causes chafing of the nipples and areola. Jogger’s nipples is probably the term most often used since the condition is more prevalent in long-distance runners. It is also called fissure of the nipple. It is … Read more
If you’ve ever experienced tight, swollen, and painful shins during or after exercise, especially if you are new to exercising, you may have mistaken them for shin splints when they are in something that can be much more severe. These symptoms are part of a condition called exertional compartment syndrome. Both athletes and recreational exercisers … Read more
The Serratus posterior muscles consist of a superior and inferior (upper and lower) which are located on each side of the upper and lower part of the thoracic region of the back. They are thin quadrilateral muscles which are deep to the true back muscles such as the rhomboids, and in the case of the … Read more
The three common terms used to refer to tendon injuries or overuse injuries are extremely confusing. Much of the time, the difference between these entities is not apparent at all and they seem to be used interchangeably. Since there also exists disagreement among practitioners as to what internal changes actually constitute what condition, the layperson … Read more
Many people ask whether shin splints are caused by trigger points. This may be because the leading book on trigger point self-treatment implies that shin splints are associated with trigger points. They are not, however, according to the leading authorities, Travell and Simmons. Before I explain about shin splints and trigger points, let’s discuss what … Read more
By Noshir R. Mehta 1Noshir R. Mehta. Bruxism: Tooth Grinding and Clenching [Internet]. Version 16. Knol. 2008 Jul 23. Available from: http://knol.google.com/k/noshir-r-mehta/bruxism/D3iAfFNV/kRAr4Q. (Original no longer available, published under here under a Creative Commons License Professor and Chairman of General Dentistry and Director of the Craniofacial Pain Center Tufts Dental School, Boston MA What is Bruxism? … Read more
Ischemic compression is a generic manual release technique in trigger point therapy. The technique begins by palpating the tissue to locate the taut band (trigger point), while the patient is asked to report if any referred pain is felt. When a trigger point if found, steady and deep manual pressure is applied directly to the point. … Read more
Believe it or not, it’s possible that pain in your hand is caused by problems in a muscle located in the upper arm. Trigger points in the brachialis cause pain in the “meat” of your palm and the web of your thumb so no matter how much your massage your painful hand, the pain from … Read more
The brachialis muscle is located on the front part of the upper arm, nearest the elbow. Along with the biceps brachii and the brachioradialis, it is one of the primary flexors of the elbow. It gets its name from the Greek words brachialis and brachion, pertaining to the (upper) arm. It is important not to confuse these words with the Greek brachy which … Read more