Common Causes of Pain Doctors Don’t Learn Much About in Medical School

• Joe wanted to know why he still had hip pain.  After all, it had been more than two months since the day he strained it.  Why was the healing process taking so long?

• Faith had pain in her ankle every time she walked.  But the X-rays showed nothing.

• Robert woke up with a stiff back every morning - even after he went out and spent $2,200 on a new mattress.

When you have pain, you want to be sure your doctor will quickly figure out the cause and do something to help you.  Yet, frustratingly, a typical physical examination, X-rays, or even MRI’s don’t usually tell you what’s wrong. 

The muscles and connective tissues are the most common pain source in the body.  And the most common (yet often overlooked) cause of pain is a diminished resilience of the body’s network of connective tissues.   

Joe had hip pain because as his original injury healed, the tissues healed stiffer and tighter than they had been before.  His treatment?  Trigger point therapy of the muscles around the outer thigh.

Faith had tendonitis of a muscle that hooked around the ankle into the big toe.  Her treatment?  Transverse friction massage, along with the short-term use of a small pad under the ball of her big toe.

Robert?  The connective tissues of his low back were stiff.  He needed myofascial treatment of the lumbar fascia.

Each of these specialized forms of connective tissue treatment – trigger point therapy, transverse friction massage, and myofascial therapy -- are important parts of maintaining your good health.  There's not a single approach that's effective for everyone.

Call Dr. Lavine for a thorough examination of your muscles, joints and connective tissues -- the most common sources of pain in the body: He's mastered a range of connective tissue therapy methods. Together you can find an approach that will work for you.

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Note: The content on this site is copyright Ronald Lavine, D.C. 2010-2012. It's provided for informational purposes only. If I've never examined or treated you, how can I understand the specifics of your situation? Don't be an idiot - always consult your own health professional as appropriate.