| Tinnitus Pathophysiology | | | | trigger points are among the most common causes |
| Human Physiology versus Modern Living | | | | of chronic pain. Tinnitus Pathophysiology |
| | | | Trigger Points |
| Pain Can Be Tricky | | | | A trigger point can be thought of as a muscle |
| The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention | | | | protection mechanism, which stiffens the muscle in |
| reported in 2006 that over 25 percent of Americans | | | | order to limit range of motion, triggered by injury, |
| aged twenty and older report pain lasting over | | | | overuse, and adrenaline - all phenomena in which |
| twenty-four hours. The Annals of Internal Medicine | | | | modern humans excel. Resultant stiffening or spasms |
| reported that twenty-five billion dollars per year was | | | | of muscles cause blood stagnation, nutrient loss, and |
| spent in search of low back pain relief in 2003. Typical | | | | buildup of toxins. Such protection can become chronic |
| allopathic treatments for pain are medications, | | | | and painful and can activate other trigger points, |
| cortisone, and surgery. For many patients, surgery | | | | spreading pain and disability like an infection. Postural |
| provides welcome relief, at least temporarily, from | | | | muscles, as in the neck, shoulders, back, and pelvic |
| sciatica, carpal tunnel syndrome, and other mechanical | | | | girdle, and others, such as forearms, hands, calves, |
| and pathophysiologic problems. However, symptoms | | | | and face, that are used in repetitive actions are most |
| mimicking such problems can be caused by trigger | | | | vulnerable to trigger points. Trigger points may cause |
| points, which surgery does not improve. In general, | | | | headaches (tension and migraine), temporomandibular |
| trigger points frequently remain overlooked, | | | | joint pain, sciatica, and apparent carpal tunnel |
| unrecognized, and untreated. After a back injury, | | | | syndrome and can be associated with burning, |
| medication was prescribed for me for a year with | | | | numbness, weakness, temperature, sweating, |
| little relief. Then I visited another medical doctor who, | | | | dryness, dizziness, nausea, tinnitus, vision, decreased |
| in one session, removed my pain using manual | | | | range of motion, and other problems. Since trigger |
| therapy. He explained that my pain was referred | | | | point syndromes are unfamiliar to many physicians, |
| from the actual problem areas. | | | | these familiar symptoms can make diagnosis difficult. |
| Referred Pain | | | | Sedentary people and those, such as computer |
| Referred pain is sensed in an area away from the | | | | operators, dentists, drivers, and specialized athletes, |
| actual pain source. Examples of referred pain are | | | | who hold unnatural positions or perform repetitive |
| headaches, phantom limb pain in amputated limbs, | | | | tasks are at high risk of developing active trigger |
| pain down the left arm during a heart attack, and the | | | | points. After sitting at a desk, running or a gym |
| infamous so-called brain freeze caused by drinking | | | | workout may seem to make up for the sedentary |
| cold liquid, which cools the vagus nerve running along | | | | time, but it actually may promote the pain and |
| the throat. During a brain freeze, one may feel it in | | | | dysfunction. Rigid use then overuse is not the best. |
| the head, when the cause may be down the throat. | | | | Most trigger points are reduced or deactivated by |
| Pain referral is also common in myofascial pain | | | | acupuncture, electric stimulation, or injections. |
| syndromes, which are caused by trigger points in | | | | Fortunately, trigger points also respond to manual |
| muscle, fascia (fibrous tissue that connects, | | | | therapy. Suffering from Ringing Ears and Tinnitus? |
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| other organs), tendon, and ligament tissue. These | | | | Pathophysiology now. |