Neuromuscular Massage
Neuromuscular Massage Therapy
Neuromuscular Therapy
The human body maintains life and health in an amazing way. Each individual cell performs an activity that contributes to the body's ability to maintain a balanced internal environment called homeostasis. Every day, life situations threaten to disrupt that balance. Physical traumas, strains and even emotional stress undermine homeostasis. This imbalance leads to aches and pains that, left untreated, may result in physiological dysfunction.
There are ways to get at the roots of these imbalances and alleviate much of the pain and dysfunction. Neuromuscular Therapy is based on research that identifies the fundamental causes of pain. The techniques are supported by scientific neurological laws that explain how the central nervous system initiates pain responses in the body. By understanding how pain originates and by being able to locate the source of pain in the body, Neuromuscular Therapists treat the CAUSE of pain (primarily muscles) - not just the effects.
Neuromuscular Therapy is a very specialized form of manual therapy. A therapist trained in neuromuscular therapy is educated in the physiology of the nervous system and its effect on the neuromuscular and skeletal systems. In particular, Neuromuscular Therapy is the utilization of static pressure on specific myofascial points to relieve pain. This technique manipulates the soft tissue of the body (muscles, tendons, and connective tissue) to balance the central nervous system.
There are five (5) principles that contribute to neuromuscular pain:
*Ischemia
*Trigger Points
*Nerve Compression and/or Entrapment
*Postural Distortion
*Biomechanical Dysfunction
