Pain can be classified in a number of ways:

1) Pain can be classified in relation to its duration:

Acute pain is defined as short-term pain or pain with an easily identifiable cause.  ... Read more

The Original Post is Located Here: Types of pain

In this article we are going to take a  look at low back pain, mainly because it is almost as prevalent as the common cold, and causes much pain and suffering and lost work time.  ... Read more

The Original Post is Located Here: Low Back Pain and the Buttock Muscles

The skeleton or skeletal system is the biological system providing support in living organisms. An internal skeletal system consists of rigid structures within the body, moved by the muscular system. If the structures are mineralized or ossified, as they are in humans and other mammals, they are referred to as bones.  ... Read more

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The connective tissues serve many purposes in the body:
· They provide structure.

· They serve as packing.

· They provide insulation, and

· They are one medium for the defense of the body.  ... Read more

The Original Post is Located Here: Connective Tissue Components

Causes of chronic pain

Chronic pain can be due to a variety of causes.  If we treat the pain, but not the underlying cause, the pain  will return.  The cause is then referred to as a perpetuating factor.  ... Read more

The Original Post is Located Here: Allergy, Chronic Pain and Nausea

A muscle spindle is a specialized muscle structure innervated by both sensory and motor neuron axons. Its functions are to send proprioceptive information about the muscle to the central nervous system, and to respond to muscle stretching.  ... Read more

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If you have ever suffered from a 'migraine' you will know how all consuming the pain can be. Not only does your head hurt , but your eyes hurt, your face hurts and even bright lights or loud noises cause pain.  ... Read more

The Original Post is Located Here: The Migraine type Headache

1. Be understanding; encourage self-help; explain the reasons

Many fibromyalgics have been told by uninformed health professionals, sometimes for years, that there is nothing wrong with them and that it is all in their head.  ... Read more

The Original Post is Located Here: Fibromyalgia Treatment – What can the Myotherapist do for the Fibromyalgic client?

The temporalis along with the masseter are the main muscles of mastication, and provide the power to chew our food.

I recently saw a young lady who complained of pain to the whole right side of her face, including the teeth.  ... Read more

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In 2005 I decided to take a look at Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT) after seeing a write-up In Dr Mercola's newsletter.

On visiting the official EFT website, I read about all the miraculous results practitioners from around the world were supposedly achieving with everything from minor trauma right up to serious diseases.  ... Read more

The Original Post is Located Here: Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT)