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Sternocleidomastoid question
Hi All,
Wanted to ask how often you experience, and/or treat, clients with SCM (Trps) vs. Scalene/Trap, etc. involvement in posterior [incl. suboccipital] headache / eye discomfort / mastoid tenderness [once other conditions have been ruled out] that suffer with lingering cervical acceleration-deceleration injury (aka whiplash associated) complaints/symptoms? Seems to be more comon than not (?).
Clients don't want to live on Rx (NSAIDS or stronger).
Your feedback appreciated. Thanks.
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Permalink Reply by Jed Heneberry on
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Maryshka,
Here's an article on the SCM (http://www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/issue/82405/88) and one on research associated with whiplash and massage (http://www.massageandbodyworkdigital.com/issue/72098/120).
Hope you find something that helps!
Jed
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Permalink Reply by Gary W Addis, LMT on
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Marysha, it's as likely to be the splenii as the SCM. Jed's links provide good treatment guidelines, BTW
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Permalink Reply by elizabeth mount on
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I love working on long us colli the psoas of the neck. I need to release scm and scalers to get there but it is worth it in long term treatment
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Permalink Reply by Gordon J. Wallis on
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I treat upper trap TPs the most. Followed by Levator , the extensor muscles of the neck along with the occipitals. The neck flexors not as often.
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