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Jesse James Retherford's Blog – July 2011 Archive (3)

SELF TREATMENT FOR PLANTAR FASCIITIS BY JESSE JAMES RETHERFORD

Over the past week, I have seen a “mini-epidemic” — two new clients and email correspondence with a third — of a common but painful foot injury, plantal fasciitis. Living in Austin, with such an active outdoors culture, plantar fasciitis is one of the more common issues I treat. It is also one of the most common foot injuries in the United States.  As reported by Pubmed, two million Americans suffer from plantar fasciitis each year…
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Added by Jesse James Retherford on July 28, 2011 at 3:55pm — No Comments

FOAM ROLLER THERAPY FOR BEGINNERS

It is estimated that over 116 million Americans suffer from debilitating chronic pain each year, of which low back pain is the most common. According to The American Academy of Pain Medicine, “Back pain is the leading cause of disability in Americans under 45 years old.  More than 26 million Americans between the ages of 20-64 experience frequent back pain.” There is a proven and effective way to treat most forms of chronic…
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Added by Jesse James Retherford on July 22, 2011 at 2:20pm — No Comments

A COMMON CAUSE OF LOW BACK AND SCIATIC PAIN – THE PIRIFORMIS

As a licensed massage therapist, I specialize in chronic pain and injury management using deep tissue massage therapy.  Most of my clients come in with a common complaint: pain in the low back, hips (primarily on one side), and/or shooting pain or numbness down the back of the leg.

 

More than two million Americans suffer either from back pain or a form of sciatica that is often misdiagnosed…

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Added by Jesse James Retherford on July 22, 2011 at 2:19pm — No Comments

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