Should Treatments Be Focused Only To The Area That Hurts-by Jennifer Chu

If a person has neck pain or lower back pain and treatments are directed only to the area involved, although the symptoms may get better, that person is a candidate for further injuries with resultant neck pain and lower back pain again. When treatments are applied only to the area that hurts, the treatments are symptom directed and not treating the root cause of the problem. Treating the root cause of the problem is more effective in treating the pain symptoms as well as in preventing further recurrences. In nerve related muscle pain, treatments are best directed toward muscles in the painful region and the connections of these muscles to other muscles through the fascial envelope. Additionally, muscles sharing the same nerve root supply as the nerves supplying the painful muscles also need to be treated.

If a person has neck pain or lower back pain and treatments are directed only to the area involved, although the symptoms may get better, that person is a candidate for further injuries with resultant neck pain and lower back pain again. When treatments are applied only to the area that hurts, the treatments are symptom directed and not treating the root cause of the problem. Treating the root cause of the problem is more effective in treating the pain symptoms as well as in preventing further recurrences. In nerve related muscle pain, treatments are best directed toward muscles in the painful region and the connections of these muscles to other muscles through the fascial envelope. Additionally, muscles sharing the same nerve root supply as the nerves supplying the painful muscles also need to be treated.