The human body maintains life and health in an amazing way. Each individual cell performs an activity that contributes to the body’s overall function. Nerve impulses transmit information to maintain a balanced internal environment-called homeostasis. Every day, life situations threaten to disrupt that balance. Physical traumas, strains and emotional stress undermine homeostasis. This imbalance leads to aches and pains which 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. The St. John Method of NMT, DEVELOPED BY Paul St. john in response to his own constant, debilitating pain, is one such method. It is based on research that identifies the fundamental causes of pain.
The St. John Method of Neuromuscular Therapy considers five principles that cause pain. They are:
1. Ischemia
2. Trigger Points
3. Nerve compression or entrapment
4. Postural distortion
5. Biomechanical dysfunction
In this Video you’ll see an explanation of Neuromuscular massage and what trigger points are by a massage therapist not associated with Platinum massage.
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