How Using Trigger Point Phenomena Can Make You a Pain Hacking Hero Most people don't think of the feet and ankles as potent instigators of pain elsewhere in the body. I know I didn't when I started out. But 15 years of clinical observation have made it abundantly clear to me. Many of my ... Read more
Most sciatic pain is caused by trigger points in muscles. Sciatica is the most common lower body pain complaint that we see in our clinic. It is a description of radiating leg pain, not a diagnosis. Although most physicians and physical therapists will assume that it is caused by nerve entrapment in the lumbar spine ... Read more
Sciatica is one of the most common diagnoses that we see at our clinic. Diagnoses can superficially seem reassuring. It seems that having a latin term assigned to one's pain by an expert tends to make everyone feel better. However, diagnoses can also foster hidden (and incorrect) assumptions about the origins of a pain pattern. ... Read more
