What is the most common cause of physical pain?

The most common, and most overlooked, cause of pain is soft tissue.  Soft tissue is every part of your body that is not bone.

Why are muscles and other soft tissues almost always overlooked as being causes of pain?  Pretty simple:  I didn’t learn about how our bodies work in school, you didn’t learn it, and neither did most doctors when they were in med school.

And even if your doctor did understand the relationship between muscles and pain, he or she would simply not have the time to explain the cause of your pain to you.  But I do.

The next paragraph has the longest words that you will ever read from me.  I like to speak simply.  It contains the truth about our bodies.  Every part in our body works with every other part. 

Psychoneuroimmunology researcher and internationally recognized pharmacologist, Dr. Candace Pert, said, “I can no longer make a strong distinction between the brain and the body.”  She said, “I almost cannot speak of an aspect of medicine where the application of massage therapy wouldn’t apply.”  Dr. Pert also said, ”Massage effects…certainly are more profound than a visit to a doctor.  You don’t sit around feeling better at the doctor’s office!” 

Dr. Pert also said she believed that if everyone had a massage once a week, we would have 90% fewer illnesses!  90%!

What Dr. Pert is saying is this:  Our muscles play a huge role in causing pain and disease.

While massage is very beneficial, reducing pain and even boosting your immune system, there are a lot of things involving muscles that you can do for yourself to reduce your pain.  You just need to know what they are.

Other researchers, like Doctors Janet G. Travell MD and David G. Simons MD, have uncovered and shared an absolute wealth of information about trigger points.  Trigger points occur in one area and cause pain in other parts of your body.  There are ways to treat trigger points, and to eliminate their pain.  We’ll talk about them.

Postural distortions also cause pain.  Muscles cause postural distortions.  That’s something else we will talk about.

 When you understand why you hurt and what you can do to reduce or eliminate your pain, you will be on the road to recovery.

I’m glad to be on the road with you.

“Because You Deserve To Feel Better!”

Kathryn Merrow, The Pain Relief Coach