Chances
are you came here searching for information, for alternatives and
answers about pain...yours, your family member, your friends, or
maybe even a clients. We are here to offer information about the
muscular component 'participating' in that pain...and that is the
focus of 'Muscle Management', relieving pain and restoring function
by focusing precision therapy on the muscles.
We
offer unique insight's into the human body's natural built-in maintenance,
recovery and health management abilities with respect to it's
largest and most often under-appreciated system…The Muscles.
"Disease
does not occur unexpectedly. It
is the result of constant violation of Nature's laws, spreading
and accumulation of such violations transpire suddenly in the form
of a disease....but it only seems sudden." Hippocrates
Each and every day we 'live and work' within an
incredibly wonderful example of engineering, strength, and efficient
design... Our own body!! This incredible "machine" is
greatly influenced by a very commonsense organization of ropes,
pulleys, and levers… the muscles, tendons, and skeleton. Muscle
Management® is about managing all of the above by means of respecting
and responding to the vital role muscles play in our bodies overall
well-being.
Our
intention is to encourage, promote, and maintain healthy states
of balance and ease through recognizing, respecting and responding
to the important role the body's muscles play in overall well being.
Muscular health can often be a primary contributing factor in many
muscular/skeletal situations.
Muscle movement constantly shapes the quality of our daily lives.
Problems with this system can often be a primary contributing factor
to situations where we are more tense, irritable, fatigued, less
active... and in PAIN!!!. Negative influences can include everyday
pressures and stresses, repetitive motions, mismanaged injuries
(especially in athletes), whiplash trauma and conditions like fibromyalgia
or arthritis which often produce muscular or "soft tissue"
tension and pain.
Pain can often be so relentless and wide spread that it requires
radical medical intervention. However In many cases, pain management
clinicians have found that pain often responds to non-invasive corrective
massage that targets specific problematic muscles. This 'Muscle
Management' approach is often described as "ischemic compression,"
"soft tissue release", "acupressure", and deep
tissue massage among many other terms. These related disciplines
usually produce muscular relaxation, making it possible to return
to pain-free fitness and health. We refer to our approach as “corrective
massage ” with the additional intention of correcting common
distortions.
Consider that in the year 2000, according to our
own CDC
, more visits to physicians’ offices were made for musculoskeletal
conditions than for any other reason.
According to the U.S. Department of Labor, Occupational Safety
and Health Administration (OSHA), repetitive strain injuries are
the nation's most common and costly occupational health problem,
affecting hundreds of thousands of American workers, and costing
more than $20 billion a year in workers compensation. Maybe with
a bit more understanding, this figure won't get much more out of
control.
Our
Self Help section can be useful
for those looking to take an active role in their own Muscle Management.
We are scheduling classes
throughout the country. We have a Sponsorship
Program for individuals interested in bringing this information
to their area and an Associate Program
for accredited schools interested in bringing classes to their region.
"Disease does not occur
unexpectedly. It is the result of constant violation of Nature's
laws, spreading and accumulation of such violations transpire suddenly
in the form of a disease....but it only seems sudden."
