Welcome to the group! It was interesting to hear that your cortisone shots did not help. My son has a flare up of ITBS and is desparate for help as...
Brian Allen
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Sep 1, 2004 1:07 pm
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My doctor said there was a chance it wouldn't work, but I've known other people that it has worked for. I'm not sure of the odds, but I did give it a chance....
Thank You! I'll try all those helpful tips! :) ... the other foot, with the toe of the "bad" foot pointing to the heel of the "good" foot. ... the "bad" leg...
I was wondering if anyone has used the Mueller Sports Jumper Strap and if there's a difference between that and the patt strap? I saw the mueller strap at the...
When I first got ITBS, I had it equally in both knees, sometime very crippling. I went for cortisone shots. It worked 100% in the L knee -- never have had a...
I actually found a strap at a drugstore for about $15 that looks like it might help with ITBS. It's made by ACE and has a padded roll that you can position...
I had one in my knee that helped for about 1 week....but I think it was just numb. I've also had two in my hip for bursitis, hoping it would help...but not...
Hi all, I've been reading your archives with varying degrees of horror and varying degrees of hope. The support and encouragement here is tremendous. My Story:...
Hi Janet, I would avoid kneeling, being on your knees at all costs. That puts lots of pressure on the kneecap. My suggestion would be to take it easy, keep...
Not to start an infinitely regressing (upward) spiral, but I agree with Connie agreeing with me and want to emphasize the importance of NOT KNEELING. Kneeling...
Thanks Connie and Anne - yesterday evening I tried a bout of ice massage right before bedtime and for the first time in I can't think when, I slept through the...
Wow! It's great to hear that the ice helped you so much! It doesn't do much for me (why????). Oh -- I see -- ice massage vs. just an ice pack. I'll try...
... this)? http://www.triggerpointbook.com/triggerp.htm Trigger points don't always refer pain, but sometimes they REALLY refer pain (to other places, e.g....
Yep, Ice massage not that much fun when you first apply the ice, but feels better later. Its not as bad once you get use to it. Since its summer now, I've been...
One of my PTs suggested putting the ice in a plastic sandwich bag or something so the water doesn't run all over the place. Ann ... From: zumbergc To:...
So I bought the Tony Little Gazelle Evolution off the TV ad and have now assembled it (it was actually quite easy to do, although I recommend using your own...
Someone on one of these lists once asked whether you should press on a trigger point or vibrate it or roll over it or what. I just found the answer. Press on...
Back again to talk about how my son Luke is doing with his ITBS. He first had his problem on Aug. 2 after a week of 60 miles of running in preparation for...
Brian Allen
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Sep 7, 2004 1:00 pm
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I use steady pressure too. But I read an article by Clair Davies (author of the Trigger Point Therapy Workbook)in which he advocated against steady pressure...
HI Brian, I guess you might want to encourage your son to keep training in the water if its not causing him any pain. Keep doing all the stretches, the foam...
For Connie: Our insurance covers PT's treatment when there is a doctor's prescription but it does not cover ART. Luke has an ART treatment for a knee problem ...
Brian Allen
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Sep 7, 2004 6:55 pm
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... against steady pressure and recommends kneading the trigger point ... I was from the massage school myself, because it seemed to make more sense -- if the...
... make more sense -- if the electric stimulation I got worked so well, and if the problem is chemically-locked-tight sarcomeres (the smallest muscular...
The site for the Trigger Point Theraphy Workbook is http://www.triggerpointbook.com/ Also here are some free online trigger point guides that I found (Not all...
I've looked at some of the links and have not been able to see any guide to where the trigger points are. Sounds like they are unique to the person/injury....
Brian Allen
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Sep 8, 2004 12:43 pm
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I wrote this once & it got zapped. I hate that. I've seen charts of trigger points, but I have some that aren't on the charts. However, my 1980's PT, my...
I've seen charts, but I have some trigger points that charts don't show. If you have pain in an area, push on it & see if it 'hurts so good". If so, or if it...
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