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Originally Posted by abaya
I guess you have to have two incomes to make it work with kids?
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Yeah, my wife makes the money.
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It feels like maybe one of my spinal erector muscles (I think that's what they're called)
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Very close: they are the
Erector spinae (Wikipedia link, if you want to see more).
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was originally injured, if this is the case... and the surrounding ones flash into action to protect it, I suppose. So what you are saying is that in PT or deep-tissue massage, the goal would be to release/bypass the spasm in order to get to the deeper injury?
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For massage, splinting is more of a caution; we can "release" the splinting muscles, but they'll just tense back up again very soon if there is still an underlying injury. Without knowing what the actual injury is, it's hard to tell. After a couple of years, the primary injury should be healed, but if it healed with adhesions, it is possible that the adhesions need to be broken and allowed to reform in a manner that allow for more movement (this technique would be "cross-fiber friction", which can be painful).
After the injury is healed, the splinting should go away mostly on its own.
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(Dunno if I mentioned this, but when this "splinting" thing happens, it feels like someone has just punched me very hard in the lower back, and my back feels like it's crumbling for a millisecond before I straighten up and regain control. I also feel a lot of pain when I am flat on my back, when the "arch" is flattened a bit...)
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Write down as much as you can about your injury and show it to your PT. You might forget to tell them everything when you see them face to face.
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Originally Posted by willravel
Quick question: why does my contour pillow hurt my neck?
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I'm guessing that the combination of your sleeping position + the height of the contour pillow + the distance the mattress deforms below you <> a straight line for your spine.
Or it might be that your room is too cold, and your neck muscles cramp up, no matter what height the pillow. I see many "limited neck range of motion" issues at abrupt changes of season.