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Tuesday <strong>April</strong> <strong>11</strong> <strong>2017</strong> 15<br />
HEALTH & BEAUTY<br />
Joint pain: Do I have arthritis or<br />
could it be mainly my muscles?<br />
The team at Physical Sense in Sydenham sees clients with<br />
a range of symptoms but many of their middle-aged and<br />
senior clients visit complaining of pain in one of their joints.<br />
PhysiotheraPist ietje van<br />
stolk suggests that a major part of the<br />
pain could be due to muscle pain rather<br />
than simply arthritis. “even if an x-ray<br />
shows arthritis, the reason for the pain<br />
may be the muscles around the joint,”<br />
she explains. The images show how<br />
a muscle knot (the crosses) in a back<br />
muscle can give hip pain (aches and pain<br />
are the red areas in the drawings), a knot<br />
in a muscle on the back of the shoulder<br />
blade can give a deep pain in the front<br />
of the shoulder and a muscle knot all the<br />
way near the groin can give an ache in<br />
the knee (especially at night in bed).<br />
ietje recalls one case where an 89<br />
year old client with severe arthritis who<br />
walked with a stick, told her, “i will<br />
end up in a wheelchair, i cannot put<br />
any weight through my right leg due to<br />
pain in my hip and buttock”. “Within<br />
4 treatments, she was walking with<br />
her stick but without the severe pain,”<br />
says ietje. “The arthritis was one of the<br />
factors that made her muscles spasm but<br />
the other was that older people move<br />
less and the flexed position the hip is<br />
in when we sit is particularly bad for<br />
the hip.” ietje is happy with the fact that<br />
although the client was 89 and could<br />
have been “given up on” or told to live<br />
with the pain, she made a difference to<br />
her health and wellbeing.<br />
The same lack of movement can<br />
be the reason for your knee pain or<br />
your shoulder pain and the same few<br />
treatments could make a huge difference<br />
for you.<br />
at Physical sense, hands-on<br />
techniques (massage and triggerpoint<br />
deactivation techniques) are used<br />
to release the muscles. The client<br />
also gets a home exercise program<br />
designed to mobilize and stretch the<br />
joint, strengthen the important core<br />
muscles and increase general strength<br />
and balance. They teach a movement<br />
sequence that stretches the joint in all<br />
directions whilst the client is able to lie<br />
safely on their bed, perfect for older or<br />
SHOULDER<br />
PAIN<br />
KNEE PAIN<br />
(the crosses are the areas of the muscle spasms, the red areas is where the pain is felt)<br />
less mobile clients.<br />
in many cases having the muscles<br />
released and being taught how to<br />
maintain it, is enough to stay on top of<br />
the problem. if severe arthritis is the<br />
underlying cause, some maintenance<br />
therapy may be necessary, but that is<br />
often more affordable and, for older<br />
patients, better tolerated than surgery. in<br />
very few treatments the client will know<br />
HIP PAIN<br />
if it is going to work for them or not,<br />
without financial commitment.<br />
Physical Sense Gym & Physio<br />
is located at 300 Colombo Street,<br />
Sydenham. The Blue Line Bus stops in<br />
front of the door and there is ample<br />
parking. To enquire about specialised<br />
exercise classes or physiotherapy<br />
treatment, phone 377-2577 or visit<br />
www.triggerpoints.co.nz.<br />
Chronic pain in one<br />
of your joints?<br />
Even if your joint is not in the best<br />
shape, a major part of the pain could<br />
be caused by the muscles surrounding<br />
the joint.<br />
At Physical Sense we have good results<br />
with releasing the muscles (with hands<br />
on techniques) and increasing your<br />
strength and flexibility. Within a few<br />
treatments you will know if this is<br />
what you need.<br />
Call 377 2577<br />
Physical Sense | Ph: 377 2577 | 300 Colombo St, Sydenham<br />
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