Nor'West News: December 03, 2019

16 Tuesday December 3 2019
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HEALTH & AWARENESS
Treatment offered for
headaches, facial and jaw pain
NOR’WEST NEWS
The red areas are
the areas you feel
the pain, The black
crosses are the muscle
knots that cause the
pain in the red areas.
Physical Sense Gym and Physio, located in Colombo Street
Sydenham, focuses both on helping people stay physically fit and
healthy, and helping people to overcome various health problems.
As physiotherapist Ietje van Stolk
explains, when our muscles tighten this
can refer pain to many of these areas
around the face and head. Dehydration
can be the catalyst for tightening the neck
muscle (SCM), which causes pain in the
ear, forehead and round the eye and jaw
joint areas. Tightening of the temporalis
muscle can refer pain to the teeth, which
can be confusing when the person visits
the dentist to have it seen to and the dentist
can’t find a reason for the recurring pain.
Teeth grinding at night and teeth
clenching during the day are also a major
cause of muscle tightening.
Physiotherapy treatment for these
problems is based on deactivating the
‘trigger points’ through hands-on massage
therapy to relax the muscles, which is the
least invasive and a very effective form
of treatment. Dry needling is another
technique used for muscle relaxation,
but is only used with the client’s consent,
Ietje says.
“We release the muscles to give
immediate relief, and at the same time
work on the cause. For example, we have
a feedback headband that is worn at night
to help people to learn not to clench their
teeth while they’re asleep. We also work
on the client’s cervical or neck part of the
spine, where overuse can cause muscles to
tighten, creating pain.”
Teaching self-management of stress
is an important aspect of the clinic’s
treatment as well as teaching breathing
techniques, which go hand in hand with
managing stress.
See us for headaches,
facial or jaw pain before
February, mention this
article and save $45.00
on your first treatment.
Physical Sense Gym and Physio is located at 300 Colombo Street, Sydenham. The Blue Line Bus stops in front of the door and there is ample
parking. To enquire about specialised exercise classes or physiotherapy treatment, phone 377-2577 or visit www.triggerpoints.co.nz
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