Re: Theracane/headache/shoulder pain

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When I read your post, an immediate Red Flag jumped out at me when

you said you that you think there is a connection with your sacrum

because you have always had trouble with that. Have you ever had a

really good fall onto your tailbone? Even years ago as a kid? The

coccyx moves. It goes side to side and front to back. And it can

also get " jammed. " A misaligned coccyx will transfer dysfunction

right up the spine. In fact, a misaligned coccyx can be one of the

contributing factors for TMJ. There are a number of modalities that

address this: chiro, osteo, cranialsacral therapy, polarity

therapy, neuromuscular therapy. The degree of invasiveness depends

on the modality. Some involve manual manipulation of the coccyx,

either externally or internally. (Yes, internal means accessing the

coccyx via either the anus or the vagina.) CST is a combination of

light manual, external work coupled with some energetic work.

Polarity is also a combination but with more emphasis on the

energetic side of it. I am not saying this is your problem. But I

am saying it might be worth your time and trouble to have it checked.

Another possibility because of the pain pattern of your headaches is

that you might be getting a myofascial pain pattern. Press on the

side of your head just in front of your ear and just above eyebrow

level. This is the trigger point area for the temporalis muscle.

It refers pain straight above into the temporalis, above the eye,

less intensely straight back along the head, and down around the

mouth.

Then press a second spot directly below the first one but on a line

even with the bottom of the ear opening or slightly below. This is

the trigger point for the masseter. Pain referral pattern here is

again out from the mouth, in the ear and around the mastoid bone.

Another thing to check is whether some of your muscle tightness

might be from the ESGs instead of the traps like you think. If the

tightness is deeper, runs close to the spine, up the neck and to the

base of the skull, I would suspect ESG involvement instead or as

well.

An actual leg length differential will most definintely cause you

all kinds of compensatory holding pattern problems. You are

probably having some trouble with your QL's and PSOAS. This can also

be a factor as far as your sacrum is concerend because it is going

to cause a pelvic tilt in some direction, putting pressure on your

SI joints. It can also translate down into knee, leg and foot

problems.

The other thing I would recommend is that you get a good myofascial

assessment because you probably are in need of some MFR work from

chronic holding patterns.