Ilana Spodak
(CNMT; NCMT)
The Spodak Method
561-642-1408
Healing Hurt, Sore, & Injured Muscles
Your muscles heal very differently than your bones. If you fracture a bone, as long as it is set and fixed in place properly, it will tend to heal so thoroughly that it will become stronger than it was before the fracture!
Leo, for example, breaks his leg and strains (pulls) several muscles in a skiing accident. The fractured bone is set; his leg is placed in a cast and after the requisite amount of time the cast is removed. It's as good as new or even better, the bone anyway.
"....but that these injuries are often poolry diagnosed and inadequately managed."
The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons held a symposium in 1987, in which the attending experts examined the limitations of orthopedic medicine in treating soft tissue injuries. Their conclusion was that not only do sprains and strains of the musculoskeletal (muscular) tissues cause considerable impariment and pain, but that these injuries are often poorly diagnosed and inadequately managed.
By correcting (aligning and smoothing out) areas of scar tissue and other muscular irregularities, Musclar Rehab Center of Fl breaks the muscular pain cycle at its root, acclerates the healing process, and restores muscular balance in a lasting way.
MUSCULAR INJURIES CAN CAUSE SEVERE PAIN AND IMPAIRMENT, BUT ARE OFTEN POORLY DIAGNOSED AND NADEQUATELY MANAGED
The standard medical response to muscular injuries is still mostly pain killers, anti-inflammatory drugs and rest. The symptoms are effectively reduced, but these are the symptoms of the injury — not the injury itself.
Muscle tissue needs a certain amount of movement as it heals and will begin to atrophy (shrink) if not used.
Worse yet, if a soft tissue injury is not directly addressed with soft tissue therapy and left untreated and unresolved, the injured muscles and other soft tissues can end up causing chronic pain for months, years and even decades after the accident.
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Injured muscles heal with scar tissue in a way that leaves them weaker, less elastic and prone to re-injury and pain. Muscular therapy approaches such as Neuromuscular Massage Therapy help to restore the muscular strength, flexibility and normal functions by correcting or aligning the scar tissue. This can be crucial for full muscular recovery.