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14/05/2022

Mentaal welzijn: De moderne mens is vooral met zijn hoofd bezig, het lichaam is er om er goed uit te zien. Maar we moeten ook naar ons lijf luisteren, zodat we voelen of we stress hebben en daar wat aan doen.

29/03/2022

🔈 HEADACHE AT THE BACK OF THE HEAD

There are many different types of headaches. One of the more common headaches is the suboccipital headache.

At the base of the skull there is a group of muscles, the suboccipital muscles, which can cause headache pain for many people. These four pairs of muscles are responsible for subtle movements between the skull and first and second vertebrae in the neck.

When the suboccipital muscles go into spasms they can entrap the nerves that travel through the suboccipital region. By compressing the suboccipital nerves they set off a series of events that lead to either a tension or a migraine like headaches.

CAUSES

The suboccipital muscles commonly become tense and tender due to factors such as

- Eye strain, wearing new eyeglasses.
- Sitting at a computer with our head forward and our head slightly tipped these muscles are doing a significant amount of work. This poor posture eventually causes the muscles to become tired, fatigue, and injured.
- Grinding the teeth, slouching posture, and trauma (such as a whiplash injury).

SYMPTOMS

Common signs and symptoms of a headache stemming from the suboccipitals include

- Pain, stiffness, and a dull ache in the upper neck and base of the skull
- Pain on the back of the head, and pain in the forehead and behind the eyes.
- Sometimes there may be visual disturbances or nausea, but those tend to be more common in migraine type headaches.

TREATMENT

People often feel relief when icing, stretching, or rubbing the suboccipital muscles. In the early stages rubbing the suboccipital region can reduce or eliminate a headache.

When the headaches progress often palpating the suboccipital muscles intensifies the headache. Some people feel a tension band or headache that moves towards the eye. When pushing on the suboccipital muscles, it may increase the intensity of eye pain.

Suboccipital headaches are improved with over-the-counter NSAIDs, ice, stretching, therapy, electric, ultrasound, and cold laser treatments. Goals of treatment are to decrease muscle spasms of the suboccipital muscles and trapezius. The poor posture of slouching forward and tipping the head up causes additional injury and spasms to the trapezius and upper back muscles. Treatment always looks at improving these muscles as well.

Treatment will focus on improving posture when standing and sitting, to relieve stress and strain on the muscles. In addition massage therapy is excellent at decreasing muscle spasms, pain, tenderness, and tension in these muscles. Stretching will be utilized to enhance flexibility. Strengthening exercises will be utilized for the weak muscles of the neck and shoulder complex.

Graston Technique is a very effective tool at decreasing the scar tissue and spasms associated with poor posture, headaches, and suboccipital spasms. Often people with suboccipital headaches have had poor posture for many years, and Graston helps decrease the fascial adhesions and scar tissue from years of poor posture.

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14/12/2021

KNEE JOINT
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The knee is arguably the most complex joint in the human body. With its daily exposure to high amounts of compressive and torsional forces, it requires an inborn shock-absorbing system.
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These photos display the complex interconnected network of synovial bursae. The bursae are synovial fluid filled sacs that exist at areas of high friction between tendons and bony prominences. Their function is that of a cushion. Due to the insertion of many large tendons on the tibia, fibula and femur, many bursae are found at the knee.
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The purple sacs represent the individual bursa, with special attention given to the posterior semimembranosus and medial gastrocnemius bursa and suprapatellar bursa. Both of these structures share direct connection to the joint capsule and internal synovial environment of the knee joint. They are a LINKed hydraulic system.
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Common disorders of the internal knee (meniscus tears, osteoarthritis) can lead to swelling of these bursae. The most common being the enlargement of the posterior semimembranosus and medial gastroc bursa, known as a Baker's Cyst.
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Minimizing friction on these tendons via normalizing fascial tensions is critical to bursa health, which minimizes compressive loads on the joints.
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Healthy fascia-health bursae-health joints-healthy movement!
Photo credit to K. Alyhaya.
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08/12/2021

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https://www.arte.tv/en/videos/070788-000-A/fascinating-fasciae/

Fasciae, hidden connective tissues, are largely unstudied parts of our anatomy. What role do they play in the organism? And could a better understanding of them help in finding a cure for back pain?

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