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Massage Therapy for Scalene PainMassage therapy is a fantastic treatment to decrease muscle spasms and pain. Often muscle spasms create dull and sharp pain with movement. They can also lead to joint sprains and headaches. Sometimes muscle spasms can compress an artery or nerve leading to radiating pain, numbness, tingling, and weakness.Scalene SyndromeThe scalene muscles run from the side and front of the neck down to the first few ribs. They help support the neck in its normal movements. They also help the rib cage lift during strenuous breathing. The scalenes muscles also help the neck laterally flex to the shoulder.The scalene muscles can become injured and produce a significant amount of pain. A larger injury to the muscle produces a trigger point that refers pain down the chest, back, arm, or even into the hand. If the pain reaches the hand it tends to effect the thumb and back of the hand. Sometimes the scalenes referral pain gets misdiagnosed as carpal tunnel syndrome. Even though the scalenes are aggravated by the same things that aggravate carpal tunnel, the pain distribution is in the wrong location. Carpal tunnel usually affects the thumb, index, and middle fingers only. Treatment of Scalene SyndromeMassage therapy works to decrease the scalene muscle spasms and pain. If the scalene muscle spasms are compressing the artery and nerves, massage therapy is a great treatment for decreasing the compression.During treatment you might feel the hand pain reproduced every time the therapist works a knot in the neck. This is the scalene muscle trigger point that is causing the shoulder, arm, chest, and hand pain. With treatment the hand pain will decrease in intensity and frequency. Many people notice improved neck range of motion and have less neck pain. Some people have headaches associated with scalene muscle spasms, which usually get better with massage therapy treatments. Stretching is often incorporated with treatment. You should perform the stretches at home to speed your recovery and decrease the neck muscle spasms. If you feel like you have scalene muscle pain or could benefit from treatment, please look for an experienced and skilled therapist. Please contact us with any questions or if you feel massage therapy
treatment will help you with your scalene muscle spasms and pain. |
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