Put simply, fibrous adhesion is a build up of disorganized, sticky connective tissue. We call it the "glue". It's arguably the most common reason for muscle, joint, nerve, and tendon pain.
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Do you have burning, tingling, aching, or numbness at the inside of your elbow? Does it radiate along the inside of your forearm and go to your pinky and maybe part of your ring finger? In some cases, the nerve may even snap across the medial epicondyle.
It sounds like you have cubital tunnel syndrome—a.k.a. ulnar nerve entrapment. Check out the full article to find out how we help.
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Do you have heel or arch pain when you first get out of bed? Does the pain diminish as you get moving but comes back every time you get up from resting? Have you had symptoms for longer than 6 months even after trying other treatments? Find out how you can finally get rid of your chronic plantar fasciitis.
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Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is the most common peripheral nerve condition. It involves the median nerve at the front of the forearm and/or at the wrist. CTS is the second leading cause of missed work.
Most doctors believe it’s only due to a compressed nerve, but an entraped nerve is more common. Entraped median nerve is when fibrous adhesions form around the nerve at locations along the forearm and wrist.
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If you've ever had shoulder pain then you know how limiting it can make you feel. Daily tasks like getting dressed, brushing teeth and hair, and putting on coats can be very difficult. Sleeping comfortably becomes a chore. Jarring pain waking you up in the middle of the night is a regular occurrence. If that's not enough, sports and exercise that you once enjoyed are now a hazard.
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The 3 most common reasons to have chronic pain near the inside of your shoulder pain are cervical disc injury, accessory nerve entrapment, and/or local adhesion on the muscles. Read more to find out why, how it occurs, and what you can do to fix it.
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What are Modic changes? Modic changes are inflammatory disruptions in the vertebrae (bones) of our spine. This is part of a process that happens after a disc has been damaged for a long time (6+ months). Imagine the discs in the low back to be like the soft, white of an Oreo and the vertebra (bone) to be the hard, black cookie. What happens with Modic changes is the disc will infiltrate the bone. The Oreo is cracked and the soft, white center is pushing through the cookie. This creates swelling, inflammation, and even fracturing in the bone.
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Chronic pain has extensive layers and we often use the iceberg analogy to explain this to our patients. The pain one often feels is just visual part above water. What’s lurking below is often much more complex. By the time you step into a medical office to seek care your body has built up multiple layers of problems. Our bodies are amazing machines, and because of that we only tend to notice the primary problem. Imagine noticing every single ache, pain, or discomfort. You’d go crazy!
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According to the National Headache Foundation, 12% of Americans (40 million people) suffer with migraines and tension headaches. While there are many causes of migraines, there is an overlap with tension headaches as to the cause.
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