What do a retired individual who got T boned in their car, a dressage competitor in their twenties who had their horse stand on their foot, and an under sixteens county level rugby player have in common?
(apart from coming to my clinic in the last week 😉)
🍖 Broken / fractured bones 😳
Not now, obviously, but in their past (see post on why history is so important) and it was driving their movement dysfunctions, resultant compensations (and pain).
Most people think of bones as hard ‘unfeeling’ parts of the body. There is however much more to them, including an amazing layer of tissue which covers the compact bone (hard stuff) called the periosteum, and the periosteum has, amongst other things, nociceptive nerve endings which provide information to the brain.
🤕 Trauma, as we’ve seen before affects the brain, and if sufficient to take the brain to the point of feeling unsafe, is enough to drive motor control dysfunction.
In each case, we needed to assess the bone, assess the neurological impact on the motor control centre, activate the old (correct) pathways, and not only did the previously sleepy muscles start working again, but pain levels improved. 🧠💪🏻
Yep, previously broken, fractured or bones which have received a traumatic blow, as well as scars have a BIG impact on your neurology 👨🏻🎓
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