Comments on: Self Treatment – Trigger Points in the Neck

By: Interesting Dame

Interesting Dame — Sat, 28 Jan 2012 04:58:06 +0000

Just a suggestion Dr. Your first sentence has a misspelled word. Actually it’s a made up word. There is no such word as “commonest”. It’s “most common”. Other than that…great job and way to go on helping so many people.

By: Dave G.

Dave G. — Wed, 05 Oct 2011 14:16:39 +0000

One word – THERACANE.

The doctor refers to it here and it will do wonders for you. I have suffered with should pain for going on 7 years now, and once I bought a Theracane (2 days ago, by the way), the pain is on it’s way out. I now realize that my shoulder was so locked up, so deep down, that everything hurt. I knew I needed to get in there deep and really work it out, but I could not do it with my own fingers and any massage that I got just didn’t cut it. I used a Theracane many, many years ago for my back and just rediscovered them and bought one on Amazon for $29. I promise you that if you have deep pain caused by trigger points (even if you didn’t know what the heck a trigger point was), this amazing little tool will be a miracle for you. My wife and kids laugh at me when I use it since you look a bit silly, but I don’t care. It’s a lifesaver.

By: Leanne Smith

Leanne Smith — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 03:06:55 +0000

I have been experiencing pain on the right-hand side of my head for some time. It feels more like pressure and can make me feel dizzy and disorientated. I have a lump above my temple. The top of my scalp is pink and very tender. This is worse now than ever and makes me feel like this is something very serious.

Does this sound like trigger points to you ?

Thank you

Leanne

By: Jay M. Lenny

Jay M. Lenny — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 17:12:51 +0000

Hi _ How do I find a physician in my area that uses this treatment? My zip code is 30096. Thank you.

By: What Are the Symptoms of Myofascial Pain Syndrome?

What Are the Symptoms of Myofascial Pain Syndrome? — Mon, 04 Jul 2011 19:15:42 +0000

[...] Click the link below to learn how to self treat triggers in your neck: Neck Myofascial Trigger Points. [...]

By: Linda Cohen

Linda Cohen — Thu, 12 May 2011 10:19:43 +0000

Much of what you are teaching I have already learned and use. It has been helpful to me in that it confirms that my self-treatment is accurate. I think emotions of anxiety, worry, and fear all increases the pain. The more one focuses on one’s pain the worse it becomes.
Knowing that others suffer from the same symptoms is very helpful.

By: Susan Howard

Susan Howard — Sun, 12 Dec 2010 17:51:52 +0000

Dr. Kuttner, you have been a Godsend to me. Not only am I able to help myself relieve my osteoarthritis pains, but as a student massage therapist and having to do 25 massages and find my own people to do them on in order to graduate, I have used the information sent by email to help others. I’m very excited about this.

Also, because of the information you forwarded me to help me with my NeuroMuscular/Trigger Point presentation in class, I got an “A” for the assignment with the teacher’s comment “Great Report.”

Thank you so very much. If I ever get the opportunity to go to New Zealand, I want to meet you in person. Keep up the good work. You are helping so many people through your work and website.

By: mercy

mercy — Thu, 16 Sep 2010 04:31:29 +0000

Dr. J. Kuttner
I would like to thank you for all the support and information that you send me by E-mail, about having trigger points , myofacial, and muscle spasm. It started when I fall 4 feet from a 5 step ladder backward to a steel flooring at work, I had concusion and was send to the hospital. I had a lumbar spine injury, and neck.Since you were sending me all the exercise and how to find trigger points ,it was so relieve that I”m back to my work full time again. But I have one more problem ,I notice that I have tingling in my left hand and my fingers are getting numb you think its related to my injury?
because my left side was the one that was injured the most. But my Doctor told me it was carpal tunnel. I”m still waiting for the test result from last two weels ago. Doctor can you help me?

Thank you so much and God Bless

Mercy Manalo

By: Jonathan

Jonathan — Thu, 29 Apr 2010 19:44:30 +0000

Hello La Shonda

I am so pleased to hear you are getting real benefit from the treatments on the site. Keep up the good work!

Kind Regards
Jonathan

[Please note- I cannot suggest a specific treatment for your complaint as I have not taken a full history, examined you or reviewed your investigations.
Therefore all comments I make can only be general - relating broadly to the problem you have described. ]

By: La Shonda

La Shonda — Mon, 19 Apr 2010 03:55:49 +0000

I’m so greatful for this I am about in tears. I have been struggling with myofascial pain and was telling my husband I had to find some kind of remedy for the pain I don’t want the meds just want some relief and then this I just stumbled across thank God. I have not had this much relief since my diagnosis in November I’m so very grateful I will do these things daily it’s totally awesome!!!