| "> | | | | are the main causes of physical pain. They might |
| Physical pain is commonly believed to involve the | | | | well be the source of pain, but not the cause of |
| three frameworks of our bodies, namely, | | | | all pain. The causes of pain run deeper than the |
| muscles, bones and joints. A whole branch of | | | | injury. An energetic approach can find the true |
| medicine and healthcare is based on the | | | | causes of pain and eliminate them at the source. |
| treatment of muscles, bones and joints. These | | | | Painkillers and muscle relaxants, on the other hand, |
| include orthopedic medicine, chiropractic medicine | | | | are usually all that is recommended by western |
| and physical therapy. | | | | medicine. A problem with drug therapy is that it |
| On the physical level, every muscle has a limited | | | | confuses the Central Nervous System into not |
| stretching range and pulling strength. If a muscle is | | | | feeling the pain. |
| used to lift something too heavy and gets | | | | When you are not feeling the pain, you can |
| stretched beyond its designed limits, it can be | | | | compound the original injury. Never use heat on |
| injured. | | | | an injury, or where pain is present. It increases |
| Bones are not quite flexible enough to change | | | | histamine production which in turn increases the |
| shape in relation to stress or pressure, so they | | | | pain. Trauma and swelling can spread to more |
| split and fracture if too much of a load is placed | | | | muscle groups. |
| on them. | | | | The muscles and skeleton work together. Bones |
| Each joint is designed for a particular limited range | | | | are moved by muscles. When muscles are |
| of movement. When joints are over-flexed, | | | | balanced, the skeletal structure is balanced. |
| over-extended, or forced to move in an | | | | Misalignment of the skeletal structure is caused by |
| undetermined direction, the surrounding ligaments | | | | muscles. Muscles work in coordinated groups; |
| and neighboring tissues will be injured, resulting in | | | | relaxation of one group allows the contraction of |
| what is called a sprain. | | | | the opposite muscle group, while other muscles |
| Muscles, bones and joints are most susceptible to | | | | serve to stabilize the rest of the body. |
| injury, leading to the common conclusion that they | | | | |