A Tough Case of Lesser Occipital Nerve Entrapment Solved!

Some oberservations about the injured college athletes I saw this week. (They all felt great at the end of their treatments).     Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com Instagram: @richhazel    

Some cases from the week. 2 VMO trigger points on vastly different patients (a hockey player and a senior with OA) Trigger points in the soleus of a college football player 2 trigger points in the Sartorius of another college athlete     Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com Instagram: @richhazel    

Deep groin pain in the anterior hip on hip flexion may be AGS and the problem is not in the front of the hip. It's in the back of the hip!     Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com Instagram: @richhazel   If you are watching on YouTube please Like Share and Subscribe to the Channel.  

Getting started is always challenging. I made a lot of mistakes and I'm sharing what worked and what didn't work. I'm not your guru so I'm not suggesting that you do anything.  I'm just sharing what I think so maybe some of you will benefit from what I have learned by trial and error.   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com Instagram: @richhazel  

I didn't know about this muscular entrapment of the LON. I knew that the SCM could entrap the LON but I had not idea, until this week, that there another important zone of entrapment that needs to be considered.   If you liked the content please share it. If you're listening from YouTube please Like, Subscribe and Share!     Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com Instagram: @richhazel    

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The average person with NTOS will not get a correct diagnosis for 4-5 years. They will likely see about 6 specialist MDs looking for a solution and some relief. Some will have unnecessary spinal fusion or cardiac procedures or be on pharmaceuticals for years that don't help.  Here's what we need to do to help.   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com IG: @richhazel  

If you learned to muscle test the shoulder for treating shoulder pain and mobility you may not have been taught about these important shoulder girdle muscles that are the biggest inhibitors of shoulder abduction and flexion.   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com IG: @richhazel    

It's been a few years since I shared my protocol for treating low back pain.   This is a much more detailed step-by-step of how I first assess by talking to the patient, then palpation, then treating, then re-assessing, then treating trigger points and re-assessing.    Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com Instagram: @richhazel   

Imagine the pain he must have been in with two nerve entrapments that hit around the same time! How I assessed and treated to confirm the issues (resolved both in about 10 minutes)   Online Courses: https://richardhazel.podia.com IG: @richhazel