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Your body has approximately 100-trillion cells (so be mindful and listen to what messages you are communicating between those 100,000,000,000,000 cells - your body literally believes every word YOU say), over 600 muscles and over 200 bones. These are carefully encased by another layer of specialized 'skin' which is termed fascia. This connective tissue has no beginning and no end from the top of the head to bottom of your feet. However, anytime that a person receives a surgical incision through the fascia system it will compromise the way the system communicates and holds the structures below it. In this case it is very important to have a skilled therapist address adhesion's to the local skin as well as the underlying fascia and related structures (muscle, tendon, ligament & nerve).

 Image 1: Illustrating the abdominal fascia a common area cut during surgical removal of an organ (e.g. appendix).

 Image 2: Illustrating the posterior fascia of the spinal muscles.

Still images taken from Acland's Anatomy, DVD 3 - The Trunk

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So this is the fascinating nature of my work in that I have many patients that come in with what appears to be the same symptom (e.g. pain in the shoulder) but the origins and causes can be completely unique. It is partly due to the behavior of the fascia. With any injury, trauma and surgery there is disruption to the way that fascia is trying to fulfill its role. Imagine that you are part of a team of 20 people in an office that work collectively to fulfill a bigger role. Next day, only 3 show up for work because the other 17 get a freak illness. Suddenly, the job of 20 people is placed upon a team of only 3. Now realistically, the team of 3 may be able to take this responsibility on for a few days but any longer and dis-ease will set in! If they continue they will become ill themselves and eventually some may quit and others may just refuse to work until the team reassembles. The same happens in the human body, especially in the nature of a chronic injury that seems to be sticking around and never fully healing!

Putting it all together

If your body is communicating pain to you I highly recommend your first step to be the treatment and release of the fascia connective tissue. Always remember by releasing the fascia tension you can indirectly release tension to the related structures it envelops including muscle, tendon and bone. This can be achieved through the following techniques:

- Fascia rolling using a foam roller or Travel Roller 

- Stretching programs such as Yoga

- Self-massage techniques (look out for future Blog posts from me!)

- Deep tissue massage from a skilled therapist

- Myofascia release techniques such as Rolfing

- Relaxation techniques such as Tai Chi & Meditation

Listen to your body

If you try some of the above methods and your pain increases the more you do it, stop immediately. Always listen to what your body is telling you! Seek out a skilled therapist and have a complete muscle testing evaluation to determine which muscles are short-tight (needing lots of stretching) and which muscles are long-weak (needing lots of strenthening).

Be Healthy,

Jason.

E: jason@endyourmuslcepain.com 

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Inspiration vs. Motivation

Rise & Shine
As a father of 4-boys (aged 9 and under), you just never know what time your day may begin. This morning it was just after 6am, not bad in the grand scale of things. One morning I woke up to my twin boys performing 'Gangnam Style' at 4 a.m. and don't get me started on the interesting times we had when the twins were between age 2 and 3 (hint: it involved poop!).

Inspiration vs. Motivation
One of my greatest teachers, Dr. John Demartini, shared one of the clearest teachings I've ever heard in the discovery of what inspires you versus what you require motivation to do. For example, nobody has to wake me up and motivate me to be a Dad, a husband, read, educate, meditate, workout, hike, travel and entertain the many kids on our street. These are things I love to do. I have the greatest amount of focus, energy, happiness, joy and I have the greatest influence over these areas. Yet ask me to do some origami, listen to rap music or paint the house, I will hesitate, procrastinate and require outside motivation to even consider doing those things.

What is your hierarchy of values?
Just think about your own life - what do you think about most? What/who do you surround yourself by? Where do you put most of your energy & focus? Whatever it is that you migrate toward and feel inspired from within is what Dr. Demartini classes as your highest value. Whatever it is that you procrastinate and require outside motivation is your lowest value. Follow this link to discover your hierarchy of values. This is worth 30-minutes of your time!
http://drdemartini.com/value_determination/determine_your_values

Discover your vision, mission & message
Consider that your journey is to discover what your highest values are and dedicate your life to fulfilling your own purpose whilst serving the greater good. What message, service, product or business would you bring to the world. Think about the many people who could benefit if you could just learn how to package and communicate your message, service, product or business with those who are waiting to hear about it, invest in it and feel inspired to fulfill their own life. 

Nobody is going to come knocking on your door to get you on track to what it is that you are supposed to serve the world with. Go discover your inspirations!

Be healthy,

J.

Just what the Doctor ordered!

My reality slap! 
So yesterday I had my first experience with a clairvoyant, and not just anyone but Canada's Top Clairvoyant - Kjarlune Rae (Kj for short). I arrived with a good friend of mine and was already prepared with my list of burning questions about my future and possibly even the lottery numbers for this week's $50 million jackpot - my Mum always says "if you don't ask, you don't get!" Needless to say as I entered her office, almost instantly she started on my list without me having even uttered a word. 

"What the bleep do we know"
After I picked my jaw up from my lap, I thought I'd better pay close attention to what I was thinking in the event she truly was reading my mind. Not sure if that is the case but Kj progressively chipped away at each of my questions without me ever actually asking her directly. Long and short of it, my reality slap hit me firmly in the face when Kj exposed my near addiction to everything that is still and peaceful. For several years, I have talked about... thought about... but when experiencing the overwhelm and fear I've hesitated, procrastinated and essentially gone back to my 'security blanket' of everything being still and peaceful. 

"Spiritual & Physical"
Kj was quite accurate in her description that meditation has many benefits but unless we check our mind and integrate into the physical world then we have little chance of attracting wealth, expanding our business or accomplishing physical health. I've found that I have slid into the momentary experiences that I need nothing, no-one and I'm least important because I have everything that I require in my spiritual world - peacefulness and contentment. However, the bottom line is that when we meditate we stop and the physical world never truly stops. Even the experts agree that everything is energy and energy never stops, it only changes form.

"Balance"
Kj was very clear in her message to me. Stop thinking and start writing. And so today I begin this new journey of express and communicating my insights & thoughts to help serve humankind in the best possible way that I know - health, spirituality and unleashing our potential.

Amidst my jaw-dropping experience with Kj, I forgot to ask about those lottery numbers. Now where is Kj's phone number...

Keep healthy,
J