When pain does not come from where you believe
Have you ever had a sore area treated without results?? The true source of the pain may not be where you feel it. In consultation, We often see people who arrive convinced that they have a “elbow tennis player“, a “fasciitis plantar” or even a “trochanteritis“… and it turns out that the problem is, no more no less, in the spine.
As they say: “Not everything is what it seems”. Sometimes, an irritation or dysfunction in the spine can cause what we call referred pain: a sensation of pain that appears in an area distant from the source of the problem.
As an example:
And external elbow pain It may not be “tennis elbow.”, but a problem in the cervical C5-C6.
A pain in the inner aspect of the knee, commonly diagnosed as ““Goose foot tendinitis”, may have its origin in the L3 lumbar root.
A plantar fasciitis persistent might not be so, but be related to a irritation at the L5 root.
A pain in the lateral hip area, typical of “trochanteritis”, may be related to dysfunctions in L1.
and the classics tension headaches can derive from restrictions in the upper cervical area (C1-C3).
🧠 Surprising, TRUE?
That's why, instead of focusing only on the area that hurts, In physiotherapy it is essential to make a global assessment: analyze your story, context, your movements and the neurological relationship between the areas.
📣Do you feel any of these pains (or others) and you do not improve with the usual treatment?
You can do two things:
- Pay attention to the following posts that we are going to upload to the blog.
- Make an appointment for a complete assessment. Our professionals are highly trained to help you