Thursday, June 11, 2009

Working in front of a computer.

I find it funny, how you don't see a certain kind of complaint for a while and then all of a sudden, the next few people through the door are all presenting the same complaint. Off late, it's been people who work in front of a computer that have all been exhibiting similar problems. 1. A tight piriformis contributing in part to sciatic type pain down the leg. 2. A tight tensor fascia lata down outside of the leg affected and the pelvis tilted to one side. 3. Often, the 12th rib is locked and there is a tight psoas. 4. A tight neck and shoulders and both the trapezius and SCM muscles very tight. 5. A tight first rib on the side that's affected ( usually it's the arm that is using the mouse all the time ). 6. A tight occiput (base of head which sits on top of the cervical vertebrae) and temporals (cranial bones on either side of the occiput) with some TMJ (temporal mandibular joint) involvement.