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Pain that returns after treatment can feel frustrating and confusing. You might have tried massage, stretching, chiropractic adjustments, or physical therapy, only to find the relief lasts just a few days before the discomfort creeps back. Understanding why this happens involves looking beyond the surface of the pain and exploring how your body and nervous system respond to injury and stress. Massage therapy on back muscles, showing muscle tension relief Why Temporary Relief

Does Massage Help Chronic Pain? If I had a dollar for every time someone came to a massage therapist and their pain didn’t go away (permanently) I wouldn’t be writing this post. Hahaha! But that changes in my office. Let me begin with the science… What is Afferent Pain vs. Efferent Pain? Afferent = signals traveling FROM the body TO the brain. So, sensory input like pain, temperature, pressure, proprioception. Your body saying “something is happening here.” Efferent = signal

Well, it’s official. After 3 years of deep study into this powerful method I have completed the training. What IS visceral manipulation, you ask? Well, it took me a while to figure it out myself. From here on I’ll refer to it as, VM. VM is a form of manual therapy that adjusts your organs, yes, your organs! It's a specialized form of manual therapy used in treating chronic pain and internal restrictions. Anything from the soft structures such as liver, stomach, gallbladder, h