Clavicular Ligaments
Often times clients come in with a particular issue but sometimes they simply have a standing appointment for a tune up. These tune ups every month or two make a world of difference in terms of self care and ensuring that no issue goes unchecked for too long.
This morning I saw Martha, a 65 year old woman and a long time client of mine. She had recently been out in California helping a friend move.
Between the travel and heavy lifting she’d been having some nagging back pain between her scapula and her spine for the last week.
After assessing her, she had reduced range of motion near the end range of abduction. During these last degrees of abduction, the rotation of the clavicle is essential. We performed some basic muscle testing and found that the subclavius, pec major clavicular, and upper trap were all inhibited.
Using the P-DTR protocol, the discomfort in her back was actually due to an unstable shoulder and the causative clavicular ligaments.
In her case, correcting the hypersensitive sensory input to the Golgi tendon organs in the costoclavicular ligament fully restored her range of motion.
Were this to have gone uncorrected it may have resulted in more debilitating back pain, neck pain, or increased the risk of nerve entrapment.
“Listen to your body’s whispers before they become screams.” -Eva Selhub, MD
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