Muscle aches and pains in hip

Hip problem
Muscle aches and pains

General muscular aches and pains are common and often caused by use or overuse of ligaments, tendons, and fascia the soft tissues that connect muscles.
Muscle aches and pains are common.
Treatment will depend on the cause and extent of the injury whether the cause is a general ache or pain from overuse or a more serious injury.

Massage recommended

We’re not just talking about a bit of soreness; tight hip flexors are the root cause of problems such as:

Nagging joint pains in your legs, lower back or hips
Walking with discomfort
Hips locking up
Bad posture
Trouble sleeping
Sluggishness in day to day life
High Anxiety
Digestive problems
Compromised Immune System
Circulatory issues
Loss of sexual performance
Lack of Explosiveness in the gym or sports
If any of these sound familiar to you, don’t worry because you’re not alone.

Tight hip flexors affect nearly everybody, but few realize the impact on your whole body.

Again, everything flows through the hips.

Think of the hips as a barometer. The health and flexibility of your hip muscles are an indicator of the strength and health of our whole body.

AND AT THE VERY HEART OF THIS IS THE “HIDDEN” MOST POWERFUL SURVIVAL MUSCLE. WHEN THIS MUSCLE IS HEALTHY, WE ARE HEALTHY.
Your hips are the bridge between your upper body and lower body. They are at the center of your body’s movement.

Sitting within the well of your hip and lower spine is the psoas major muscle, one of the two muscles that make up the iliopsoas.

It’s often called the “mighty” psoas (pronounced so-az) for the many important functions it plays in the movement of your body.

The psoas is the only muscle in the human body connecting the upper body to the lower body.

The muscle attaches to the vertebrae of the lower spine moves through the pelvis and connects to a tendon at the top of the femur. It also attaches to the diaphragm, so it’s connected to your breathing, and upon it sits all the major organs.

A functioning psoas muscle creates a neutral pelvic alignment, stabilizes the hips, supports the lower spine and abdomen, supports the organs in the pelvic and abdominal cavity and gives you greater mobility and core strength.

When it functions well, it has the power to…

… help you achieve peak performance day after day after day.
… rapidly drop ugly body fat that stubbornly clings to your body.
… train harder, heavier and gain strength faster than you thought possible.
… hit your peak of sexual health.
… flood your mind and body with renewed energy and vigor.
Put simply, this muscle is the core of activity in your body. So, when it’s out of balance or if the psoas tightens, there are serious consequences which flow throughout the body.

DYNAMIC STRETCHING:

And there’s one activity, in particular, that’s the sworn enemy of your psoas muscle…
NF STRETCHING:
PNF is an acronym for proprioceptive neuromuscular facilitation. It is a technique where you are activating a specific muscle in order to relax the muscles around a joint so you can decrease the stiffness around a joint.
Dynamic Stretching
DYNAMIC STRETCHING:
This is where you are activating the muscle around a joint and moving that joint through its full range of motion in a progressive manner. This leads to an increased range of motion around the joint, warming up of the muscle around the joint and improved circulation around the joint. Think of high knees or butt kicks.
3-Dimensional Core Stability Exercises
3-DIMENSIONAL CORE STABILITY EXERCISES:
With these exercises, we are targeting the muscle in all planes of movement so the core and abdominal muscles have good activation, endurance, and strength in all planes of movement which leads to a decrease in unnecessary damaging stress on joints.

Mobility Exercises

MOBILITY EXERCISES:
In these exercises, we are targeting the joint and doing movements and exercises that help the joint function optimally. This allows a joint to move more freely.
Fascia Stretching
FASCIA STRETCHING:
In this unique technique, we are targeting the tissue that muscles are surrounded in and working on loosening and lengthening the fascia. Few people understand the negative effect this tissue can have on your body.

Muscle Activation Movements

MUSCLE ACTIVATION MOVEMENTS:
Due to all of our sitting and daily technology use, many of our muscles are not working properly. With this technique, we’re targeting those muscles that are off and activate them in order to help the body move more efficiently.

Sports massage Therapist

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Medibank update

Medibank have advised that they are continuing to experience system difficulties with the issuing of provider numbers to new applicants. Medibank have indicated they understand this unexpected issue has caused frustration for our members and anticipate that it will be resolved by the end of February. Medibank have requested AAMT communicated the following three key items to our members:

• Please advise providers that once the system is fixed we will issue their provider number with an effective date from when we received the file.
• Please encourage providers not to follow up with Medibank’s help desk once they have contacted you. This only leads to further frustration as our help desk are unable to offer any additional information than what we have already provided you. It should also be noted that the help desk cannot issue provider numbers over the phone.
• Closures and additional locations will continue to be processed as normal.

Medibank will advise AAMT when the issue has been resolved. Massage Therapists considering working in the sports industry.

 Benefits of massage

There are many ways in which the benefits of massage can improve the quality of your life. Many people think the benefits of massage are restricted to relaxation (which in itself is hugely important!). But there are numerous other health and wellbeing benefits.

Peer-reviewed medical research has shown that the benefits of massage include: pain relief, reduced anxiety and depression, and reduced blood pressure, heart rate. The release of endorphins and serotonin can: prevent fibrosis or scar tissue, increase the flow of lymph, and improve sleep.

Relief from pain due to musculoskeletal injuries and other causes is one of the other major benefits of massage. It can also relieve tension headaches.

Growing knowledge in Australia about the benefits of massage therapy

the benefits of massage therapy are fully integrated into the Australian health care system (via alternative and complementary medicines and practitioners). Awareness of the many benefits of massage therapy is increasing all the time.

Acupressure or trigger point massage may be very beneficial in relieving back pain. After massage, EEG patterns indicate enhanced performance and alertness on mathematical computations, with the effects perhaps being mediated by decreased stress hormones.

Massage has been shown to reduce subclinical depression. Massage has been used in an effort to improve symptoms and disease progression in HIV and terminal cancer patients. The benefits of massage therapy for these patients are significant in improving and maintaining quality of life.

The benefits of massage for your body

Massage stimulates the immune system by increasing blood flow and lymph drainage. It improves circulation and relieves congestion in the tissues. It stimulates the production of blood cells and promotes lymph flow which hastens the elimination of cellular wastes. It helps clear muscles of lactic and uric acid that build up during exercise and relaxes muscle hyper tonicity as well as relieves muscle tension.

Benefits of massage also include improving muscle tone and delaying muscle atrophy resulting from inactivity. Deep massage can separate fascial fibers, and prevent the formation of adhesions and helps reduction of inflammation and edema in joints and soft tissue. Massage stimulates increased proprieties and kinesthetic awareness of the body

Massage assists the body’s natural ability to heal itself. It relaxes and tones the muscles preventing injuries, increases circulation and therefore improves the delivery of oxygen and nutrients to all body cells.

One of the best benefits of massage is that it makes you feels great!!!

Massage Therapists Journal

Massage Therapists Journal is due to be delivered to you very soon. “Massage with Medicine” is the theme for the 2015 Annual National Conference, so join us to experience Australia’s peak massage industry event as well as enjoy sunny Perth.

AAMT Journal will include the program for the AAMT National Conference 2015 to be held in Perth WA. I urge you to consider attending not only for education but also to be among like-minded professional colleagues and learn from each other and network. Perth is a fabulous city and the Crown Metropol is an exceptional venue. So book early and you could also consider adding a few days to explore the sights of Perth WA.

Sex services undermine legitimate massage A recent series of raids by Victoria Police on what the police term ‘massage parlours’, masquerading as legitimate massage clinics but providing unregistered sexual services highlights the need for an urgent review of the regulations governing the massage sector. The issue of offering sexual services has sullied the reputation of the legitimate massage sector for many years. The credibility of remedial massage therapy clinics, their legitimate place as health service providers and the safety of the public and practitioners is difficult in a solely self-regulated profession. Current legislation enables the prosecution of individuals who have been shown to have committed a sexual offence or provided an unregistered sexual service in Victoria, but it has not redressed this problem. AAMT supports Australia’s governments in seeking to establish an enforceable obligation for those claiming to provide massage through the new draft National Code of Conduct for Health Care Workers as a positive first step. However, in its current draft form, the Code is limited in its application and is unlikely to redress the current loopholes. AAMT is seeking a collaborative approach with all State, Territory and Federal Governments where, in addition to the National Code, professional associations have the opportunity to monitor practitioners registered under a Standardised Title of Practice that clearly states to the public their professionalism and education standards. Anyone outside of the Single Massage Register would not be deemed as a professional remedial therapist, making it easier for law enforcement agencies to identify illegal brothels and take appropriate action. This would also make a clear statement to the public as consumers and will help them ensure they are being treated by legitimate remedial massage therapists. – See more at: http://aamt.com.au/aamt-bulletin-july-2014/#row5