Experience In practice since 1990. Two years on staff at a hospital Wellness and Rehabilitation Center.
Publications Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients, American Journal of Pain Management, Somatics: Magazine-Journal of the Mind-Body Arts and Sciences. More complete listing at somatics.com/gold.htm
Education/Credentials Certifications: Hanna Somatic Education, the Dr. Ida P. Rolf method of Structural Integration (partial list)
Question Hi, I was rear ended two weeks ago on a highway. Late last week I developed a burning/stinging pain to my rt upper abd. region. Could this be muscle strain from the seat belt or something else? If the area was strained from impact, how long should it last? Thank you for you advise.
Mary
It's not a matter of "strain", however, but of reflexive protective reaction. No damage may be involved, but soreness from muscle fatigue.
The not-so-good news is that reflexive reactions sometimes persist for a long time because the impression the accident made in memory prompts the protective reaction to continue as if the incident is still happening.
The most direct way out is somatic training, which can free you from the reflexive reaction in a few sessions of a few minutes, each.
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