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About Lawrence Gold
Expertise
Chronic musculo-skeletal pain, injuries, regional muscular illnesses, headaches.

Experience
In practice since 1990. Two years on staff at a hospital Wellness and Rehabilitation Center.

Organizations belong to
Association for Hanna Somatic Educators, Association of Bodywork and Massage Professionals, Association for Humanistic Psychology

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)

 
   

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Pain Management - chronic neck/shoulder/arm/hand pain plus headaches


Expert: Lawrence Gold - 9/21/2007

Question
I am a seventeen year old college student. I think I injured myself in dance last year. Last fall I had horrible neck  and shoulder pain that extended into my hands so it was too  painful too write. I quit dance and the pain eventually subsided. I tried dance in spring, the pain came back and I went to a physical therapist. The pain did eventually subside. However, now I have started college and the pain is back. I can't stop bending my head down from reading because reading is what I do. The pain is only getting worse.   What  can I do?

Answer
Hi, Laura,

I don't think dance caused your injury; it would have had to be something forceful and sudden like a fall, blow -- or maybe a hard yank (dance?).

In any case, your neck muscles are being held tight by protective reflexes.  The way out is to recapture control of those muscles through movement training.

I say more in my articles on whiplash injuries and on completing recovery from an injury, at somatics.com/page4.htm, including how to recover.

With regard,
Lawrence Gold

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