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| Subject | Date Asked | Expert |
| Chest pain for 1 year | 1/19/2012 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I'm a 37 year old female. A year ago after a period of increased activity (my son broke his leg and ... A: I'm glad to hear that you went to your physician and had all the tests to rule out anything serious. ... | ||
| Painful Hips | 1/16/2012 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: Lately...when I've been sitting at my computer for a couple of hours my hips will start to hurt (one ... A: Yes, it probably is a repetitive strain injury of the muscles that pull you into the sitting ... | ||
| Repetitive calf strain-professional basketballer | 1/13/2012 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: Regarding the above for my son who is now at his wit's end as to what way to go before this finishes ... A: When a person's pelvis is rotated due to spasms in both the iliopsoas muscle and the quadriceps ... | ||
| thigh injury | 1/10/2012 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: approx 3 wks ago,i slid on icy ground and twisted my thigh front area,i felt a sharp burning pain,it ... A: Yes, it could definitely be related. While muscles may be involved, given that you are feeling ... | ||
| trapezius pain as a result of shoulder impingement | 1/9/2012 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I sure hope you can help me as I cant afford to waste money and gasoline to see a dr. who seems ... A: Burning pain is a nerve impingement, which again leads me to think of the anterior scalenes as they ... | ||
| trapezius pain as a result of shoulder impingement | 1/7/2012 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I sure hope you can help me as I cant afford to waste money and gasoline to see a dr. who seems ... A: From what you are describing I'd say that you have spasms in your pectoralis minor muscle and ... | ||
| pain on my wrist | 1/4/2012 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: 5 months ago i was in a wrestling match in college and the guy i was wrestling had a very tight ... A: Have you gone for an MRI or x-ray to check and make sure the bones weren't broken? Sometimes a bone ... | ||
| neck and balance | 1/4/2012 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I have a neck balance problem along with headaches on both sides of my head. I've been told I have ... A: There is a muscle called sternocleidomastoid (SCM for short) that originates on your collarbone and ... | ||
| dizziness, tinnitis | 1/2/2012 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I have neck pain on the right and growing tinnitis in my right ear. When I lean my neck to left or ... A: I'm glad you're seeing your physician to make sure there isn't anything serious happening. After you ... | ||
| low back pain and spasms | 12/30/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I have a reoccuring back pain and spasm that occur about 2-3 times a year for apparently no reason. ... A: Yes, I believe I can help you. I agree with your chiropractor that the odds are you have spasms in ... | ||
| pain | 12/28/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I have had pain now for 30 years. Mainly between my right upper leg and abdomin. Sometimes the pain ... A: The most important thing here is that you've been to every type of physician, had all the possible ... | ||
| Leg pain | 12/21/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I have been searching hi and low for help, for the past few years I have been unable to exercise , I ... A: It always amazes me how experts that should know better still recommend stretching without giving ... | ||
| Back Injury | 12/19/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I am writing to you in an attempt to garner as much information, from as many different sources as ... A: I'm really happy that you've been to the doctor and had all the tests, and that everything comes ... | ||
| Pain under right scapula that sometimes radiates to right side | 12/18/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I have a pain under my right shoulder blade it's been present since August 2011. I have been to two ... A: I agree with you that this is a muscular situation, but not the rhomboids. Your scalenes muscle in ... | ||
| QL injury | 12/10/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: Which book were you referring to when you were talking about iliopsoas strech on page 142? I am ... A: I have written a book titled <i>Treat Yourself to Pain Free Living</i> that is available on my ... | ||
| STRETCHING THE NECK | 12/4/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I am concerned that 2 of my sons have joined a group called MJB SEMINARS (see on Google) in Perth ... A: I've never heard of Beta Release before so I can't comment about it, but perhaps you should talk to ... | ||
| cramp from sudden movement? | 12/3/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I was wondering what were the chances of getting cramp in the legs (calves?) if you dived or sprang ... A: This is out of my field of expertise, I only get involved with cramps that come during repetitive ... | ||
| Shoulder Spasms | 11/30/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I fractured my shoulder with a fall in March of this year. The fracture healed in a normal period of ... A: When a bone breaks the muscles that attached to that bone will snap back suddenly, causing multiple ... | ||
| brachial plexus injury? | 11/25/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I am 20 years old and I began lifting weights at 15. At about age 17 I damaged my ulnar nerve at the ... A: I had to read your message twice to really get a good idea of what is happening here. I'd say that ... | ||
| pain in glute area | 11/22/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: my wife was in a cast for 3 months for plantar fasciitis and kept her leg raised and out to the side ... A: It has been my experience that most therapists just don't go deeply enough to make a difference in ... | ||
| Muscle Pain in Upper Back | 11/22/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I am a 26 year old female who has experienced chronic pain in the muscle between my shoulder blade ... A: I think that the only thing wrong is repetitive strain injuries, as you probably have already ... | ||
| Knees | 11/20/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I am 52. My knees and joints have always been fine, but last November I injureed both playing ... A: I have been working with people with chronic pain and sports injuries for over 23 years and I've ... | ||
| scar tissue on scalene muscles | 11/15/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: Due to a MVA, and a whiplash injury, scar tissue has developed on the scalene muscles on the L side. ... A: I don't know about removing scar tissue although I don't believe there is a way to have it done ... | ||
| pain in glute area | 11/15/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: my wife was in a cast for 3 months for plantar fasciitis and kept her leg raised and out to the side ... A: The position that your wife was in while she had on the cast would put a stretching strain on all of ... | ||
| Neck injury | 11/9/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I have been experiencing neck problems for about the last two years now. It is just getting worse ... A: I know you aren't lying, the problem is that they aren't thinking about muscles and how they pull on ... | ||
| sharp pain in mid/lower back ( possibly the lattisimuss dorsi muscle) | 10/30/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: Yesterday I woke up with a dull ache on the right side of my back near the middle where the body ... A: Yes, what you are describing sounds like your quadratus lumborum (QL)muscle is in spasm. The QL ... | ||
| Treatment | 10/24/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: Julie, Based on this protocol: 1. quadriceps (just the treatment, not the stretch yet) (T-138) ... A: Good, I'm glad you have the Julstro Protocol, do you already have my book, "Treat Yourself to Pain ... | ||
| calf strain | 10/23/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: iwas suffering for the calf muscle strain due heavy running on the road ,my left calf muscle has ... A: I'm happy to say that self-treating your calf is one of the easier treatments. If you are an ... | ||
| low back pain - right Si joint strain | 10/21/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: So about six months ago i was doing squats(ten sets of ten) at the gym when my low right back(right ... A: I'm glad to see that the RMT is helping you. Stretches alone won't do it because you have spasms in ... | ||
| Leg Cramps | 10/20/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: Lately (for the past 1 or 1.5 month) i have been having leg cramps in my thigh, calf and foot. I ... A: I believe that as you wrote your message you saw how the change in your lifestyle hasn't been ... | ||
| Trapezius/Shoulder/Neck pain | 10/17/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I am a 23 year old male, and I have been miserable for the past year with pain that starts in my ... A: I'm sorry for the delay in my response, I've been traveling, out of internet access, and this is the ... | ||
| muscle pain, and balance problems | 10/17/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I hope you can help please. I'm having problems practically from top to bottom. Started with ... A: I completely understand your concern at all of these various pains. Through the years I've worked ... | ||
| balance problem (proprioception) | 10/11/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: Approx. 1 year back I got a vertigo symptom when turning to my right side on the bed (I remember ... A: It is very important that you immediately saw your physician and had all the tests done to make sure ... | ||
| Shoulder / Neck swelling | 10/10/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I have had a fluid build up above my collar bone for about 3 months now. I initially thought I had ... A: As you are aware, tension can be making all of this worse so it is important that you learn to ... | ||
| Shoulder / Neck swelling | 10/8/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I have had a fluid build up above my collar bone for about 3 months now. I initially thought I had ... A: I'm very glad to see that you went to your doctor and had all the tests to make sure this isn't ... | ||
| low back pain - right Si joint strain | 10/7/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: So about six months ago i was doing squats(ten sets of ten) at the gym when my low right back(right ... A: Have you gone back to the osteopath and massage therapist? It might help since it helped you ... | ||
| Tennis Elbow and steroid shots | 10/3/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I am a 40 year old man - I have recurrent tennis elbow - about 6 months ago I had a steroid shot in ... A: The problem with situations such as tennis elbow (and just about any other joint pain)is that it is ... | ||
| muscle pain | 9/19/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: I was at practice on Wednesday and i was stretching. I went into my right splits, and a friend was ... A: From your description I imagine that you are a gymnastic athlete, right? While the back of your ... | ||
| shoulder | 9/16/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: in april 2011 i was throwing some branches over my fence when i felt a pain in my arm.i have had an ... A: I'm glad to read that you have been to your physician so we know there isn't anything structurally ... | ||
| Cervical Dizziness? | 9/15/2011 | Julie Donnelly, LMT |
| Q: Nearly a year ago I ended up in the ER with dizziness. ER doctor thought it to be labrynthitis, sent ... A: I think you sent me an email directly and that I answered you, but in case I'm incorrect I just want ... | ||
Julie Donnelly, LMT
Top Expert on this page
Expertise
I can accept questions that relate to chronic or acute pain caused by muscle spasms and contractions. Repetitive Strain Injury is actually Cumulative Trauma to muscles. Releasing the spasm &/or contraction will relieve the strain that is felt at the insertion point on the bone.
Experience
Since 199 I have been working with endurance athletes and individuals suffering from chronic pain conditions.
I have authored seven self-treatment books and three self-treatment DVDs and I have developed the Julstro System for the treatment of carpal tunnel syndrome, Trigger Finger, and other Hand/Wrist pain.
I am a national and international presenter at conventions, seminars, and workshops. Principle topics are "Work Shouldn't Hurt" and "The Pain Free Athlete"
In 2005 and 2006 I was the massage therapist for ultracyclists competing in the Race Across America (RAAM) 3000+ mile race from San Diego, CA to Atlantic City, NJ
Publications
Triathlete Magazine, Endurance Magazine, multiple national and international trade journals.
Education/Credentials
Swedish Institute of Allied Health, NY, NY - Initial education in massage therapy
Licensed NYS Massage Therapist since 1989
SUNY Empire State College, Saratoga Springs, NY - B.S. degree in Interdisciplinary Health Education
I was an Associate Professor helping to develop the massage training program for SUNY Rockland Community College
Past/Present Clients
Privacy prevents me from filling in this section without prior consent from my clients.
Life Experience: I have been specializing in the treatment of chronic pain and sports injuries since receiving my NY massage license in 1989. A personal bout with carpal tunnel syndrome was the catalyst to my developing a self-treatment that heals CTS quickly and without surgery. My work with endurance athletes was the inspiration to teach people how to self-treat so they could stop pains even during a race or heavy training day. Both of these situations ultimately became the products that are sold on my websites http://www.carpaltunneltreatment.org and http://www.julstro.com. I currently have a private practice in Chapel Hill, NC (http://www.SportMassageChapelHill.com)
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