Tuesday, January 25, 2011

PAIN: SITE VERSUS SOURCE



I am reading a book right now that is based on the work of Vladimir Janda, (I'm sure all my peers know who that is) . All those that are interested in Gray Cook's work will love this book. Anyone interested in finding out more about this book, please click on the link below the book.
 I've included an excerpt below:

"In patients with chronic musculoskeletal pain, the source of pain is rarely the actual cause of pain. In fact, Czech physician Karel Lewit noted, "He who treats the site of pain is often lost." Lewit's colleague Vladimir Janda conceptualized of musculoskeletal pathology as a chain reaction. He was a strong proponent of looking elsewhere for the source of pain syndromes, often finding symptoms distant from the site of the primary complaint."

Source: Page, P., Frank C., & Lardner, R. Assessment and Treatment of Muscle Imbalance--The Janda Approach, 2010, Human Kinetics, page 27.

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