10/04/2018
WHAT IS THE LINK BETWEEN BACK PAIN AND INDIGESTION?
The answer may lie in the link between the digestive and nervous systems. Nerves from the spinal cord connect to both muscles and organs. Those same nerves that link to specific organs also link to specific muscles in the back.
When you are experiencing stress in one of your digestive organs, that organ will send a message back to the spinal cord via the same nerve that goes to a corresponding muscle. As a result, the corresponding muscle will become tense, contracted and painful.
You may have heard that left shoulder or arm pain may be the only symptom that a person is having a heart attack. The primary nerves that go from the spinal cord to the heart are also the nerves that go from the spinal cord to the muscles of the left arm. When the heart experiences stress, the muscles of the left arm contract and become painful. The same pattern exists for all our digestive organs. Whenever one of the digestive organs is stressed we get contractions and pain in the muscles that share the organ’s corresponding nerve root.
Massage therapy will ease the muscular tension, however it is very important to identify the root cause of the problem. Therefore, as professional massage therapists, we should always carry out a consultation with our clients, so if necessary, we can refer them to see a specialist.
Do you always carry out a consultation with new clients? How long does it normally take it?