The most common soft tissue problems are tendonitis, bursitis and myofascial pain. Tendonitis is irritation or inflammation of a tendon, which is a cord that attaches the muscle to the bone. Tendons allow muscles to generate strength, power, and movement about a bone. Bursitis is irritation or inflammation of a bursa, a small sac filled with lubricating fluid, located between the muscle, the skin or tendon, and the bone. The bursa allows for lubrication of these gliding structures and allows them to move freely.
Myofascial pain is pain in areas of muscles, most commonly in the neck, back, and shoulder.
Hard areas are called trigger points, which are painful when pressed and which trigger pain that can be localized or that can spread to further areas within a particular muscle, like ripples in a pond from a stone. Continue reading . Our guest will be describing her experience and what it took to cope with the aftermath. And, of course, she'll be answering your questions. Then, during the second half of the show, our psychiatrist co-host, Dr. Sudha Kumar , will be taking your personal mental health, relationship, and parenting questions.