The tendon, joint, and nerve injury is secondary.
Reactive muscles are muscles that weaken when another muscle, the reactor, is activated.
The weakened muscles can lead to muscle pain, and the overly strong reactor muscles can cause tendon and joint pain. These problems can usually be corrected very quickly by using our Basic Balance Self-Help exercises. These unique exercises, developed by us from the principles of Touch for Health, are described and taught in our books, classes and lectures. Muscle testing revealed that going through the movements involved in check-out procedure, sliding packages along the counter with one hand while punching cash register keys with the other, triggered multiple reactive muscle imbalances. Correcting these imbalances, relieved the pain and enabled her to raise her hands over her head.