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3.) Tolle Causam (Treat the Cause) The body shows symptoms when something is out of balance. For example, when you have a cold virus, your nose will run. Your sniffles are the symptom and the cold is the cause. Certain types of massage therapy look at conditions, pain, and dysfunction from the functional point of view. "What has happened to make this problem occur?" Treat the cause and the symptoms will disappear. The main thing that you need to remember in this regard is that muscle pain does not always occur where the problem is coming from. Many times there are referred pain patterns involved. (This means the pain is being caused by a problem in a different area.)
An example of this could be "John". "John" is a traveling salesman. "John" has to drive a lot and ride in planes a lot for his work. "John" does not do any stretches for his body or any recreational activity. He just works. Ok, fine. No problem, right? Well "John" sits a lot on these plane rides and these car drives that he has to do every week. Eventually, "John's" low back begins hurting him. "John" pretty much ignores this very mild low back pain and continues on with working. In six months, "John's" low back hurt him almost every day. He has never been injured. He has never been in a car wreck. The first time "John" comes in for an appointment, his low back is in pain and he wants to specifically address that issue only.