Muscle Medicine: The Revolutionary Approach to Maintaining, Strengthening, and Repairing Your Muscles and Joints (49 page)

middle deltoids,
121

middle trapezius,
119
,
121

mind-body disciplines,
35
–36

mind-body exercises,
34
–37

mind vs. body,
29
–37

“mini-knee” (unicompartmental knee replacement),
207

Minnesota Vikings,
220

MIT,
34

mitochondria,
14

monounsaturated fats,
41

mortise joint,
214

Morton’s neuroma,
221

MRI,
2
,
3
,
6
,
7
,
19
,
31
,
81
,
85
,
87
,
105
,
106
,
143
,
146
,
148
,
177
,
202
,
203
,
220
,
238
,
239

mucoprotein gel,
15

multifidii,
142

muscles,
11
–13,
19
–20

aging of,
19
,
20

agonist,
12
,
14
,
20
,
73
,
145
,
147

antagonist,
12
,
14
,
20
,
73
,
74
,
128
,
145
,
147
,
216

complementary groups of,
66

conditioning work for,
69
,
106
,
130

contraction of,
5
,
7
,
148
,
173
,
221

damage to,
3
,
24

deterioration and weakening of,
20
,
21
,
132

dysfunction of,
3
,
21
,
22
,
29

elements of,
3
,
12
–14,
13
,
15
,
19
,
24
,
30
,
77

endurance of,
20
,
49

function of,
12
,
44

imbalances of,
21
,
49
,
99
,
127
,
128

inflammation and irritation of,
3
,
20
,
21
,
24
,
69
,
88
,
107
,
108
,
125
,
127
,
129
,
148
,
149
,
177
–78,
179
,
202
,
217

injuries and pain of,
3
,
20
–24,
30
,
32
,
34
,
35
,
143
,
149
,
151
,
169
,
173
,
216

integrated system of bones, joints and,
see
integrated system, body as

joints and,
22
,
81
,
179
,
194

lengthening of,
3
,
72
,
158
,
160
,
173

misdiagnosed problems of,
22

nerve damage and,
21
,
83
,
133

pressure on,
87
,
110
,
148

proprioception and,
12
,
84

referral patterns of,
23
,
23

restriction of,
22
,
30
,
32

scar tissue and,
2
,
4
,
19
,
24
,
86
,
105
–6,
108
,
132
,
204

as self-healing,
3
,
24

self-treatment exercises for,
see
self-treatment exercises as shock absorbers,
15
,
19
,
30
,
73

spasms of,
30
,
31
,
33
,
70
,
83

straining (pulling) of,
20
,
30
,
71
,
104
,
105
–6,
125
,
127
,
149
,
215

strengthening of,
see
strength work

stress and,
29
–37,
55
,
173

tendons and,
see
tendons tension in,
31
,
33
,
35
,
174

therapy for,
3
,
5
,
24
–25,
33
,
41
,
74
,
78
,
88
,
129
,
144
,
148
,
150
,
151
,
181
,
215
,
220
,
234
,
240
,
242
;
see also specific therapies

as tight,
3
,
21
,
22
,
24
,
30
,
32
,
33
,
69
,
108
,
127
,
128
,
133

see also specific muscles

muscular corset,
152

muscular dystrophy,
21

musculoskeletal system:

cushioning of,
15

damage to,
7

evolution and,
16

exercise for,
48
,
53

injuries of,
214
,
220
,
240

maintaining health of,
38
,
40
,
45
–47,
236

problems of,
2
,
6
,
25
,
33
,
36
,
125
,
215
,
234
–35,
239

psychological stress and,
4
–5

self-knowledge of,
237

therapies and,
69
,
72

Myofascial Release,
71
,
240

myofibril,
13
,
13

myosin,
13

National Academy of Sciences,
45

neck,
79
–101

anterior area of,
91
,
92
,
93
,
96
,
100
–101

cervical spine of,
7
,
80
,
81
,
83
,
85
,
87
–88,
100
–101

chronically tight muscles of,
33

chronic strain of,
82
–85

exercises for,
see
self-treatment exercises

injury to,
81
,
82
–85,
86
–87

lateral area of,
91
,
95
,
97
–98,
100
–101

movements of,
91

pain in,
32
,
58
–59,
88
,
104

posterior area of,
91
,
94
,
96
,
100
–101

protection of,
86

purpose of,
79
–80

rotational muscles of,
98

traumatic strain of,
86
–87

nerve cyst,
220

nerve entrapment syndromes,
172

see also specific syndromes

nerves:

compression of,
127
,
133

damage to,
21
,
81
,
103

disorder of,
221

entrapments and impingements of,
70
,
82
,
83
,
90
,
104
,
148
,
216
,
220

inflammation and irritation of,
87
,
88
,
150

muscle activation and,
12

pain and dysfunction due to,
2
,
21
,
24
,
125
,
221

proprioception and,
12

sensory,
12
,
35

of spine,
80
,
81
,
143
,
151

see also specific nerves

nervous system,
20
,
34
,
80

neurochemicals,
12

neurogenic claudication,
89

neurosurgeon,
7

New England Journal of Medicine,
19
,
47

New England Patriots,
x

New York Giants,
ix–x
,
1
,
6
,
43
,
45
,
78
,
220

New York Presbyterian Hospital,
145

nutrition,
38
–47,
235
–36

bone growth and,
5

calories and,
38
,
39
,
43
,
44
–45

fats and,
41
,
42

food choices and,
5
,
38

joint inflammation and,
5

nutritionists and,
241

organic food and,
42
–43

toxic food and,
42
–43

weight control and,
38
–40,
43

Obesity Research,
39

occipital neuralgia (tension headache),
82
,
83

occupational injuries,
21

Olympics,
20
,
50

omega-3,
38
,
41
–42,
47

Orthopedic Massage,
71
,
240

orthopedics,
1
,
2
,
6
,
7
,
18
,
32
,
106
,
108
,
110
,
148
,
150
,
170
,
174
–75,
178
,
203
,
205
–6,
214
,
215
,
234
,
237
,
239
,
241

orthotics,
215
–16,
217
,
219

osteoarthritis,
18
,
19
,
38
,
62
,
71
,
88
,
110
–11,
170
,
178
,
180
–81,
205
,
206
–8

osteoblast cells,
14
,
17

osteoclasts,
14
,
17

osteopathic physician (D.O.),
237

osteopathy,
237

osteoporosis,
17
,
45
,
49
,
134

overextension,
128

overuse injury,
125
,
128
,
132

overuse syndromes,
7

pain:

in back,
19
,
31
,
32

chronic,
31
,
34
,
35
,
82
–85,
219

of groin,
171
,
173
–74

in hip,
19
,
170
,
171
,
174
–81

location of vs. source of,
22
,
23
,
24

in lower back,
7
,
21
,
30
,
31
,
88
,
142
–44,
145
–50