songcanary Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 Today I had my very first medical massage for fibromyalgia. Well, it was heavenly. But during my conversation with the therapist, I mentioned my dys symptoms and this was his comment: 'Whenever a client complains of nausea or dizziness, the first thing I think of is the carotids.' Apparently if the nearby muscles are tense then they can impede blood flow to the brain. Well, believe me, I have the most tense neck muscles in town, and always have. Needless to say, he worked on those for quite a while and I am so glad I told him about that.So has anybody else heard this theory or has massage helped your dizziness? I think this makes a lot of sense (at least in my case) and now I can't wait for my next appt! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
potsyturvy Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 I haven't had any professional massages, but I did buy a massage chair for headaches. I've found that sometimes when I have a bad headache a massage helps and I would guess it would be like your therapist said that the blood flow isn't getting to the brain like it should. I hadn't thought about it helping with dizziness, but i'm going to have to try that the next time I'm dizzy now! Glad to hear that your appointment went so well!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sue1234 Posted July 24, 2011 Report Share Posted July 24, 2011 I have chronically tense shoulder muscles for years now. I think it is related to my worsening posture. When I do get an extra tenseness from a "locked up" muscle, I do notice more dizziness. I then know I have to apply heat to get it to release so the dizziness goes away.I had a thread from a few years ago wondering if our posture was a contributing factor. I assume many here have some unnatural posture curves and/or spinal curves. I was thinking it might be impeding blood flow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramakentesh Posted July 29, 2011 Report Share Posted July 29, 2011 Thwe carotids dont work that way Im afraid... So the theory has very little value.There are measurable reductions in carotid blood flow during orthostatic stress in POTS but that has to do with circulatory abnormalities and endothelial function that extra-vascular muscle crunching Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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