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Sarah Warren
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The Pain Relief Secret: How to Retrain Your Nervous System, Heal Your Body, and Overcome Chronic Pain
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“Muscles that are constantly contracted are working very hard even if we’re standing still. So as you can imagine, they require a great deal of energy in the form of ATP. But unfortunately, contracted muscles squeeze the blood vessels in the area, restricting blood flow and reducing the amount of oxygen and glucose that can be carried to the working muscle. This compression does not create long-term problems when muscles are given a chance to relax. But when muscles are held in a state of contraction for too long, constant compression of the blood vessels leads to ischemia, a condition in which lack of oxygen and nutrients can lead to pain, loss of function, cell damage, and even cell death.”
― The Pain Relief Secret: How to Retrain Your Nervous System, Heal Your Body, and Overcome Chronic Pain
― The Pain Relief Secret: How to Retrain Your Nervous System, Heal Your Body, and Overcome Chronic Pain
“Lack of oxygen flow means that cells must use anaerobic metabolism to create energy. When a muscle is held tight, this process happens constantly, even during sleep. Lactic acid is continuously produced and broken down into lactate and hydrogen ions. The constant contraction has the same effect as a strenuous workout; the waste recycling process can’t keep up and hydrogen ions build up in the muscle, activating nociceptors, and causing chronic muscle soreness and pain. So if muscle pain resulting from constant contraction is what you’re feeling—which it most likely is, since this is the cause of most chronic muscle pain—then your pain should go away when your muscles release and oxygen flow is restored.”
― The Pain Relief Secret: How to Retrain Your Nervous System, Heal Your Body, and Overcome Chronic Pain
― The Pain Relief Secret: How to Retrain Your Nervous System, Heal Your Body, and Overcome Chronic Pain
