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Common Diagnoses

Spasticity From Stroke And Other Conditions
When there is a stroke, there is neurological damage/impairment that can cause l... more
Frozen Shoulder
Frozen shoulder comes about, in our experience, because the body has adapted ove... more
Hypermobility and CTB
Hypermobility is often a significant perpetuator in chronic pain situations. The... more
Back Pain and Failed Back Surgery
Unfortunately, back surgery commonly fails to fix back pain, and often makes the... more
Calcific Tendonitis
Calcification of tendons is a symptom, not a cause of pain and dysfunction. Calc... more
Neuropathy
The diagnosis of neuropathy assumes that there is a dysfunction of peripheral ne... more
Fibromyalgia
From the CTB™ perspective, fibromyalgia is caused by hundreds of latent trigger ... more
Hypermobility, Ehlers-Danlos syndrome
Hypermobility is often a significant perpetuator in chronic pain situations. The... more
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Carpal tunnel syndrome is a common diagnosis that is often mistaken. A combinati... more
Numbness and tingling
While the medical system tends to jump to a "diagnosis" of spinal radiculopathy ... more
Dystonia
Dystonia is diagnosed when there is a loss of muscle control, involuntary moveme... more
Scoliosis
Most scoliosis is functional and is brought on by what we call an “effective” le... more
Low back pain, Sciatica
Correlation of back pain to disc degeneration is very low according to the spina... more
Tennis elbow from tightening screws
The local muscles that cause tennis elbow pain are: supinator, brachioradialis, ... more
Finger pain and dysfunction
Many forearm, wrist and hand issues are referral symptoms from shoulder and neck... more
Arthritis
A diagnosis of arthritis does not necessarily provide an explanation for someone... more
Plantar Fasciitis
The term fascitis implies some form of inflammation in the connective tissues of... more
Tendinitis
A diagnosis of tendinitis generally reflects a lack of knowledge regarding pain ... more
Torn Rotator Cuff
Torn rotator cuff may or may not be relevant in terms of the experience of pain.... more
Back Pain, Failed Back Surgery
Unfortunately, back surgery that fails to address back pain is very common, so m... more
Foot Drop
Foot drop is assumed by medical practitioners to be purely a neurological issue.... more
Winging Shoulder Blades
Winging shoulder blades (scapulae) are caused by defacilitation of the shoulder ... more
Adhesive Capsulitis
From the CTB™ perspective, the diagnosis and assumption of adhesive capsulitis i... more
Hyperpronation
Hyperpronation isn't a condition of muscle weakness, it is a result of ligamento... more
Dislocated Shoulder
Dislocating your shoulder can produce pain throughout the joint, and the effecte... more
Vagus Nerve Dysfunction
Regarding vagus nerve dysfunction, this is a central nervous system issue. Accor... more
Subacromial bursitis
A bursa is a fluid filled sac filled with synovial fluid that reduces friction b... more
Acromioplasty surgery
Acromioplasty surgery is an attempt to alleviate the impingement of the supraspi... more
Adhesive capsulitis, fibrosis "stage 3"
Why would the capsule become fibrotic? It is often a long term adaptation by the... more
Nerve pain post partial knee replacement
Most medical professionals have no understanding of muscle trigger points and as... more
Inflammation and Steroid Injections
Steroids are very useful in calming severe inflammation. Unfortunately, they are... more
Spasticity from stroke
When there is a stroke, there is neurological damage/impairment that can cause l... more