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A graphic designed image of the scalene muscles on a skeleton. Showing the origin and insertion, the placement of the scalenes muscles.

Scalene Muscles: Heal your Scalene Muscles, Heal your Life! Understand the Root of your Neck Pain, TMJ and Jaw Pain, Rib Pain, and Shoulder Pain. Scalene Trigger Points, Healing Tips, and More.

Understanding the function of the scalene muscles is vital to understanding your neck and jaw pain. It can also be vital in understanding your upper thoracic spine pain, rib pain, and shoulder pain.

Tara Lee Clasen

Jul 239 min read

A woman’s back with highlighted, circular pain areas between the shoulders and on her low back. The image in black and white with a pink hue.

Neurogenic inflammation, the peripheral and central nervous systems, emotional and immune system stress, collagen, elastin, fibroblasts, inflammation loops, and the healing of manual therapy.

The overall state of your central nervous system influences local pain and inflammation and systemic pain and inflammation. If your system is already taxed, overwhelmed, and producing low-grade systemic inflammation throughout the body, you will have a weakened immune system. When new threats arise in another local system, a shoulder or elbow, your body will probably experience more pain, inflammation, and swelling than needed for the repairs.

Tara Lee Clasen

Nov 197 min read

Willow Health, body-dysmorphia, and the intentional shaming of young girls.

Willow Health is an online drug company that masquerades as "for your health." Really, they are a company that aims to shape young girls'...

Tara Lee Clasen

Sep 228 min read

Abstract lungs made from blue and pink flowers. The flowers are dripping down in a lung shape. The background is pink.

Anatomy of a Cough: Learn What Muscles are Affected by Respiratory Distress, Asthma Attacks, and GERD. TMJ Pain, Neck Pain, Rib Pain, and Pelvic Floor Pain are Related to Lung Distress. Learn How.

If you have had an acute respiratory illness, such as COVID, pneumonia, or just a cold with a bad cough, or a chronic respiratory illness, asthma, allergies, or throat irritating GERD, do a self-check-in with the muscles mentioned in this post.

Tara Lee Clasen

Aug 617 min read