Chronic Pain Treatment

You are experiencing chronic pain if you have suffered from the following conditions for the past 6 months or more:

• Migraine, tension headaches
• TMJ syndrome
• Tendonitis
• Costochondritis
• Myofascial pain syndrome
• Fibromyalgia
• Lower back pain
• Vaginismus
• Vulvodynia
• Pelvic floor pain
• Irritable bowel syndrome

Treatments at Health and Performance International in New York:

Our manual treatment includes soft tissue massage and myofascial release (MR). MR is a very gentle and slow manual treatment that aims for the release of the tight fascia, the oxygenation of the muscles and body structures, and a significant decrease of local tenderness and nerve pain. Health and Performance International (HPI) also performs gentle MR on your scalp and your face.

Our treatment also includes muscle rehabilitation using therapeutic exercises and SEMG to control muscle contraction during functional activities. Our theraoy also include the practice of gentle and progressive self stretches, guided imagery and visualization, heart rate variability training, and diaphragmatic breathing assisted by biofeedback instruments. HPI also use sound meditation (the use of quartz crystal bowls) to treat chronic pain. Our therapists use surface electromyography, or biofeedback technique, as an assessment tool and as training tool.