There is a pattern in the human body that has gotten surprisingly little attention, but is an important topic for a lot of pain patients. It’s called ‘muscle guarding’, and it’s a common reaction to living with pain.
We’ve all had the experience. It happens when a person has been injured, and they find themselves tensing up protectively when that area is or even might become touched. We ‘guard’ ourselves from further pain through this unconscious reaction.
Although muscle guarding is usually thought of in terms of injuries, it’s equally . . .
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