Rubbery Muscles

[Pompal 09.]

I am working on a client and her quad muscles feel like rubber. Has anyone felt muscles like this before and what can you tell me about them or what causes this? Is there anything I can do? Thanks.

 

[Pompal 09.]

They feel like rubber to her or to you? Is she in pain? Joint or muscle pain? Weakness?

I need more info.

 

[Mr.Pants!]

They feel rubberery to me. She has chronic hip pain, muscle and joint.

 

[loves james]

I think we are wanting a little more information.

Do you mean the muscle feels unresponsive to your touch? Untoned compared to the surrounding tissue? What is her ROM compared to the other side?

Angela

 

[JayJay]

I have a client with the same rubbery muscle issue but in a different location. Her left rhomboids feel just like a thick, rubbery mass. The rest of her muscle tissue seems to melt away (although some spots require more attention than others) during her treatment session but this one spot seems to refuse to give way to pressure. I've had some success using hot packs to warm the tissue up followed by hands-on massage and then finally using a t-bar tool to get in as deep as she requires in this area.

I'd questioned her numerous times to find out what type of injury history she had and she said that she has never injured that area and that any other MTs she has worked with have asked about injuries to that area as well. Finally one day something in her memory clicked and she related to me that she had waitressed for 8 years using that arm to carry many heavy trays over her shoulder!! D'oh.

I've come to the conclusion that there is a massive amount of scar tissue build-up in that area. It also seems to be her weak spot and is prone to bother her during stressful times.

 

[24 Char Left]

Yes, thank you Florida, that is what I am talking about, thick rubbery muscle mass. When I work on them and outlilne the area I feel, she says it is very tender there and causes her problems, but I haven't had much luck either with decreasing the hypertensity. I will try the heat and inquire about injuries to that area.