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This injection technique has proven to be particularly helpful in the treatment of asthma and other acute or chronic respiratory ailments.
The infraspinatus muscle is the location of a special autonomic nerve center which is significant in respiratory health.
Once this nerve center, called the Infraspinatus Respiratory Reflex (IRR) point, becomes irritated, it can become a broadcasting station of sorts, sending distress signals to the paraspinal autonomic ganglia (autonomic nerves that run down our spine parallel to the spinal cord).
The result is tightness or spasm of the muscles that regulate air flow in our lungs, resulting in chest tightness, wheezing, coughing, difficulty breathing, decrease circulation to the bronchial tubes, and depressed respiratory immunity.
Many existing pharmaceutical drug therapies for asthma address the resulting constriction of airways, but stop short of addressing this underlying source of irritation of the autonomic nervous system in the IRR point.
The ISRR can help you breath better and at the same time relax tight muscles in your neck and upper back. The injection is very well tolerated, with minimal pain. (Similar to acupuncture.)
If you feel you could benefit from this therapy, fill out the patient application and contact the Riordan Clinic today to schedule an appointment with Dr. Ron Hunninghake. He has 15 years of experience and more than 500 injections to date.
