Disproving muscle-tension hair loss hypotheses

[Renovation]

Do you have sources for supporting this? Why would tension on its own lead to inflammation and calcification? Yes, inside a muscle tension can lead to inflammation, but the issue are the hairs. Also, calcification is not explained by this.

On the other hand, there are literally dozens of studies showing that Androgenetic Alopecia is correlated with metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance:

Title	Link
Association of Androgenetic Alopecia with Metabolic Syndrome: A Case–control Study on 100 Patients in a Tertiary Care Hospital in South India	link
Early androgenetic alopecia as a marker of insulin resistance	link
Androgenetic alopecia, metabolic syndrome, and insulin resistance: Is there any association? A case–control study	link
Androgenetic alopecia as an indicator of metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular risk	link
Severe androgenetic alopecia as a maker of metabolic syndrome in male patients of androgenetic alopecia: a hospital based case control study	link
Risks for metabolic syndrome and cardiovascular diseases in both male and female patients with androgenetic alopecia	link
Study of prevalence of metabolic syndrome in androgenetic alopecia	link
Alopecia and the metabolic syndrome	link
The association of insulin resistance and metabolic syndrome in early androgenetic alopecia	link
Is early onset androgenic alopecia a marker of metabolic syndrome and carotid artery atherosclerosis in young Indian male patients?	link
Association of Androgenetic Alopecia With Mortality From Diabetes Mellitus and Heart Disease	link

Metabolic syndrome and insulin resistance, in turn, are known to cause both inflammation and calcification. The latter especially because of atherosclerosis. Summoning calcium is the body's standard response to vascular damage. And the scalp is highly vascularized. In fact, hair follicles can create their own capillaries to connect to the head's blood supply.

I am not saying that scalp tension plays no role. I think it does. The most important mechanism is that tension leads to fibrosis when inflammation is present. But what causes the inflammation (which scalp tension concerts into fibrosis) and calcification? Metabolic issues.

I don't dispute the correlation with metabolic issues but no matter how many studies are published I know or have met far to many people with type 2 diabetes and a full head of thick hair, and just as many people with incredible metabolic systems who are slick bald.

I have read things regarding muscle tension in and around the neck causing scalp inflammation as well as reducing blood flow and blood pressure towards the galea, however if we had studies on this like we do everything else hairloss related then chiropractors and physiotherapists would be making billions from male pattern baldness. Maybe in 50 years they will do.

It's trial and error for myself and controling blood sugar is something I'm currently investigation to cover another base.

 

[Renovation]

I’m trying a tablespoon of apple cider vinegar in a tumbler of water first thing in morning— also on thinning areas of scalp
& sodium thiosulfate on scalp. Both break up calcification.. I read many articles, reviews, & videos on the subject.. The problem as I study it is the scalp calcification I am talking about isn’t causing a particular health problem for doctors to zoom in on— so there are no protocols to identifying the condition & treating it.. Calcification if the tendons or shoulder can be x-rayed, can be prescribed exercises, drugs, or even surgery— where surgeons go in & pick out the calcification deposits. In the scalp (which has 5 layers) I know I have calcification because the top layer where the follicles are & which is the thicknest layer.. when I microneedle.. I can actually hear the crackling of the calcification when those sharp needles pierce the scalp.. like a saltine cracker cracking.. So I’ve done this for about a month & I see some hair regrowth.. btw I am doing other things also so one never knows exactly. I’ve studied the galea theory. Tried the massage protocol, got an electric scalp massager.. probably tried few models.. bought the scalp massage device from Hairguard I believe.. tried it for few months & then resold it. Galea is 3rd layer of scalp skin. It’s very thin compared to first layer..
So I keep experimenting..

I regularly drink a small amount of ACV daily and did try topical before washing hair a few times, but made my hair a bit limp so didn't really stick to it, maybe should have age it longer. I also tried magnesium salts as they are supposed to reduce calcium.

I know a friend who had a bad knee injury years ago, it didn't clear up and was diagnosed as being calcified can't remember the exact terminology anyway the only thing that broke the calcium up was a cortisone injection.

Not sure about sodium thiolsofate I'll have to read up on that.

I also microneedled a while back, but again didn't give it long enough, and was worried that new collagen formation might make matters worse.

 

[curlwaves]

The people talking about scalp tension refer to the galea- the third layer of scalp.. a very thin muscle on top of scalp & a bit on sides & upper back of skull. It may get tight.. but why does it get tight? Nobody seems to answer that question. I don’t know .. but it’s probably from Calcification. When I say calcification— I don’t mean blobs of calcium deposits— no I mean a thin layer of calcification— not enough to alarm a doctor, but just enough to restrict blood/nutrient flow to the super sensitive hair follicles. I’m currently testing a chemical which has research to back it breaking up calcification. I believe once the calculation lessens the scalp tension will also lessen..

Why does it get tight I'm not sure but in this case we are probably talking about hypertension.

Hypertension I believe has been associated with metabolic disease and Androgenetic Alopecia. I don't think that it's starts with hypertension. But the onset of hypertension is a switching point.

What chemical are you talking about?

 

[Jakejr]

The muscle tension is hard to observe because the galea is the third layer of scalp skin. About 1/4 inch below the scalp skin you can see..At an autopsy you can peel back the layers. The galea is super thin.. It’s just a layer of skin like a slice of salami on a sandwich.. At this time I think massaging the balding areas is worth the effort.. I put in a 3-panel mirror to hang over my bathroom door to get a better look.. The simple theory that bloodflow/nutrients are slowly being cut off to the follicles make sense & the galea is exactly how men bald. Coincidence?
Nobody knows for sure.. but after trying 100 other possibilities.. it’s worth a try at least. Women don’t do anything .. yet their hair grows & flows.. Certainly hormones /genes are major factors. But us men have to do what we can..Male lions have big manes. Male antelopes have horns. Male humans go bald?? How does that make sense.. male pattern baldness is a chronic condition.. perhaps disease that IMO should be treated..