1: First Watch this Short Video 2: Please Read Carefully the Survey descriptions 3: Choose the Survey you Best fit into 4: Complete the Survey Read Carefully Throughout a Massage/Manual Therapists career, some unfortunate Therapists will suffer from medium to somewhat severe aches/pain that can be considered long term. These can be debilitating and can…
Morphology of the Insertions of the Superficial Medial Collateral Ligament and Posterior Oblique Ligament Using 3-Dimensional Computed Tomography: A Cadaveric Study. Abstract PURPOSE: To describe the insertions of the superficial medial collateral ligament (sMCL) and posterior oblique ligament (POL) and their related osseous landmarks. METHODS: Insertions of the sMCL and POL were identified and marked…
The brain: A new frontier in ankle instability research Transcranial magnetic stimulation research suggests cortical excitability may be able to help differentiate healthy, previously injured, and functionally unstable ankle joints, and underscores the need to clinically target both mechanical and proprioceptive deficits in patients with FAI. By Alan R. Needle, PhD Among the physically active,…
Today we have an ever growing amount of research connecting Neuroplasticity to the influence structural injuries and adaptations have on the nervous system. I thought it was time for the definition of Ligamentous Injuries to be updated, or at least to include the following information: “Ligamentous Injuries are now not just seen as a simple…
Helping Incorporate Research and Manual Techniques into your Massage Therapy Practice! So this caught my eye this morning! This is an interesting report identifying another manual test for clinicians to incorporate into their testing for Adhesive Capsulitis. Have a read through the Abstract, head on over to the Full Paper. Then “come on back” here…
Anatomic connections of the diaphragm: influence of respiration on the body system “A logical deduction is that the connection between the chest and the abdomen is an anatomic continuum, where the diaphragm plays a vital role in managing the information related to both cavities.” Abstract The article explains the scientific reasons for the diaphragm muscle…
2 Muscles in 1!? MORE cool research coming out about this amazing muscle! Abstract To the respiratory physiologist or anatomist the diaphragm muscle is of course the prime mover of tidal air. However, gastrointestinal physiologists are becoming increasingly aware of the value of this muscle in helping to stop gastric contents from refluxing into the…
Does Posture matter? Yes? No? What do you correlate Posture with? Pain? Headaches? Tension? Degeneration? Acceleration of OA? There is a lot of Myth and Trend around Posture in our education, our biases, our beliefs, but are they substantiated? What research have these Myths and Trends been based upon? What are the connections between Posture, The…
I’ve never thought of myself, my professional designation, my purpose, my “WHY” as JUST a Registered Massage Therapist/Manual Therapist. There are very few medical professions that afford a patient an extended period of time (I personally schedule treatment times at 60-90 minutes) which permits the therapist the ability to really get to know the patients…
Do you do these 4 SI Joint assessment tests? the standing flexion test, the prone knee flexion test, the supine long sitting test, and palpation of posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS) heights in a sitting position You may want to rethink your assessment techniques. Conclusion The intertester reliability of assessments of the presence of SIJ…