Ligaments

My main goal for writing this article is to bring to your awareness to a complex that I feel has great influence on the body, is not easily understood and often either not treated at all or miss treated. I also hope to stimulate you to think outside your comfort zone of techniques, from what…

My main goal for writing this article is to bring to your awareness the mechanoreceptors and ligamento-muscular reflex present within the body. I also hope to stimulate you to think outside your comfort zone of techniques, from what you are currently utilizing, to consider combining your techniques with other therapists working as a patient centered…

Have you ever sat and wondered what happens behind that big bone in the front your chest? In a previous article, I briefly touched on the Thorax and its various articulations, common complaints in the area and some beginner assessment suggestions. This article is a brief discussion on the sternum and its interrelations/connections with the…

In the previous post I had hoped to serve you by discussing my general thoughts and perspective on the Anterior Thorax. This section will be a discussion on some basic assessment techniques and perspectives I regularly utilize for the anterior thorax. When looking at treatment for the anterior thorax, the manual therapist must have a…

Live, Love and Make a Difference On a glorious warm sunny day in Vancouver, the weekend before the 3rd International Fascial Congress is to begin, different forms from various movement and therapy disciplines gathered like epiploic appendices into a small, intimate environment to watch, listen, and viscerally experience all that is Gil Hedley Phd. If…

The Thorax Part 1 In the previous post I discussed my perspective on providing some insight into a sequence of assessment and process of treatment for patients. I touched on my thoughts about certain principles that would safeguard both the manual therapist and their patient and then we discussed the lower extremity ending at the…