Utilizing breathing as a technique when performing manual techniques is greatly under-utilized by a majority of todays therapists. Therapists that utilize concepts from techniques such as CST are familiar with incorporating breath into their treatments; but why not more of us. “Evidence supports a link between breathing difficulties and back pain. Since trunk muscles perform both postural…
Simplicity is the hardest thing of all to achieve To develop as a manual therapist, you acquire knowledge from various sources and then you use this knowledge as a treatment language. And like any other language, it becomes special when a person is doing his own interpretation: there is the accent, or the way you…
We are proud and honoured to announce that L.A.S.T. – Lower Body & Extremities will be offered as part of the BC CSMTA AGM on March 22-25th, 2013. Normally our 3 day courses, worth 21CEC’s through the CMTBC, are fairly priced at $750 + HST! As part of this Special Event, Non CSMTA…
How was your year? Did you accomplish everything you had hoped? Did you have some unexpected surprises? I know some of us were provided with challenges (good and bad) that we didn’t anticipate, but I know that you came through it stronger and wiser.This year had a number of unexpected events for me that have…
Merry Christmas everyone! I hope that this letter finds you in the comfort of friends, family and or loved ones. It’s a time of year where we all sit back and say, “ Where did that year go? Boy it went by FAST!” It seems to go faster and faster every year. This year was…
Check me out on Page 10! Very honoured to have been included in this months CMTBC Touchstone! http://www.cmtbc.bc.ca/documents/Touchstone/CMTBC%20Touchstone%20Fall%202012.pdf
This article will focus on the distinct, immediate and in some cases ongoing injuries of the much less understood Articularis Genu muscle. All of us have patient with them…chronic knees. These people have been everywhere, seen everyone, had everything pretty much done to them, yet for some unexplained reason they still come in complaining…