Well it’s not Maui… but it looks like it. Here’s some simple HINTS we discussed in out class this weekend and also from last weekends course in Red Deer. 1. Look for dysfunctions of the SC JNT when assessing GH Complaints BEFORE YOU TREAT the SC JNT Dysfunctions 2. Assess & Treat costoclavicular ligament at…
Helping Incorporate Research and Manual Techniques into your Massage Therapy Practice! Quick Story: Over the last 8yrs I had the privilege to treat a patent with severe OA of the right hip. Manual Therapy along with Active exercises prevented him from having surgery until 1 week after we shot videos for the Online Hip and…
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…
Since the late 1990’s I’ve constantly challenged myself to change the old inherited narrative (the Story) of Ligamentous Articular Strain Technique. Many of the books and texts instructing the “Myth and Trend” stories of how and why results were being seen, were completely unfounded, untrue and in some cases, completely imagined. To make the necessary changes, I…
Ligament Pain Referral Patterns Over my 22yr career I’ve recognized a distinct, immediate and ongoing problem. My patients were complaining of pain referral patterns that didn’t seem to match up with the standard trigger points, dermatome or sclerotome patterns. For years I researched scientific journals and resources, while continually charting the referral patterns described to…
J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1988 Oct;11(5):400-8. Effects of altered afferent articular input on sensation, proprioception, muscle tone and sympathetic reflex responses. Slosberg M Abstract The influence of afferent articular and periarticular input on muscle tone, joint mobility, proprioception and pain is of considerable interest to practitioners using manipulation. It has long been hypothesized that dysfunctional articulations…
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…
I remember being taught in school (as a student) and again remember my Co-Instructors instructing that the SI Joint could be measured for upslips, rotations, diagonal axis dysfunctions etc… Now I’m honestly uncomfortable using that terminology, communication and assessment of the structure. I am biased in thinking that we still have influence on the surrounding…
This is a great read. You can read the full article here Abstract Manual therapy has long been a component of physical rehabilitation programs, especially to treat those in pain. The mechanisms of manual therapy, however, are not fully understood, and it has been suggested that its pain modulatory effects are of neurophysiological origin and…
Here’s a nice paper documenting that patients with Knee OA pain had global decrease in deep tissue pressure sensitivity and had significantly lower resting pain after treatment of the joint tissues (joint Mobilization). Treatment of just the skin alone (manual cutaneous input) did not provide this same effect. Read the original abstract here Abstract Study Design An experimental…