Helping Incorporate Research and Manual Techniques into your Massage Therapy Practice! One problem that we all can be affected by as rehabilitation professionals is tunnel vision. We can lose sight of the structures affected by an injury or condition and we and our patients set our sights on attempting to attain pre-injury function, ROM and…
“This case highlights the successful conservative treatment of an individual with an irreparable rotator cuff tear and numerous comorbidities by using a multimodal approach including SC Joint mobilizations.” Full Abstract Massive irreparable rotator cuff tears can be difficult to treat conservatively, especially when the patient has multiple comorbidities. Although there is evidence to support interventions…
Full Paper here Abstract Background In a previous trial of massage for osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, we demonstrated feasibility, safety and possible efficacy, with benefits that persisted at least 8 weeks beyond treatment termination. Methods We performed a RCT to identify the optimal dose of massage within an 8-week treatment regimen and to further…
Full Article This issue of Pain: Clinical Updates examines whether low back pain (LBP) should be considered a straightforward consequence of injury/dysfunction in the spine, or the result of more complex processes involving nervous system processing of sensory information. The focus is on axial LBP rather than radiculopathy, and on chronic LBP rather than on…
For thousands of years, Anatomy has been taught segmentally, each structure separate from the other. Each structure went from point A to point B. From the time of Hippocrates to da Vinci, the study of anatomy was hindered by legalities and religious beliefs. Today though, technology has enabled a new way of looking in and…
The subject of Stretching seems to be a HOT topic these days within the various forums on Facebook. Topics of discussion range from; What are the myths and trends of stretching? What are we doing? What have we been doing? What are the benefits/detriments of stretching? What tissues are we targeting? Are we really doing…
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…