March 2016 - Erik Dalton Blog

Erik Dalton Blog

Learn Clinical Massage and Bodywork Techniques

Manual therapists may want training in more clinical massage and bodywork techniques in order to move their careers into the lucrative realm of sports medicine

March 28, 2016

Orthopedic Massage for Scalenes, First Rib Pain

Although client after client may arrive at the offices of manual therapists complaining of neck and shoulder pain, the chances that the professional bodyworker will

March 20, 2016

MAT Taps Elements of Structural Integration

Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques, or MAT, is a method of manual therapy developed by Erik Dalton, a leading practitioner and educator in the realm of hands-on

March 13, 2016

Manual Therapy Techniques for Neck Pain

One of the keys to becoming a highly successful manual therapist, especially if you work in the more clinical or medical realm of bodywork, is

March 7, 2016

Deep Tissue Massage for Low Back Pain

Any manual therapist who has been seeing clients for even a brief period of time knows that low back pain is a complaint that comes

March 1, 2016

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