Freeing the Ribs
July 16, 2024
Treating Kinetic Chain Kinks Recent manual and movement therapy blogs tout the importance of thoracic spine (t-spine) mobility as if it were a new discovery.
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IT-Band Friction Syndrome…
July 2, 2024
A case of mistaken identity!
A 44-year-old orthopedist, who we’ll call Dr. Smith, was referred to me complaining of eight months of debilitating, self-diagnosed, IT-band friction pain. During his history intake, he admitted suffering sporadic foot, hip and low back soreness but dismissed these issues as “unrelated.”
Deltoid Shear & Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
June 25, 2024
https://vimeo.com/219744041 From Shoulder, Arm & Hand course Ideal shoulder girdle balance requires that some muscles act as stabilizers and others as mobilizers, depending on joint position and
Digital Dementia
June 18, 2024
Assessing PMFR weakness as shown in the Assessment course Addressing Postural Plasticity Digital Dementia is a term coined by neuroscientist Manfred Spitzer to describe…
Treating the TMJ
June 11, 2024
From Technique Tour course Treating the TMJ It’s not uncommon to be in the final stages of a history intake when the client casually states,
Ankle Sprain or Peroneal Nerve Pain?
May 28, 2024
Peroneal Nerve Mobilization Tightness is one way the brain applies the parking brake when the body’s natural braking systems fail — and pain is another.
Treating Neck Cricks and Immobilization Arthritis
May 7, 2024
What can manual and movement therapists do to treat neck cricks caused by facet jamming and nerve root impingement? In many cases, protective muscle spasm can be reduced through application of specific soft-tissue decompression and mobilization maneuvers that help restore “joint play” and facilitate…
Memory & Bodywork Mastery
April 16, 2024
Our brains are very much like sponges. They are malleable and constantly adapting to peripheral input by strengthening existing neural connections and networks, a process called long-term potentiation (LTP).
Breathing… our most dysfunctional movement pattern
April 9, 2024
The famed Czech researcher Dr. Karel Lewit states: “Respiration is our primary and most important movement pattern… and also the most dysfunctional.”
Fixated Facets & Reactive Muscle Spasm
March 19, 2024
Manual therapists routinely use bones as levers to reduce tension and protective spasm in hypertonic muscles. For example, the femur and humerus are excellent tools for stretching tight hip and shoulder girdle muscles, and we commonly rotate and sidebend a client’s head to relieve neck tension.
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