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.
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Bodywork, Hormones & Homeostasis
March 5, 2024
Recent studies highlight the efficacy of Pain Neuroscience Education (PNE) in understanding and managing pain. But can PNE and manual therapy coexist? Dive deep into the positive impacts of touch therapy on our hormonal system and the innate bond that starts between a mother and child. Discover how touch can be a powerful tool in regulating our body’s homeostasis and how it can influence our hormones for better health and well-being.
Quad Pain and Femoral Nerve Entrapment
August 1, 2023
The femoral nerve is one of the largest neural structures in the leg. Its branches supply sensation to the upper thigh and control the quadriceps muscle, which is responsible for straightening the knee. Femoral nerve impingement can produce various symptoms. Numbness, tingling and shooting pain into the leg (and sometimes into the groin area) is common.
Thigh & Groin Pain When Stretching
August 14, 2019
While performing the sidelying quad stretch shown in this week’s MAT video, the client reported radiating thigh pain as I brought her hip into extension and knee into flexion. Sometimes when I encounter this, it’s hard to tell if the brain has…
How Did Tiger Survive the Crunch Factor?
April 22, 2019
The Masters Golf Tournament certainly proved to be an entertaining event this year as Tiger Woods did the unthinkable and pulled off his first Masters victory since 2005 (Fig.
Changing The Brain’s Mind About Weak Posture
January 27, 2019
https://vimeo.com/383834380%20 From Essential MAT Assessments course Image 1. See how the amazing tennis star Serena Williams’ right arm has adapted to being right hand dominant
Tight Traps, Pecs and Lats
September 23, 2018
It is helpful for massage and bodyworkers to view muscle weakness from a neurological perspective. We’ve been taught that the voluntary skeletal muscle system is
Is it Tennis Elbow or Nerve Pain?
September 16, 2018
Modification Techniques for Tennis Elbow & Nerve Pain A primary part of being human is the ability to use our hands in extraordinary ways. This
Iliosacral Alignment and Sciatic Nerve Entrapment
February 28, 2017
https://vimeo.com/208528031 From Treating Trapped Nerves course The Curious Role of Iliolumbar Ligaments What typically comes to your mind when a client presents with chronic sciatic
Fanning Fibromyalgia Flames
January 16, 2017
For decades, fibromyalgia patients have been told their agony was imaginary, the result of emotional hysteria and not an authentic physical ailment. But beginning last
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