Freeing the Ribs
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.
July 16, 2024
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Ankle Sprain or Peroneal Nerve Pain?
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.
May 28, 2024
Treating Neck Cricks and Immobilization Arthritis
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…
May 7, 2024
Memory & Bodywork Mastery
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).
April 16, 2024
Breathing… our most dysfunctional movement pattern
The famed Czech researcher Dr. Karel Lewit states: “Respiration is our primary and most important movement pattern… and also the most dysfunctional.”
April 9, 2024
Does Weak Posture Really Matter?
Addressing Postural Plasticity by Erik Dalton In the early 1990s, I had the opportunity to study with legendary neurologist and physiotherapist Vladimir Janda, M.D. He and
January 16, 2024
Was Hippocrates Right About Scoliosis?
Ever since Hippocrates coined the term scoliosis to describe deformity of the spinal column, structural scoliosis (the fixed type) has occupied the attention of researchers, physicians and manual therapists
May 2, 2023
Leveling the Head and Tail
Most massage therapists have made the mistake of chasing pain around a client’s body. One week the client reports that pain arises in the left hip, while the next week, the client reports pain in the right knee.
March 28, 2023
The NEW “Essential MAT Assessments” Program
We are delighted to announce the release of the “Essential MAT Assessments” program. I hope you enjoy our newest course addition to the Freedom From
December 24, 2019
“Changing & Saving Lives” Celebration
Erik Dalton amongst the other 2019 Presenter Awards Recipients at Indiana State University’s “Changing & Saving Lives” conference Thanks to everyone who attended my lecture and scoliosis
September 9, 2019
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