When the Funny Bone Ain’t Funny
April 15, 2025
Mobilizing the Ulnar Nerve The ulnar is the most exposed of all nerves and ranks second only to the median nerve (carpal tunnel syndrome) as
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April is Master Myoskeletal Therapist Month!
Join us through the month of April as we celebrate the 300 plus massage therapists and bodyworkers who’ve achieved the highest levels of proficiency in Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques and have earned Erik Dalton’s prestigious Master Myoskeletal Therapist (MMT) certification!
Pec Minor Technique for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
September 24, 2024
Efficiency of movement, pain reduction, and improved function are the desired outcomes of most types of manual and exercise-based therapies, yet we’ve all seen how tension, trauma, and even overly aggressive bodywork can…
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.
Leveling the Head and Tail
March 28, 2023
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.
Brenda’s Dowager’s Hump
February 2, 2019
From Motion Is Lotion course Brenda was referred to me for treatment of chronic (non-traumatic) head, neck, and thorax pain, exacerbated by more than two
Assessing Funky Necks via the Head Raise Test
December 14, 2018
https://player.vimeo.com/video/286229233 From Advanced Upper Body course Image 1 Forward bending of the head toward the chest with the client in a supine position should initiate
Why We Get Shorter
April 14, 2017
The Secret Life of Spinal Discs The intervertebral discs are responsible for 25 percent of our spine’s overall length. Given that the average adult spine
Shoulder, Arm & Hand Myoskeletal e-Learning
January 29, 2017
The neuro-reflexogenic relationship of muscles, nerves and joints is at the heart of Myoskeletal Alignment Techniques (MAT) Any alteration of joint function is carefully monitored
Back Pain Simply Happens
January 26, 2017
What’s the cause of back pain? Most of us suffer some form of neck and back pain during our lifetime. It’s just as common as a headache,
MAT CEU Courses for Massage Therapists
November 4, 2016
As a professional manual therapist, earning continuing education units may be a requirement in order to renew and maintain your license to practice. Even for
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