Hiatal Hernia, Acid Reflux and GERD
Any time an internal body part pushes into an area where it doesn’t belong, it’s called a hernia. When we eat, food travels down the…
September 30, 2025
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Coccyx The Seat of the Soul
Coccyx pain was first documented in 1588, and Simpson coined the term coccydynia in 1859. The word coccyx comes from the Greek word for “cuckoo” due to its resemblance of a cuckoo bird’s beak…
September 16, 2025
Quad Pain and Femoral Nerve Entrapment
Femoral nerve entrapment can trigger thigh pain, tingling, and even knee buckling. Learn how this condition develops and how massage therapy techniques like soft-tissue release and neural glides can relieve pain and restore function.
September 8, 2025
Suboccipital Triangle & Headaches
The second cervical vertebra, the axis, is considered the most important of all the neck’s bony structures partly due to its unique dural membrane attachment and also because of the powerful myofascial structures…
July 22, 2025
How Do Ligaments Cause Sciatica?
The primary role of the iliolumbar ligaments is to prevent excessive lumbar sidebending, but these ligaments can contribute to sciatic nerve entrapment when injured. A traumatic event such as a bending and twisting maneuver while attempting to lift a heavy object, may strain the iliolumbar ligaments and their multifidi neighbors. As the ligaments weaken, they lose the ability to
July 1, 2025
Addressing SI Joint Syndrome
In the early 20th century, sacroiliac joint syndrome (SIJ) was the most common medical diagnosis for low back pain, which resulted in that period being labeled the “Era of the SI Joint.” Any pain emanating from the low back, buttock or adjacent leg usually was branded and treated as SIJ.
March 18, 2025
Squinting Patella, MPDs & Runner’s Knee
Often, the patella is tilted and sits in the knee the way a beret rests on the side of one’s head, thus the term “squinting
February 25, 2025
Tech-nology Neck…
Sacrificing complexity of movement for stability Working in a technologically driven society has caused an explosive and expensive increase in work-related costs, with injuries occurring
December 3, 2024
I’m blaming it on the AC joint!
The AC joint sits on the point of the shoulder lateral to the sternoclavicular (SC) and proximal to the glenohumeral (GH) joint. Regrettably, this oft-overlooked bony articulation receives little respect from most manual therapists. Both the AC and SC joints play vital roles in the biomechanics of throwing and other upper-limb activities.
October 29, 2024
Pec Minor Technique for Thoracic Outlet Syndrome
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…
September 24, 2024
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