People are always asking me which is more important… Myoskeletal Alignment(R) home-study courses or “live” workshops. For the past 15 + years, my Freedom From Pain Institute(R) has provided both types of educational opportunities to a broad range of bodyworkers including massage therapists, sports therapists, structural integrators, functional movement trainers, and physical therapists. Of course,…
Femoral Anteversion in Children
Recently, I was asked if I’d ever written about femoral anteversion in children under age 6. I write about this condition in adults but the etiology may be different with children. This developmental abnormality (internal femoral rotation) usually suggests that the problem developed with the affected limb(s) while in the fetus. While the exact mechanism…
Pain Management in Paradise a Great Success!
Just returned from our 9th Annual “Pain Management In Paradise” workshop in Costa Rica. Had a great bunch of therapists from 7 countries attend and many are coming back for the Thanksgiving “Descending Syndromes” workshop which includes myomechanic assessment and treatment for TMJ, Neck, Rib, Rotator Cuff, Scoliosis, Sciatica, & SI Joint Pain. It’s lovely…
Judith Aston to be inducted to the World Massage Therapy Hall of Fame
Master Teacher Judith Aston has the honor of induction into the World Massage Therapy Hall of Fame at the 2011 World Massage Festival in Cullowhee, North Carolina, on Saturday, July 16, 2011. March, 2011 Incline Village, Nevada – Aston-Kinetics recently was notified that master teacher Judith Aston will be honored at this year’s World Massage…
Fix Painful Shoulders
by Erik Dalton Many manual therapists see a rise in injuries and pain as the summer months approach. Those weekend tennis, golf and softball players are getting back into activity after a winter of couch surfing. Many who have attended my Myoskeletal Therapy CE workshops have learned a protocol I use in my private pain…
Tom Myers Dynamic Ligaments
Yesterday we posted the article that has just come out in Massage Magazine by Tom Myers here on this site. CLICK TO REVIEW. We had not yet seen the article, and the post was from Tom’s notes sent from Australia. We made a mistake in posting figure 3, and included two duplicate images. I was…
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Is the Lumbodorsal Fascia Necessary?
Serge Gracovetsky just sent me over this 3-part series of his 2007 Harvard Medical School lecture. If you missed this presentation live, here it is in an unedited film. Wildly funny and brilliant fellow, he’s contributed a thought-provoking chapter to my upcoming Dynamic Body book. Serge Gracovetsky graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology…
It’s Golf and Low Back Pain Season Again!
We admire it every day on the sports channels. That perfect golf swing that is really a work of art. But is a golfer’s body just a time bomb ticking on it’s way to acute injury? Researches are in agreement that most golf injuries occur in the low back. Even professional golfers can fall victim…
Erik Dalton on Knee Pain
By Erik Dalton, Ph.D. Every year, more and more clients come in complaining of generalized pain around the kneecap (patella) aggravated by activities such as squatting, stair climbing, or hiking over hilly terrain. Symptoms typically worsen during prolonged knee flexion (i.e., long car rides, sitting in class or in a movie theater). Clients often carry…
