Erik Dalton Blog

Assessing Neurogenic Thoracic Outlet Syndrome

April 5, 2022

Double Crushed Nerve Damage The term double crush syndrome (DCS) was coined by Harvard University plastic surgeons Albert Upton and Alan McComas, who wrote, “Neural

Cranial Teleceptors & Neck Spasm

March 29, 2022

The head houses sensory organs called cranial teleceptors that connect us to the distant world. When floating comfortably atop the spine, cranial teleceptors reflexively orient

2022 Recipients of the Indiana State Erik Dalton Scholarship

March 8, 2022

The Erik Dalton Myoskeletal Massage Therapy Endowed Scholarship The successful collaboration between Indiana State University (Charlie Peebles) and Erik Dalton’s Freedom From Pain Institute (Erik

IT-Band Friction Syndrome…

January 25, 2022

A case of mistaken identity!

A 44-year-old orthopedist, who we’ll call Dr. Smith, was referred to me complaining of eight months of debilitating, self-diagnosed, IT-band friction pain. During his history intake, he admitted suffering sporadic foot, hip and low back soreness but dismissed these issues as “unrelated.”

Lateral hip pain… bursitis or tendinosis?

January 17, 2022

The femoroacetabular is one of the largest, strongest and most flexible joints in the human body. During gait our hips give us power and stability,

Treating Frozen Shoulder & Adhesive Capsulitis

January 4, 2022

The term frozen shoulder has been around since the early 1930s, but research by Drs. Andrew and Robert Neviaser found that a stiff, painful glenohumeral joint doesn’t necessarily mean the shoulder is “frozen.”1 According to these authors, frozen shoulder and adhesive capsulitis are

Miracle Of Motherhood

November 16, 2021

The miracle of motherhood is eloquently expressed when observing how perfectly the female body is designed to conceive, birth, and nurture a child. Following conception, a woman and her unborn baby unite in an oceanic blend of energy and identity. Where one ends and the other begins no one knows.