Subtalar Joint… the body’s steering wheel
January 30, 2023
Perfect foot structure isn’t needed to walk comfortably, yet our clients do require good functional movement in several key joints to lessen wear and tear
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Pain Exposure Therapy
January 24, 2023
Mired in Controversy I’m aware this may be an unpopular statement, but I don’t completely agree with the idea of pain-free bodywork. In an environment
Low Back Z-joint Pain: Addressing Facet Joint Syndrome
January 10, 2023
Clients with nonspecific low back pain may be experiencing mechanical wear and tear of the zygapophyseal joints, located in the posterior aspect of the lumbar spine. These bony articulations are commonly referred to as facet joints, but the proper terminology is zygapophyseal joints or Z-joints…
Crick in the Neck: From Pathology to Pain
January 3, 2023
A “crick in the neck” is a common complaint among clients seeking manual therapy. This informal umbrella term can refer to symptoms that range from general cervical stiffness to complete immobility and unrelenting pain. When assessing cricks…
Graded Exposure Stretching Technique (GEST)
December 20, 2022
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…
Triggering Feel Good Hormones in Times of Stress
December 13, 2022
Triggering the feel-good hormones through touch Everyone knows good bodywork feels good, but what causes those feel-good feelings, and how can we further elevate our
Freeing the Ribs
November 29, 2022
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.
Treating Neck Cricks and Immobilization Arthritis
November 22, 2022
https://vimeo.com/212625130From the Motion Is Lotion courseResearchers do not know if impaired muscle function is the primary cause of joint dysfunction, or if the reverse holds
When the Funny Bone Ain’t Funny
November 14, 2022
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
Is Balance the Key to Ideal Posture?
November 1, 2022
Homolateral gait, righting reflexes, and neck strain Image 1. Cross-crawling helps organize the child’s central nervous system. Before an infant learns to crawl, he moves
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