Lateral hip pain… bursitis or tendinosis?
September 21, 2021
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,
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Joint Play the Mennell Way
September 14, 2021
https://vimeo.com/380927730 Everything designed to move has a built-in factor of “play” to promote efficient functional movement. For example, an automobile piston and cylinder, a wheel
Big Toe Kink in the Kinetic Chain
September 7, 2021
A fundamental feature of the foot often missed in our assessments is first-toe mobility, specifically the metatarsophalangeal (MTP) joint. The first MTP joint should be
Anterior Scalene Technique
August 24, 2021
The three scalene groups derive their name from the Greek word skalenos meaning “uneven.” Although anatomists depict the scalenes as individual muscles, most touch therapists are aware of how they work together as a functional unit during neck sidebending and rotation
Coccyx The Seat of the Soul
August 3, 2021
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”
Adductors, Pudendal Nerve and Pelvic Floor Pain
July 27, 2021
Pelvic floor muscles such as levator ani, coccygeus and obturator internus attach to the front, back and sides of the pelvis and sacrum and form the bottom of the core. These muscles must be able to contract to maintain continence, and to relax allowing for urination and bowel movements, and in women, sexual intercourse.
Breathing… our most dysfunctional movement pattern
July 6, 2021
https://player.vimeo.com/video/248031269 The famed Czech researcher Dr. Karel Lewit states: “Respiration is our primary and most important movement pattern… and also the most dysfunctional.” Most clinicians
Deltoid Shear & Rotator Cuff Tendinopathy
June 29, 2021
Ideal shoulder girdle balance requires that some muscles act as stabilizers and others as mobilizers, depending on joint position and movement required for the particular
Squinting Patella, MPDs & Runner’s Knee
June 22, 2021
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
How Do Ligaments Cause Sciatica?
June 15, 2021
From Treating Trapped Nerves Home Study The primary role of the iliolumbar ligaments is to prevent excessive lumbar sidebending, but these ligaments can contribute to
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