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
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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…
Hamstring Massage and Mobilization
December 6, 2022
In a study of one NFL team from 1998-2007, the occurrence of hamstring pulls accounted for 85 injuries, second only to knee sprains, which came in first at 120 injuries1. Hamstring injuries often plague competitive and weekend warrior athletes for years, giving the illusion that the initial injury never healed…
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
Don’t Blame the Rotator Cuff
October 11, 2022
The term Arthro (joint) Kinetic (motion) Reflex was coined by University of Pittsburg researchers to describe how sensory input from joint movement reflexively activates or inhibits muscles – and no other place in the body is this concept more applicable than in the joints and connective tissues of the shoulder girdle.
Coccydynia and Pelvic Floor Spasm
October 4, 2022
Working with a sensitized nervous system Image 1. Sidebent coccyx and pelvic floor Researchers are uncertain why some people with coccyx dysfunction are symptomatic and
Nerve and Joint Gliding Routine for Carpal Tunnel
September 13, 2022
Artists, bodyworkers, computer programmers, and writers are among those who suffer from overuse syndromes such as carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS). Although most of us have developed hands-on skills for relieving median nerve compression as it passes under the transverse carpal ligament, I believe the treatment can be enhanced by…
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