Erik Dalton Blog

Subtalar Joint… the body’s steering wheel

April 14, 2019 3483 Views

Perfect foot structure isn’t needed to walk comfortably, yet our clients do require good functional movement in several key joints …

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Bodywork, Hormones & Homeostasis

April 06, 2019 2668 Views

In recent years, there’s been an increased interest in pain neuroscience education (PNE) due to growing evidence for the efficacy …

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Sports Injury Whiplash…

April 02, 2019 1696 Views

A Case Study Luke was referred by his personal trainer for neck mobility issues resulting from a direct blow to …

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Lateral hip pain… bursitis or tendinosis?

March 24, 2019 3466 Views

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

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Is Balance the Key to Ideal Posture?

March 16, 2019 4279 Views

Homolateral gait, righting reflexes, and neck strain By Erik Dalton Before an infant learns to crawl, he moves using homolateral …

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How Do Ligaments Cause Sciatica?

March 10, 2019 3485 Views

The primary role of the iliolumbar ligaments is to prevent excessive lumbar sidebending, but these ligaments can contribute to sciatic …

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Graded Exposure Stretching Technique (GEST)

March 04, 2019 2556 Views

Efficiency of movement, pain reduction and improved function are the desired outcomes of most types of manual and exercise-based therapies, …

Massage & Bodywork Magazine

What’s really triggering the muscle spasm?

February 23, 2019 8991 Views

Peroneal Nerve Mobilization Tightness is one way the brain applies the parking brake when the body’s natural braking systems fail …

Massage & Bodywork Magazine

Clicking Jaw Syndrome

February 17, 2019 15690 Views

Treating the TMJ It’s not uncommon to be in the final stages of a history intake when the client casually …

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Squinting Patella, MPDs & Runner’s Knee

February 11, 2019 3193 Views

Often, the patella is tilted and sits in the knee the way a beret rests on the side of one’s …

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Dalton E-Technique Articles , Other

Thigh & Groin Pain

May 19, 2019 6754 Views

How can manual therapists distinguish rectus femoris tightness from femoral nerve pain? In this week’s video, the sidelying quad stretch …

Myoskeletal Alignment

How Are Sacroiliac and Piriformis Syndrome Pain Different?

March 07, 2011 25 Views

A frequently asked question in Myoskeletal Alignment seminars is how to differentiate sacroiliac from piriformis syndrome pain (Fig. 1). Indeed, …

Pain Management Series

Fibromyalgia Pain: Fact or Fiction

May 21, 2014 3906 Views

Fibromyalgia Fibromyalgia syndrome (FMS) is a widespread musculoskeletal pain and fatigue disorder for which the cause is still unknown. Ongoing …

Dalton E-Technique Articles

Does The Brain Play a Key Role in Pain?

January 20, 2017 2119 Views

For many decades, neuroscientists have wrestled with the notion that the brain itself might play a key role in the …

Dalton E-Technique Articles

Train and Treat Plantar Fasciitis

July 17, 2012 4632 Views

The plantar fascia is more than just a passive band of connective tissue originating at the calcaneal lip and attaching …

Massage Today Magazine

Bodywork: Minutes Myofascia Maintenance

November 15, 2017 1696 Views

Contemporary bodyworkers are blessed with freedoms rarely afforded other professional health care practitioners the three M’s: Minutes, Myofascia and Maintenance. …

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E-learning means easy access to Erik Dalton

January 19, 2015 634 Views

In the not so distant past, finding a way to learn from the leaders in the field of massage therapy …

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Squinting Patella, MPDs & Runner’s Knee

February 11, 2019 3193 Views

Often, the patella is tilted and sits in the knee the way a beret rests on the side of one’s …

Massage Today Magazine

Pinched Nerves

November 15, 2010 2288 Views

For decades, manual therapists, biomedical researchers and neuroscientists have battled over the conceptual ideology of pinched nerves. One group holds …

Massage & Bodywork Magazine

Bone on Bone – Treating Frozen Shoulder and Shoulder Impingement Syndrome

February 20, 2017 7288 Views

The term frozen shoulder has been around since the early 1930s, but recent research by Drs. Andrew and Robert Neviaser …

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Subtalar Joint… the body’s steering wheel

Bodywork, Hormones & Homeostasis

Sports Injury Whiplash…

Lateral hip pain… bursitis or tendinosis?

Is Balance the Key to Ideal Posture?

How Do Ligaments Cause Sciatica?

Graded Exposure Stretching Technique (GEST)

What’s really triggering the muscle spasm?

Clicking Jaw Syndrome

Squinting Patella, MPDs & Runner’s Knee

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