Archive for the ‘General’ Category
Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
Do you continue to see clients/patients for months/years even though they appear to be making little or no progress? How long before you decide to refer em out?
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Sunday, March 28th, 2010
According to Herman Pontzer, Ph.D (Journal of Experimental Biology), fossil records show that 2 million yrs. ago, human leg length suddenly began to increase...presumably to conserve energy during long distance travel. Pontzer's model predicts the rate of energy use related to limb length, i.e., longer legs = less force production ...
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Monday, February 15th, 2010
Does this bother anyone but me?
My Mom, a breast cancer survivor, Â received 4 CT-scans in the past 6 months due to a minor whiplash injury.
Research just released from Berrington de Gonzalez of the National Cancer Institute found that of the 72 million CT scans performed in the United States in ...
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Sunday, January 24th, 2010
How about today's custom-fitted shoes? Do they permit natural gait? While providing custom fit, they also incorporate the usual biomechanical faults, i.e., elevated heels, lack of flexibility, toe spring, & loss of ground reaction force. Ironically, the closest we've come to an 'ideal' shoe was the lightweight, soft-soled, heel-less moccasin. ...
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Wednesday, January 6th, 2010
I taught at an All-Canadian Conference in Winnipeg a few years ago and was surprised at the passion workshop participants had for spinal biomechanics. One school owner told me they used Philip Greenman's "Principles of Manual Medicine" osteopathic textbook in his 3rd year classes and it was one of their ...
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Saturday, December 19th, 2009
Anybody have thoughts on rib pain? How about the relationship of pelvic obliquity to rib, shoulder and breathing dysfunction?
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
Because the symptoms of fibromyalgia wax and wane, treatment (as with that of other chronic diseases) should be considered an ongoing process rather than management of a single episode. Flare-ups often exacerbate the client’s underlying stress. Furthermore, stress can also precipitate flare-ups of fibromyalgia. The first line of defense for ...
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
Some therapists are gifted with what I call "innate kinesthetic palpatory awareness". These bodyworkers seem to possess a greater ability than some of us to tune in to their clients dysfunctions and offer pain relief.
While attending massage college in San Diego in 1979, we were privy to little scientific data ...
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Sunday, October 4th, 2009
Often in workshops and just yesterday on Facebook, I encounter therapists inquiring about the meaning of muscle facilitation and inhibition. Why is this central nervous system process so important to bodyworkers. I'd like to hear what your take is and how you use it in a therapeutic setting.
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Saturday, September 12th, 2009
I've found many workshop participants are uncomfortable performing hands-on abdominal work, i.e., pelvic and respiratory diaphragm releases and sometimes even superficial belly techniques. This seems particularly true when working with pregnant clients/patients.
Do you feel belly-work is under-emphasized in massage trainings? Does the area hold too much emotion or possibly too ...
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