An article came to my attention within the past few days, one that really challenges what I have been taught and practice. Titled “The fall of the postural-structural-biomechanical model in manual and physical therapies: Exemplified by lower back pain”. I’ve posted the link on my website Research page, #210. I am aware that there always… Continue Reading
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More Limitations of Diagnostic Findings
I came across another study that calls into question the validity of using MRI results as primary means of diagnosing dysfunction. A study just published by the American Orthopaedic Society for Sports Medicine finds that 70% of able-bodied hockey players have abnormal hip and pelvis MRIs, but present with no symptoms of pain or dysfunction.… Continue Reading
Sitting and Back Pain
For many people, sitting poses no problem at all. Sitting in any position for any length of time produces no ill effects. However others are not so lucky, as sitting for even short periods can be painful. The pain may occur while they are sitting or afterward, when they try to get up to stand… Continue Reading
Emotion and Touch
I came across a study from 2009 titled “The Communication of Emotion and Touch“. This study shows is how touch can accurately convey emotion from one person to another, as well as how a certain type of touch is specific to certain emotions. This is really a fascinating step toward understanding how body work, such… Continue Reading
Can we really do it all?
Myofascial Release is a powerful treatment modality when it comes to eliminating pain. But can we do it all? During my MFR training, I remember hearing a line stating something to the effect that talk therapy is ineffective, that until one reaches into the tissues where the trauma and emotions are held, one will never… Continue Reading
Deconditioning and Back Pain
Much is made of the need for strength and conditioning as a means to treat or correct back pain. Core strengthening is only one of the current mass market surges that imply that increasing your strength will reduce or eliminate back pain. Traditional models of physical therapy follow a similar mindset. Ive come across a… Continue Reading
Distance from Disaster
The earthquake last month in Haiti caused me sadness and empathy, but truthfully little else. A country far away, another catastrophe, I guess I felt too removed to feel much more. But this past Friday, when my daughter posted this message to her Facebook page, that distance from disaster changed quickly: “Backpacking for a few… Continue Reading
Why Didn’t My Physican Recommend Myofascial Release?
This is a common question I get from clients: How could something that helped them so much go unnoticed by their doctor? From your physician’s standpoint, I truly believe that they are inundated with “miracle cures” on a daily basis. From pharmaceutical representatives selling the newest medication, the dozens of medical journals they receive each… Continue Reading
The Limitations of Diagnostic Findings
“positive MRI results do not definitively point to the findings as the cause of the pain” Continue Reading
