This article cites evidence linking low back pain and limited hip mobility, and then clearly explains three hands-on techniques for applying this information in clinical practice. The techniques described are safe, simple and clear enough to be employed by practitioners of all modalities and experience levels. Contraindications and cautions, including hip replacement and femoroacetabular impingement syndrome, are discussed.
Impingement accounts for up to 65% of all shoulder pain, and yet studies have been unable to determine the precise structure which is at fault. This article uses an evidence-based approach to guide clinical practice... Read More
As the number of chronic pain patients in the UK increases, especially patients suffering with fibromyalgia and chronic myofascial pain, a need exists to promote a better understanding of what these conditions are and how... Read More
Stretch to Win – Fascial Stretch Therapy® (STW-FST) offers sport manual and movement therapists and trainers a quick, effective and logical system to improve function. STW-FST combines innovative passive, active and assisted mobility and stretching... Read More
This article shows how the manual therapy profession has come full circle in the treatment of persistent musculoskeletal pain. Ancient wisdom is supported by modern research which shows that patients benefit most when manual therapy... Read More
Musculoskeletal functional anatomy is a key component of sport therapy, and ensuring anatomy learning and consolidation is a vital aspect for a lecturer to consider given that it is required for student recall throughout a... Read More
The study of anatomy is what unites all therapists and coaches. Books line our shelves, and discussions abound about function, pain and injury – all of which stem from the study of these books. But... Read More
Many athletes and patients attend the clinic every day with pain somewhere in their body. The question the therapist needs to ask is, ‘Can the gluteal muscles be partly or wholly responsible for the pain... Read More
As soft tissue therapists we are constantly required to provide evidence that what we do actually has some impact on the human body. This article attempts to answer some of those questions.
This article provides a good working knowledge and understanding of a new adjunct on the market which is growing in popularity. It has been widely used at the recent Olympics in London 2012 and throughout... Read More
The goal of this article is to challenge you to think about how you communicate with your patients on a daily basis. There is increasing emphasis for therapists to provide evidence-based treatments, but applying these... Read More
This piece of content consists of two articles based on the same topic but written for two different audiences. This piece of content includes a professionally produced animation showing illustrating how the sliding filament theory... Read More
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