When recommending stretches, the best rule regarding self-care advice is to give the client as much as he or she will do, and no more.
What is Manual Therapy?
The following techniques are considered to be Manual Therapy techniques: Massage (Soft Tissue Manipulation), Stretching, Joint Mobilization, Hydrotherapy.
Workout advice for people living with joint pain
1. Choose low-impact activities Low-impact activities are those that cause minimal stress, wear and tear to weight-bearing joints. It’s essential that people with joint pain embark on low-impact workouts to prevent worsening damage, inflammation and pain. Stationary bikes and elliptical …
Massage Therapy Continuing Education
The value of massage therapy continuing education is often dependent on learning how to apply fundamental skill sets of manual therapy.
What is best… Cold or Heat? … Is Moist Heat better than Dry Heat?
Both dry and moist heat application resulted in pain relief from DOMS, but moist heat resulted in a greater pain reduction, and in only 25% of the time.
