Can cold plunges boost muscle recovery? Learn the science behind cold water immersion and how manual therapy clinics can safely integrate protocols.
How Manual Therapists Can Judge Preclinical Recovery Claims
By having an understanding of how to filter preliminary assertions, clinicians can develop effective recovery programs utilizing safe and proven compounds and therefore avoid expensive, unproven placebos.
Manual Therapy Certification for Massage Therapists
There are two major reasons why a massage therapist should consider working toward and earning a Continuing Education Certificate in Manual Therapy.
Locked Short Muscles – Locked Long Muscles
Two opposing muscle groups, the “facilitated” muscles that are locked short and the “inhibited” muscles that are locked long.
Manual Therapy as a Treatment for Overuse Injures
Regarding overuse injuroies, the authors suggested that if manual therapy were administered early, before pathological changes occur…
Self-Care and Medical Approaches to Slumped Spinal Posture
An excellent self-care exercise is to recommend that the client/patient lie supine on an exercise ball to help move the thoracolumbar spine into extension.
How Therapeutic Massage Can Complement Physical Rehabilitation
How therapeutic massage fits into physical rehabilitation: what the evidence shows, stages of recovery, precautions, and where inpatient rehab comes in.
How do we treat lower crossed syndrome with manual therapy?
If consistent manual therapy care is given, including heat, massage, and stretching, lower crossed syndrome responds very well to treatment.
How the Brain and Body Build Muscle Memory for Hands-On Skills
Having some understanding of how this process works can be very valuable for training others as well as for perfecting one’s own skills.
What are the self-care and medical approaches to De Quervain’s Syndrome?
Perhaps the most important self-care advice for De Quervain’s syndrome is to avoid as much as possible offending postures and activities of the thumb.
How do we treat iliotibial band friction syndrome with manual therapy?
Manual therapy for iliotibial band friction syndrome is directed toward reducing the inflammation of the condition and correcting its underlying cause.
How do we treat spasmed low back muscles with manual therapy?
Manual therapy treatment for low back muscle tightness involves hot and cold hydrotherapy, soft tissue manipulation, stretching, and joint mobilization.
How do we treat frozen shoulder with manual therapy?
Manual therapy stretching and joint mobilization are two essential treatment modalities when working on a client with frozen shoulder.
How do we treat hamstring strain with manual therapy?
The goal of manual therapy for a chronic hamstring strain is to decrease hamstring hypertonicity and help promote healthy scar formation.
How do we treat spasmed neck muscles with manual therapy?
Manual therapy treatment: Manual therapy treatment for spasmed muscles of the neck (tightness of neck musculature) includes all the major soft tissue technique tools. Heat hydrotherapy, soft tissue manipulation, stretching, and joint mobilization (also known as arthrofascial stretching/AFS). It is …
Self-care and medical approaches to iliotibial band friction syndrome
Self-care for iliotibial band friction syndrome (ITBFS) begins with RICE: rest, ice, compression, and elevation. And offending activities should be avoided.
Living With Back Pain? Here Is What Chiropractic Care Can Address
Chiropractic care can be used to treat a variety of conditions including spinal restriction, pressure on discs, nerve irritation, muscle limitation and foot-related problems.
The Role of Physical Therapy in Managing Chronic Pain
Physical therapy can play an important role by helping people improve movement, build physical capacity, and develop practical strategies for managing pain over time.
Jaw and Neck Tension After Dental Work
Long dental appointments load the masticatory muscles and the cervical spine. How manual therapists can assess, treat and refer clients recovering from dental treatment.
Working title: Why Connective Tissue Recovers on a Different Timeline Than Muscle
Muscle and connective tissue are running on two different clocks, and that’s not a training failure anyone needs to address. It’s biology asking for patience.
How do we treat low back strains and sprains with manual therapy?
For a low back strain / sprain, because the muscles of the low back are so large and powerful, the first goal of manual therapy is to reduce the spasming.
How do we treat an ankle sprain with manual therapy?
Manual therapy treatment for an acute inversion ankle sprain is aimed at decreasing swelling and inflammation and relieving associated muscle spasming.
What are the self-care and medical approaches to meralgia paresthetica?
Self-care for meralgia paresthetica: heat and stretching of the involved muscles, and removing the physical stress factors that contribute to the condition.
How Muscles and Movement Science Inform Better Disability Aid Selection
The most suitable disability aid is not necessarily the one with the most features. It is the one that matches the person’s physical needs, environment, activities and goals.
How do we treat De Quervain’s syndrome with manual therapy?
Once present, De Quervain’s syndrome (De Quervain’s disease) can be challenging to resolve, but manual therapy treatment can be very beneficial.
How do we treat adductor strain with manual therapy?
Once chronic, manual therapy for an adductor strain is geared toward decreasing muscle tightness, myofascial trigger points, and fascial adhesions.
Pin and Stretch Technique
Pin and stretch technique focuses the force of the stretch on the region of the muscle that is between the pinned point and the attachment that is moved.
How do we treat Tennis Elbow with manual therapy?
A good manual therapy protocol for tennis elbow is fascial spreading, longitudinal and cross fiber strokes, and pin and stretch to the posterior forearm.
ASK Dr. Joe – “Ask Me Anything”
I am creating a new blog post feature to my content called Ask Dr. Joe, or perhaps better put, Ask Me Anything*. With Ask Me Anything, you can write to me by email (joseph.e.muscolino@gmail.com) and ask me any question about: …
Mechanotransduction: How Mechanical Forces Become Cellular Signals in the Neuro-Myo-Fascio-Skeletal System
A fundamental application of the concept of mechanotransduction for manual and movement professionals is that of a bridge between the study of anatomy and of physiology or between the study of structure and of function.
