Helping Incorporate Research and Manual Techniques into your Massage Therapy Practice! Restricted Hip Rotation Is Correlated With an Increased Risk for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury. The primary purpose was to compare ipsilateral hip internal rotation (IR) in male and female athletes with or without an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) … [Read more...]
(VIDEO INSIDE) Anatomy of the Lateral Elbow Part 2
Helping Incorporate Research and Manual Techniques into your Massage Therapy Practice! Here's another nice piece of research from The Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery detailing the anatomy and kinematics of the Lateral Elbow Complex. The structure and kinematics of the lateral collateral ligament of the elbow joint were investigated … [Read more...]
(VIDEO INSIDE) Got Painful Hips?
Helping Incorporate Research and Manual Techniques into your Massage Therapy Practice! Here's some research from The Bone & Joint Journal into the inner workings of why your hip may be painful. The distribution of nociceptive innervation in the painful hip: a histological investigation. Abstract Our understanding of the origin of hip … [Read more...]
(VIDEO INSIDE) Elbow Fracture Treatment Gone Wrong!
Helping Incorporate Research and Manual Techniques into your Massage Therapy Practice! One problem that we all can be affected by as rehabilitation professionals is tunnel vision. We can lose sight of the structures affected by an injury or condition and we and our patients set our sights on attempting to attain pre-injury function, ROM and … [Read more...]
(VIDEO INSIDE) Anatomy of the Lateral Elbow
Helping Incorporate Research and Manual Techniques into your Massage Therapy Practice! As an RMT, not only do I treat a lot of patients complaining of lateral elbow pain and discomfort, but I'm also vitally aware of my own body, the physical pressures, what torques and forces I'm placing into my own structure. The lateral elbow is an exciting … [Read more...]