The Science of Stretch
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This is an interesting video that highlights how connective tissue interacts with various other structures: muscles, nerves, vessels.
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Why Does Massage Therapy Work?
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My current goal is to promote the value of massage therapy to medical professionals by synthesizing and simplifying noteworthy finds and best available supporting evidence applicable to massage therapy.
Read MoreMassage Therapy for Shin Splints
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Chronic exertional compartment syndrome is an exercise-induced condition that causes pain, swelling and in severe cases there is associated numbness.
Anyone can develop chronic exertional compartment syndrome, but it's more common to occur in runners. Rest and conservative interventions usually allow symptoms to resolve.
Read MoreMassage Therapy for Tennis Elbow
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A multi-modal rehabilitation approach utilizing post-treatment movement practices to stimulate neurological & musculoskeletal adaptions that help to increase the individuals’ load capacity. In addition to manual therapy to activate a number of descending inhibitory pathways of the CNS.
Read MoreNerve Mobilization Techniques
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A recent meta-analysis published in The Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy suggests that nerve mobilztions may be useful for patients with back, neck and foot pain.
Read MoreWhat is Myofascial Release?
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There is evidence that myofascial release is an effective technique for a number of injuries. However, when it comes to anything fascia related the professional community is divided. For most massage therapist scientific literature can be hard to access and time consuming to stay current with so, with some of the research and reading I've done, I wanted to dispel myths and simplify research.
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