The RMT Education Project is Helping people manage sports injuries with confidence through creative and innovative health education.
This blog features post on massage therapy, acupuncture, myofascial release, pain science, cupping, IASTM, sports massage, deep tissue massage.
Athletes competing at a high level are often subjected to strict doping regulations. Which is why they often look for non-pharmacological ways to support athletic performance. A recent trend has been for athletes to take soft tissue work in to their own hands, using foam rollers to ease the pain of overexertion.
Image Credit- By Marco Verch CC BY 2.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=48213449
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The hypothesis that massage therapy effects the progression of post-operative frozen shoulder by inhibiting inflammatory processes and affecting the development of fibrosis by mediating differential cytokine production warrants further research.
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Initial management of rotator cuff injuries includes relative rest, modification of painful activities, and an exercise program guided to regain motion and strength. Additionally a comprehensive treatment of rotator cuff injuries could incorporate a number of rehabilitation strategies based on patient-specific assessment findings
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The rotator cuff is a group of muscles that surround and help to stabilize the shoulder joint.
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As a clinician it is important to add to the scholarly conversation by reporting what we do on a daily basis in the treatment room. Standard research practices often do not accurately reflect what we do in the treatment room, it is a multi-modal individualized treatment that may consist of massage, joint mobilization, IASTM, cupping, relaxation strategies, self care and patient education.
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Non-pharmacological therapeutic interventions are being embraced by the medical community because they are simple to carry out, economical, and have relatively minor side effects.
One treatment approach that can be used as part of an individualized multi-modal program to manage persistent pain is nerve mobilizations. The most recent meta-analysis on the topic was published in The Journal of Orthopaedic & Sports Physical Therapy. This study suggests that nerve mobilizations are useful for patients with back and neck pain (Basson et al. 2017).
Read More“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.”
*This blog post is meant as an educational tool only. It is not a replacement for medical advice from a qualified and registered health professional.
Richard is a Registered Massage Therapist in Petrolia Ontario who is experienced in the assessment and treatment of sport injuries. Richard uses a Adaptive Manual therapy which means that myofascial release, acupuncture, cupping, sports massage and IASTM are used in an individualized one on one treatment.
