Massage Therapy and Tennis Elbow

Massage Therapy and Tennis Elbow

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 (neurodynamic mobilization, friction massage, IASTM) to activate a number of descending inhibitory pathways of the CNS. 

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Massage Therapy: Case Reports

Massage Therapy: Case Reports

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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Brief Research Notes: Medical Acupuncture

Brief Research Notes: Medical Acupuncture

Acknowledging that traditional narratives outdated, medical acupuncture is an approach that is based upon a theory that is inline current scientific understanding of how the body works. Reframing acupuncture form of peripheral nerve stimulation technique in which acupuncture needles are inserted into anatomically defined sites, and stimulated manually or with electricity

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Massage therapy as a therapeutic intervention is being embraced by the medical community

Massage therapy as a therapeutic intervention is being embraced by the medical community

Massage therapy has been shown to be a safe non-pharmacological therapeutic intervention that is simple to carry out, economical, and has very few side effects. If you are not yet aware of the growing body of evidence to support the work that we do, here is a list of systematic reviews and clinical guidelines that lend credibility to massage therapy.

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June 2017 - monthly list of noteworthy finds

June 2017 - monthly list of noteworthy finds

I have committed myself to compiling a monthly list of recent noteworthy finds applicable to massage therapy. Posts are designed to be short and will go out the first friday of every month. As always, please let me know your requests and suggestions through email or social media.

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Responses to Massage Therapy are Multifactorial

Responses to Massage Therapy are Multifactorial

Massage therapy is a clinically-oriented multi-modal approach based on a biopsychosocial model and on the three pillars of evidence based practice. Physicians, now more than ever, are recommending conservative evidence based treatment including massage, acupuncture and exercise as part of a multi-modal approach for patients suffering from low back pain, headaches, anxiety and stress.

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