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Trigger Point Therapy - Treating Headaches (Part 1)

Trigger Point Therapy - Treating Headaches (Part 1)

  Trigger Point Therapy - Treating Headaches (Part 1)    TTH and trigger points Muscular problems and tension are commonly associated with TTH, and trigger points within muscles may either be...
Trigger Point Release Techniques

Trigger Point Therapy - Three Dimensional (3D) Release

The agonist/antagonist relationship may not operate in the classically described manner The brain has 3-D sensory and motor maps soft-wired into the cortex. Our brain (motor cortex) responds to our...
Myofascial Release Techniques for the Rhomboids / Thoracic Spine using Soft Tissue Release (STR)

Myofascial Release Techniques for the Rhomboids / Thoracic Spine using Soft Tissue Release (STR)

 Sports Osteopath John Gibbons demonstrates myofascial release techniques for the Rhomboids and Erector Spinae   Rhomboids and Trigger Points A hypertonic rhomboid will have a marked effect on the positioning...
Are trigger points real?

Trigger Point Therapy - Do Trigger Points Really Exist?

A clear, balanced exploration for massage therapists, manual therapists, and movement professionals Trigger point therapy is something almost every manual therapist has encountered. Many of us learned about it in...
Trigger Point Therapy - Soft Tissue Release

Trigger Point Therapy - Soft Tissue Release

Soft Tissue Release (STR) is a dynamic, highly effective technique that can have an immediate and powerful effect on muscle and connective tissue. STR is a combination of Myofascial Release,...
My Journey with NAT - Andy Eckley

My Journey with NAT - Andy Eckley

In the week immediately following his NAT certification, Andy Eckley was able to use NAT to significantly help a client with frozen shoulder. When Andy Eckley was 14, he developed...
My Journey with NAT - Suzanne Hibberd

My Journey with NAT - Suzanne Hibberd

  Suzanne Hibberd BSc (Hons) Ost    I was introduced to NAT by a Client in 2007 - and I've been using their techniques ever since! I had not heard...
Sports Injuries - Biceps Brachii Tendon Rupture

Sports Injuries - Biceps Brachii Tendon Rupture

Biceps Brachii - Ruptures typically result from sudden trauma to the biceps brachii tendon   Biceps brachii tendon ruptures can occur from weight lifting or throwing sports but are generally...
Post Operative Pain - Client Case History

Post Operative Pain - Client Case History

Verna Ittner, BSc, NAT, Massage Therapist, Nationally Certified with NCBTMB "The results from NAT have been outstanding!"   Here at Team NAT, nothing makes us happier than hearing from those...
Taping Trigger Points - Infraspinatus

Taping Trigger Points - Infraspinatus

  Taping technique for Infraspinatus - Stuart Hinds     Through his years working with Olympic athletes, Stuart Hinds has developed unique trigger point taping techniques which are simple, safe,...
Trigger Point Therapy - Myofascial Meridians

Trigger Point Therapy - Myofascial Meridians

  Clinically, trigger points tend to emerge in the warp and weft of the myofascia along certain predetermined lines of force, or meridians. Whilst there's still a lot that we...
Muscle Energy Techniques - PIR Versus RI

Muscle Energy Techniques - PIR Versus RI

Post-Isometric Relaxation (PIR) or Reciprocal Inhibition (RI)? PIR or RI? How much pain the client is presenting with is generally the deciding factor in determining which method to initially apply. The PIR...
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