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Explore practical articles, clinical insights and educational resources for massage therapists, manual therapists, rehabilitation professionals, athletic trainers and other healthcare practitioners.

ANATOMYMuscles, movement and functional relationships
CONDITIONSCommon pain patterns, injuries and presentations
TECHNIQUESMassage, manual therapy and rehabilitation approaches
PRACTICEEvidence, professional development and self-care

Blogs and Articles

Trigger Point Therapy - Holding Patterns of the Hip (Part 1) - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - Holding Patterns of the Hip (Part 1)
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Trigger Point Therapy - NAT for Horses? - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - NAT for Horses?
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Treating Trigger Points - Iliopsoas - Niel Asher Education
Treating Trigger Points - Iliopsoas
  Treating Iliopsoas - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner   Iliopsoas The iliacus and psoas major (including the psoas minor if one is present) combine to provide a deceleration of internal rotation of... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - Treating Gluteus Medius and Minimus - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - Treating Gluteus Medius and Minimus
     Trigger Point Therapy - Treating Gluteus Medius (and Minimus)   Gluteus Medius This muscle is mostly deep and is therefore obscured by the gluteus maximus, but appears on... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - Understanding and Treating Multifidus - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - Understanding and Treating Multifidus
  Multifidus Trigger Points Explained        Treating Lower Back Pain - Online Course     The role of the multifidus in producing an extension force is essential to the... Read more...
Common Painful Conditions that can be addressed with Trigger Point Therapy - Niel Asher Education
Common Painful Conditions that can be addressed with Trigger Point Therapy
   How Often To Treat Trigger Points?   What are the most common chronic pain syndromes that respond well to trigger point therapy? Trigger points are associated with most painful... Read more...
How to Treat a Trigger Point - Trapezius - Niel Asher Education
How to Treat a Trigger Point - Trapezius
  Dr. Jonathan Kuttner - Treating a Trapezius Trigger Point     Notes The trapezius is an important neck muscle and any spastic activity in the SCM, suboccipitals, scalenes, longus... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - Dietary Influences - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - Dietary Influences
  About Nutrition and Chronic Pain   Vitamin and Mineral Deficiencies are Present in 50% of Chronic Pain Cases  Adequate quantities of minerals and vitamins are essential for healthy muscles... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - Active, Latent and Transitional Trigger Points - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - Active, Latent and Transitional Trigger Points
How To Treat "Latent" Trigger Points   Latent Trigger Points are like land mines - waiting silently under the soil, ready to activate The article below provides an overview of the... Read more...
Pathophysiology of Trigger Points - Niel Asher Education
Pathophysiology of Trigger Points
   Trigger Points - An Overview of the Evidence     Understanding trigger points will change the way you think about pain management Sadly, too many therapists remain out of the... Read more...
Why do Trigger Points become active? - Niel Asher Education
Why do Trigger Points become active?
  Trigger Points Become Active as Part of the Sensitization Process   The two most important characteristics of trigger points that you will notice are tender “knots” or tight bands... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - Looking for Holding Patterns - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - Looking for Holding Patterns
Understanding Trigger Points and Holding Patterns   Trigger Point Workbooks   Trigger Points and their role in Holding Patterns A few years ago, I was stuck in an airplane for... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - Treating Gluteus Medius - Niel Asher Education
Unlock the Power of Trigger Point Therapy for Gluteus Medius Pain Relief
  Stuart Hinds presents a technique for using tape to provide an off-loading effect when treating trigger points in Glute Med.   Taping for Trigger Points - CE/CPD Course  ... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - Relationship of the Gluteus Muscles to Ankle Sprains - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - Relationship of the Gluteus Muscles to Ankle Sprains
  Treating Ankle Pain - Stuart Hinds   Free Home Study Course   Did you know that the ankle is the most frequently injured joint, both in athletics and in... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - So what are the Benefits of Stretching? - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - So what are the Benefits of Stretching?
  Stretching and Breathing - How and Why?   Stretching is a simple and effective activity that helps to enhance athletic performance, decrease the likelihood of injury, and minimize muscle... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - Peripheral and Central Sensitization Explained - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - Peripheral and Central Sensitization Explained
  Trigger Points and Amplified Pain - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner    Working with Trigger Points - Where to Start?   Pain is a complex area of medicine, and current research... Read more...
Trigger Points - What is the Evidence? - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Points - What is the Evidence?
  Evidence Base for Trigger Points - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner (Watch this Webinar Free Anytime - 35m:13s)   Trigger Point Therapy - Where to Start?    About Dr. Jonathan Kuttner... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - What are the different types of trigger point? - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - What are the different types of trigger point?
  Trigger points located in muscles around the body       How to find Trigger Points - Paul Townley   Not all trigger points are trigger points, and not... Read more...