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ANATOMYMuscles, movement and functional relationships
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Blogs and Articles

Quadratus Lumborum Trigger Points
10 Trigger Points Associated with Lower Back Pain
10 Trigger Points Associated with Lower Back Pain – What Every Therapist (and Sufferer) Should Know Lower back pain is one of the most common complaints among adults, affecting people... Read more...
Trigger Points - Keeping Hamstrings Free of Knots
Trigger Points - Keeping Hamstrings Free of Knots
Hamstrings - Trigger Point Anatomy ​Maintaining healthy, knot-free hamstrings is essential for overall mobility ​Maintaining healthy, knot-free hamstrings is essential for overall mobility and injury prevention. The hamstrings—a group of... Read more...
The Hamstrings: Common Injuries, Assessment, and Treatment - Niel Asher Education
The Hamstrings: Common Injuries, Assessment, and Treatment
Treating Hamstring Injuries Ah, the hamstrings. If you’ve ever dealt with a hamstring injury, you know just how frustrating they can be. As an athletic trainer who’s been working with athletes... Read more...
Healthy "Hammies" - Trigger Point Therapy - Niel Asher Education
Healthy "Hammies" - Trigger Point Therapy
Hamstrings - Trigger Point Anatomy Because the hamstrings have their origin at the sitting bones - Long periods of sitting may affect their function  We rely on our hamstring muscles... Read more...
Cupping for Hamstring Strain
Cupping Therapy for Hamstring Strains: Unlocking Relief and Recovery
Hamstring strains are common injuries, particularly among athletes and physically active individuals. These strains can range from mild discomfort to severe pain and disability, impacting daily activities and athletic performance.... Read more...
Mastering the Kneeling Quad Stretch - Niel Asher Education
Mastering the Kneeling Quad Stretch
The Kneeling Quad Stretch: Unlocking Lower Body Flexibility and Mobility Introduction: In the pursuit of optimal mobility and flexibility, the kneeling quad stretch stands as a fundamental exercise to target... Read more...
Trigger Points and Lower Back Pain: Treatment Overview - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Points and Lower Back Pain: Treatment Overview
Treating Trigger Points for Back Pain   Lower Back Pain has reached epidemic proportions. Today we look at the part played by trigger points. It has been suggested that low... Read more...
Common Sports Injuries - Treating the Hamstrings - Niel Asher Education
Common Sports Injuries - Treating the Hamstrings
Most hamstring injuries will respond well to self help and conservative treatment  The hamstrings are a set of muscles that extend the hip and flex (bend) the knee. They start... Read more...
Treating the Hamstring Muscles - Niel Asher Education
Treating the Hamstring Muscles
   Hamstring Intro Although it has become common to refer to the long muscles at the back of the thigh as the hamstring muscles or the hamstrings, they are in... Read more...
Hamstring injury image
Treating the Hamstrings - A Common Sports Injury
Hamstring Injury   Ultimately, the hamstrings are trying to be gluteal muscles, while the lumbar muscles are trying to be hamstrings The hamstrings eccentrically contract during gait in order to... Read more...
Treating the Hamstring Muscles in Runners - Niel Asher Education
Treating the Hamstring Muscles in Runners
  The Hamstring Muscles       Treating the Hamstrings - Stuart Hinds   Notes for the Video Above: Although it has become common to refer to the long muscles... Read more...
Trigger Point Treatment Techniques for the Hamstring Muscles - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Treatment Techniques for the Hamstring Muscles
The Hamstring Muscles   The Biceps Femoris in More Detail  During running, the hamstrings slow down the leg at the end of its forward swing and prevents the trunk from flexing... Read more...
Treating Trigger Points in the Biceps Femoris
The Hamstring Muscles     Treating Trigger Points in Short Head Biceps Femoris - Stuart Hinds     During running, the hamstrings slow down the leg at the end of its forward swing and prevents the trunk from flexing at the hip joint    The hamstrings consist of three muscles. From medial to lateral they are the semimembranosus, semitendinosus, and biceps femoris.   Origin Ischial tuberosity (sitting bone). Biceps femoris also originates from back of femur. Insertion Semimembranosus: back of medial condyle of tibia (upper side part of tibia). Semitendinosus: upper medial surface... Read more...
Unlock Pain Relief: How Trigger Point Therapy for Hamstrings Transforms Your Well-Being - Niel Asher Education
Unlock Pain Relief: How Trigger Point Therapy for Hamstrings Transforms Your Well-Being
Transform Your Life with Trigger Point Therapy for Hamstrings Discover how trigger point therapy for hamstrings can dramatically enhance your overall well-being! This blog dives deep into the often-overlooked connection... Read more...
Hamstrings - Injury Prevention and Recovery - Niel Asher Education
Hamstrings - Injury Prevention and Recovery
  Hamstrings - Stretching Exercise for Injury Prevention and Recovery      Hamstring stretches should be a common part of your stretching and flexibility routine  Hamstring flexibility is important for all... Read more...
Five Awesome Stretches for the Hip and Thigh - Niel Asher Education
Five Awesome Stretches for the Hip and Thigh
  IT Band Stretch      Stretching is often a key component of trigger point treatment Here are five simple stretches that we typically refer to in terms of an... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - Spray and Stretch Techniques - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - Spray and Stretch Techniques
   Trigger Point Therapy - Spray & Stretch Technique (Hamstrings)      This technique might be the single most effective non-invasive method for deactivating trigger points. So why isn't it... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - Passive Release Technique for Hamstring Muscles - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - Passive Release Technique for Hamstring Muscles
  Stuart Hinds - Passive Positional Release Technique for Hamstring Muscles   About Positional Release Techniques Positional Release techniques (also known as Strain-Counterstrain) are a form of hands-on treatment that are... Read more...