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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

Treating Shoulder Pain - Shoulder Arthritis - Niel Asher Education
Treating Shoulder Pain - Shoulder Arthritis
  Find a Therapist Near You       Shoulder arthritis - for most cases, there are treatments that may help reduce the pain and improve range of motion In 2011,... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - Treating Spondylolisthesis - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - Treating Spondylolisthesis
  Trigger Point Therapy Treatment for Spondylolisthesis    Spondylolisthesis is a fracture and slippage of a spinal vertebra (usually lower lumbar). It can develop for a range of reasons and... Read more...
Trigger Points - An Overview of the Evidence Base - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Points - An Overview of the Evidence Base
Dr. Jonathan Kuttner Presents an Overview of the Evidence Behind Trigger Point Therapy   Drs. Janet Travell and David Simons (1992) described a trigger point as, “A highly irritable localised... Read more...
Anterior Interosseous Nerve Syndrome (AINS) - Niel Asher Education
Anterior Interosseous Nerve Syndrome (AINS)
  Testing for Median Nerve Entrapments - Stuart Hinds      Anterior interosseous nerve syndrome (AINS) is one of 3 common median nerve entrapment syndromes; the other two being pronator teres... Read more...
Massage Therapy for Sciatica? - Niel Asher Education
Massage Therapy for Sciatica?
  As lower body tension can be rooted in tension in the feet it is important to work the feet prior to working deep into the legs. We start by... Read more...
Treating Shoulder Pain - Deltoid Muscles - Niel Asher Education
Treating Shoulder Pain - Deltoid Muscles
 Treating Trigger Points in the Deltoid Muscles   Deltoid pain is most often mistaken for bursitis or rotator cuff injury The deltoid, along with supraspinatus and associated rotator cuff muscles, will regularly develop... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - Treating Pectineus - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - Treating Pectineus
   Treating Trigger Points - Hip Adductors / Pectineus   Pectineus trigger points are a common cause of groin pain, and often overlooked The pectineus is sandwiched between the psoas... Read more...
Treating Sciatic Pain - The Slump Test - Niel Asher Education
Treating Sciatic Pain - The Slump Test
  Assessing Sciatic Pain - Stuart Hinds   Assessing Sciatic Nerve Pain - The Slump Test As a general rule, we apply the Slump test as a follow up to... Read more...
Levator Scapulae Trigger Points - Treatment - Niel Asher Education
Levator Scapulae Trigger Points - Treatment
  Treating Levator Scapulae Trigger Points   Ischemic Compression Technique   Almost all neck pain is associated with trigger points, and the levator scapulae is commonly involved Trigger points in levator... Read more...
Equine Massage - Myofascial Trigger Points (TMJ) - Niel Asher Education
Equine Massage - Myofascial Trigger Points (TMJ)
  Trigger Points for Horses - Andy Eckley, Equine Therapist      Identifying Trigger Points in Horses Assessing horses for trigger points can be both static and dynamic and in... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - Cervical Spondylosis - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - Cervical Spondylosis
  Cervical Spondylosis - Common Trigger Point Treatment Protocols   More than 85 percent of people older than age 60 are affected by cervical spondylosis Cervical spondylosis is also known... Read more...
CRPS 1 and Frozen Shoulder - Niel Asher Education
CRPS 1 and Frozen Shoulder
  CRPS 1 / RSD - May get worse if left untreated and can become irreversible   Severe cases of Frozen Shoulder Syndrome can be associated with Complex Regional Pain... Read more...
Shoulder Impingement or a True Frozen Shoulder? - Niel Asher Education
Shoulder Impingement or a True Frozen Shoulder?
  Shoulder Impingement or a True Frozen Shoulder?     With a frozen shoulder it is very important to keep the shoulder moving as much as possible What you do with... Read more...
Postural Trigger Points - Back, Shoulder and Neck Pain - Niel Asher Education
Discover Effective Strategies for Postural Trigger Points Relief: Say Goodbye to Back, Shoulder, and Neck Pain
  Upper Crossed Syndrome Explained      Postural muscles tend to have a greater percentage of Type 1 fibers. This characteristic may lead to a more resistant type of trigger point. The... Read more...
Trigger Point Anatomy - Serratus Anterior - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Anatomy - Serratus Anterior
  Trigger Point Anatomy - Serratus Anterior Muscles   Serratus Anterior Trigger Points and Pain Referral Trigger points in the serratus anterior are commonly detected and treated for local pain.... Read more...
Clinical Assessment and Reasoning - Ankle Injuries - Niel Asher Education
Clinical Assessment and Reasoning - Ankle Injuries
             Special Tests for Weak Ankles and Instability - Paul Townley     More About Paul Townley     Find a Trigger Point Professional in your... Read more...
Trigger Point Release for Headaches - Frontalis - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Release for Headaches - Frontalis
  Ischemic Compression Technique   The epicranius is essentially two muscle gasters with a strong fascial connection between them called the galea aponeurotica. Spasm in muscles such as the hamstrings... Read more...
Olympic Lifting - Beginners Guide to the Snatch - Niel Asher Education
Olympic Lifting - Beginners Guide to the Snatch
  Mike McGurn Presents Tips for Beginners Looking to the Snatch. Extract from the online course Power Lifting for Strength and Speed   About Niel Asher Education Niel Asher Education... Read more...