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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...
Trigger Point Therapy - Superficial Muscles of the Foot

Trigger Point Therapy - Superficial Muscles of the Foot

Abductor Hallucis - Common Trigger Point Sites and Referred Pain Pattern   Foot pain can have a profound impact on quality of life. Half of all adults say that foot...
Soft Tissue Release (STR)

Soft Tissue Release (STR)

About Soft Tissue Release (STR) When administering most massage techniques, the tissues remain passive while the therapist glides through them or works on and across them. With STR, a specific...
Frozen Shoulder - Living Through the Acute Spasms of Pain

Frozen Shoulder - Living Through the Acute Spasms of Pain

  Frozen Shoulder or Impingement?   The early stages of a frozen shoulder are generally associated with acutely painful muscle "spasms" In the early days of a frozen shoulder any sudden...
Frozen Shoulder - The Importance of Movement

Frozen Shoulder - The Importance of Movement

    With a frozen shoulder it's always beneficial to get started as soon as possible with regular, gentle exercises. The last thing you feel like doing if you have...
Thoracolumbar Fascia and Its Relationship to the Gmax

Thoracolumbar Fascia and Its Relationship to the Gmax

The thoracolumbar fascia (TLF) is a thick, strong sheet of a ligamentous type of connective tissue, which connects with, and covers, the muscles of the trunk, hips, and shoulders. The...
Trigger Point Therapy - Treating Horses

Trigger Point Therapy - Treating Horses

  Andy Eckley - NAT Therapist, and Equine Therapist        Trigger Point Therapy for Horses A common comment is that the horse can't tell you where it feels...
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