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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
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
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
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 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
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
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
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)
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 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
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
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...
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