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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...
Trigger Point Therapy - Shoulder and Neck Pain Assessment

Trigger Point Therapy - Shoulder and Neck Pain Assessment

  Stuart Hinds demostrates assessment techniques for common shoulder and neck pain   Simple tests can often help determine the nature of shoulder and neck injuries and in some cases, the...
Trigger Point Therapy - Congratulations to Brian Hortz

Trigger Point Therapy - Congratulations to Brian Hortz

    NAT is fast becoming a common language amongst therapists, with its simple approach to integrating trigger points at every level of manual therapy With over 40,000 therapists in...
Taping for Adductors / Groin Strain

Taping for Adductors / Groin Strain


Testing for Leg Length Discrepancy

Testing for Leg Length Discrepancy

  John Gibbons - Sports Osteopath and Lecturer   Leg length discrepancies are typically classified either "structural" or "functional" Leg length discrepancies are typically classified as structural or functional.  A structural discrepancy is...
How to Correct the Most Common Sacroiliac Dysfunction - Anterior Innominate Rotation

How to Correct the Most Common Sacroiliac Dysfunction - Anterior Innominate Rotation

  Treating Sacroiliac Dysfunction - John Gibbons    John Gibbons (video above) is a qualified and registered osteopath with the General Osteopathic Council, specialising in the assessment, treatment, and rehabilitation of...
New Breakthrough in Treatment for Fibromyalgia

New Breakthrough in Treatment for Fibromyalgia

Hyperbaric oxygen chambers expose patients to pure oxygen at a higher-than-atmospheric pressure.   New research from Rice University and Institutes in Israel shows that women who suffer from fibromyalgia could...
Stretching - Sensory Theory

Stretching - Sensory Theory

There is compelling research in the field of stretching that has direct relevance to a ‘Neuroplastic trigger point theory’.     We all know that stretching makes us feel better...
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