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How To Treat Golfers Elbow

How To Treat Golfers Elbow

Golfer’s elbow, also known as medial epicondylitis, is a form of tendinitis similar to tennis elbow       Golfing is one of many root causes of the condition, which in...
Tension Headache | Self Help Tip | Trigger Point Release

Tension Headache | Self Help Tip | Trigger Point Release

  A tension headache is pain or discomfort in the head, scalp, or neck, usually associated with muscle tightness in these areas Tension headaches are one of the most common...
Painful and Stiff Thumb - Arthritis or Trigger Points?

Painful and Stiff Thumb - Arthritis or Trigger Points?

     Opponens Pollicis / Adductor Pollicis The symptoms caused by trigger points in these muscles are often mistaken for arthritis.          Origin Opponens pollicis: flexor retinaculum. Tubercle...
The Biopsychosocial Model - Assessment and Treatment

The Biopsychosocial Model - Assessment and Treatment

 The Biopsychosocial Model | Assessment and Treatment | Manual Therapy Tutorial, Paul Townley     For many years back pain, for example, was considered via a biomedical model whereby pain is a...
Trigger Point Therapy - Intrinsic Hand Muscles

Trigger Point Therapy - Intrinsic Hand Muscles

  Intrinsic Muscles of the Hand - Trigger Point Overview   Painful conditions of the hands have been on the increase for the last 10 years. This is at least partly...
How To Find Trigger Points in the Masseter (Ear and Jaw Pain)

How To Find Trigger Points in the Masseter (Ear and Jaw Pain)

    How To Find Trigger Points - Masseter    ActiveTrigger Points in the Masseter Can Cause Ear, Tooth, and Jaw Pain The masseter is a powerful workhorse muscle that we...
Trigger Point Therapy - Treating Trapezius for Head, Neck and Shoulder Pain

Trigger Point Therapy - Treating Trapezius for Head, Neck and Shoulder Pain

  Stuart Hinds: Treating trapezius trigger points with a Muscle Energy Technique (MET).        Just about everyone has trapezius trigger points. In most cases they can be treated simply...
Treating Trigger Points - Triceps Brachii

Treating Trigger Points - Triceps Brachii

  Treating Triceps Trigger Points - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner   Notes to the Video Above: The triceps brachii assists deceleration of flexion at the glenohumeral joint and the elbow joint....
The Unique Trigger Point - Vastus Medialis

The Unique Trigger Point - Vastus Medialis

  Dr. Jonathan Kuttner - recipient of the NAMTPT Lifetime Award for Contribution to Myofascial Trigger Point Therapy       Notes for the above video:   The quadriceps muscles...
What Every Therapist Needs to Know About "Whiplash" (WAD)

What Every Therapist Needs to Know About "Whiplash" (WAD)

  Whiplash - An Overview     "The sudden force will often stretch or tear the muscles and tendons of the neck" Whiplash, more correctly known as whiplash associated disorders (WAD) is...
Trigger Point Therapy - Treating the Gluteus Maximus

Trigger Point Therapy - Treating the Gluteus Maximus

   Treating Gluteus Maximus Trigger Points - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner   Ischemic Compression Technique     Gluteus Maximus The gluteus maximus is the most coarsely fibered and heaviest muscle in...
Core Muscle Strengthening - for Everyone!

Core Muscle Strengthening - for Everyone!

  Keep Those Trigger Points Away - In Just 5 Minutes a Day   3 Good Reasons Why You Should Include Core Muscle Exercises in Your Fitness Routine The core muscles...
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