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Runners Knee - Overview and Considerations
What is Runner’s Knee? Runner’s Knee can refer to a number of injuries resulting from overuse,causing pain around the knee cap (patella). Patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS) is the most...
Trigger Point Therapy | Treating the Scalenes | Release Techniques
Scalenes - Common Trigger Point Sites Treating Scalenes trigger points can bring fast relief for some common painful disorders Treating Scalenes Trigger Points - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner ...
Weak Ankles and Ankle Instability - How to Treat with Trigger Point Therapy
The Ankle Joint Clinical Assessment - What Else Could it Be? Foot pain, ankle pain, and ankle instability Anyone involved in athletics is...
Common Causes of Chronic Lower Back Pain
Pain was once considered chronic if it lasted for more than three months and exceeded the body’s natural healing process. There has recently been significant discussion about the histological time...
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
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?
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 | 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
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 - 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
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 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....
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