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Self Help Tips for a Herniated Disc

Self Help Tips for a Herniated Disc

 What is a Prolapsed (Herniated) Disc? - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner   It's possible to have a herniated disk without any symptoms - but when they hurt, they tend to hurt bad!...
Trigger Point Therapy - Degenerative Disc Disease

Trigger Point Therapy - Degenerative Disc Disease

Unlike the muscles in the back, the discs of the lumbar spine do not have a natural blood supply and therefore cannot heal themselves; the painful symptoms of DDD can...
Trigger Point Therapy - Gmed Causing MCL Pain and Meniscal Pain

Trigger Point Therapy - Gmed Causing MCL Pain and Meniscal Pain

  Stretching the GMed - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner   A tight muscle will pull the joint into a dysfunctional position, and a weak muscle will allow it to happen There...
Key Trigger Points for Neck Discs and Nerve Pain (Radiculopathy)

Key Trigger Points for Neck Discs and Nerve Pain (Radiculopathy)

    Cervical Radiculopathy (Pinched Nerve)  Cervical radiculopathy, commonly called a "pinched nerve" occurs when a nerve in the neck is compressed or irritated where it branches away from the...
Taping for Trigger Points - Lower Back Pain

Taping for Trigger Points - Lower Back Pain

Taping for Lower Back Pain - Stuart Hinds Over 30 million Americans experience low-back pain at any given time! According to the report Global Burden of Disease (2010) lower back pain...
Trigger Point Therapy - Assessing Athletes for Common Hip, Knee and Shin Pain

Trigger Point Therapy - Assessing Athletes for Common Hip, Knee and Shin Pain

    How the smartphone has become the therapists magic tool! Runners frequently develop hip, knee and shin pain much of which may have trigger points as a root cause. Because...
Trigger Point Therapy - Stretching the Pecs

Trigger Point Therapy - Stretching the Pecs

 Stretching Pectoralis Muscles - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner   Neuromuscular Stretching Technique   The pec major eccentrically decelerates extension, horizontal abduction, external rotation, and retraction of the shoulder joint. This muscle...
Treating Gluteus Medius Trigger Points - Stretching

Treating Gluteus Medius Trigger Points - Stretching

  Stretching Gluteus Medius - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner   Gluteus Medius This muscle is mostly deep to and is therefore obscured by the gluteus maximus, but appears on the surface...
Intrinsic Muscles of the Hand - Stretching

Intrinsic Muscles of the Hand - Stretching

    Stretching Intrinsic Hand Muscles - Jonathan Kuttner   The intrinsic muscles of the hand are generally taken for granted, as they are involved in so many aspects of...
Trigger Point Therapy - Rotator Cuff Disorders

Trigger Point Therapy - Rotator Cuff Disorders

Rotator Cuff Injuries Explained - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner   In 70% of all doctor and therapist visits for shoulder problems, the diagnosis is rotator cuff disorder The shoulder is involved...
Frozen Shoulder - Stretching Exercises

Frozen Shoulder - Stretching Exercises

Exercise bands are highly recommended   It's so important to keep your shoulder moving! Frozen shoulder can last up to 30 months if left untreated. Transitioning through the full term...
Trigger Point Therapy - Neuromuscular Stretching Technique

Trigger Point Therapy - Neuromuscular Stretching Technique

  Neuromuscular Technique for Trapezius - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner   One research study from the University of Queensland, proposed that PNF stretching may be the most effective stretching technique for increasing...
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