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Understanding Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT)
Understanding Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT): What Every Massage and Manual Therapist Should Know If you’ve ever worked with a client who complained of dizziness, imbalance, or that frustrating “room spinning”...
The Power of Isometric Exercises: Here's our Guide
Isometric exercises are a unique and often overlooked component of strength training and rehabilitation Unlike dynamic exercises, where muscles lengthen and shorten, isometric exercises involve muscle contraction without any visible...
Vacuum Cupping Therapy - Treating the Triceps
Pain referring from triceps trigger points can be felt in the neck, upper trapezius, deltoids, upper arm and the elbow. Along with its “little helper,” anconeus, the triceps...
Trigger Point Therapy - Defining a Frozen Shoulder
Frozen Shoulder Syndrome (Adhesive Capsulitis) Treating Frozen Shoulder - Maureen Abson What is Frozen Shoulder? Frozen Shoulder Syndrome (FSS) is among the most severe,...
Trigger Point Therapy - Treating Anterior Shoulder Pain
Treating Anterior Shoulder Pain - Stuart Hinds Anterior Shoulder Pain Anterior shoulder pain is common and more frequent than posterior pain. In this blog, Stuart Hinds shows his...
Trigger Points - An Overview of the Evidence Base
Dr. Jonathan Kuttner Presents an Overview of the Evidence Behind Trigger Point Therapy Drs. Janet Travell and David Simons (1992) described a trigger point as, “A highly irritable localised...
Trigger Point Therapy - Ischemic Compression Technique
Ischemic Compression Technique - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner MD Online Courses Trigger Point Therapy Doesn't Usually Need to be Painful There's a common myth that trigger point...
Trigger Point Therapy - Frozen Shoulder Syndrome
Frozen Shoulder - Quick Facts "Even simple tasks like putting on a coat became increasingly difficult" We often like to write about clients who have been successfully treated...
Trigger Point Therapy - Where to Start?
About NAT Home-Study Courses NAT courses are designed to provide continued education for qualified therapists, healthcare workers, and exercise professionals. Whether you are new to trigger points,...
Frozen Shoulder and Diabetes
Frozen Shoulder or Impingement? What is the connection between frozen shoulder and diabetes? A frozen shoulder seems to result from the way the brain responds to inflammation around...
Trigger Point Therapy - Peripheral and Central Sensitization Explained
Trigger Points and Amplified Pain - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner Working with Trigger Points - Where to Start? Pain is a complex area of medicine, and current research...
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