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How to Treat Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (Shin Splints)

How to Treat Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (Shin Splints)

        Anatomy Overview of Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome (Shin Splints)      Shin splints are especially common amongst runners and other athletes who have just returned after...

Treating Trigger Points in the Biceps Femoris

The Hamstring Muscles     Treating Trigger Points in Short Head Biceps Femoris - Stuart Hinds     During running, the hamstrings slow down the leg at the end of...
Neural Tests for Lumbar Spine

Neural Tests for Lumbar Spine

  Lumbar Spine - Special Tests The neurological examination is a vital determining step in the evaluation of the lumbar spine. In many cases the spinal cord and the nerve roots...
Runners Knee - Overview and Considerations

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

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

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

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

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...