In a couple of weeks I'll be instructing my Knee Leg & Foot course. As I was preparing and updating the course content, I was perusing the web looking for new info on MCL's an came upon these great videos I think you will appreciate. In this 3 Part Series, Marc Schmitz, MSc outlines and discusses the newest information pertaining to the … [Read more...]
How Ultrasound is Changing Our Understanding of Anatomy and Function
For thousands of years, Anatomy has been taught segmentally, each structure separate from the other. Each structure went from point A to point B. From the time of Hippocrates to da Vinci, the study of anatomy was hindered by legalities and religious beliefs. Today though, technology has enabled a new way of looking in and expanding our … [Read more...]
The clinical observation of muscle energy techniques and ligamentous articular strain in 2 cases of cervical disc herniation with thoracic outlet syndrome
There is no one special technique that cures all. For those of you who have been so kind to have taken one f my classes before, you all know I'm a huge lover of mixing techniques to attempt to achieve outcomes which lead to an improvement in our patients quality of life and function. I''ve always taught and demonstrated incorporation of LAST … [Read more...]
Challenge Your Fears
When I first started practicing, I used to have an aversion to treating feet. While in college part of out curriculum requirements was to provide treatment in elderly and mentally challenged extended care facilities. Unfortunately the management and care provided in these facilities was sorely lacking. As a result we as students had to double glove … [Read more...]
Ligament injury/deficiency and CNS Plasticity!
Anterior cruciate ligament deficiency causes brain plasticity: a functional MRI study. Abstract BACKGROUND: The mechanoreceptors located in anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) constitute an afferent source of information toward the central nervous system. It has been proposed that ACL deficiency causes a disturbance in neuromuscular control, … [Read more...]
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