L.A.S.T.

Ligamentous Articular Strain Technique

Look for Health!

Look for health! Where is the health? Where is the restriction? We all seem to be very focused on finding the restrictions, tension, pain, but how often do you look for the health in the tissue? How often do you look for what is working pain free? Look for the health in every patient at some point. It’s quite refreshing to watch the physiology … [Read more...]

Research on Sternoclavicular Pain!

Click the Title below for the full report Pain referral from the sternoclavicular joint: a study in normal volunteers Objective. The sternoclavicular joint (SCJ) is commonly affected by rheumatological conditions. Case reports suggest that it may refer pain to distant areas, potentially leading to delays in diagnosis and inappropriately targeted … [Read more...]

Don’t Force The Tissue! “Use the Force Luke!”

Remember, we need to be calm and focused enough to listen and understand the information we are receiving to follow the order of treatment, rather than having a predetermined concept of what the tissues need. Forcing tissue will get you nowhere.   - Robert Libbey, RMT … [Read more...]

Sternoclavicular Ligament/Capsule Pain Referral Pattern!

Register here for my Final LAST Shoulder Course of the year! You Don't want to miss the fun! Did you know...Ligaments have Pain Referral Patterns?!!!! They have been tested, retested and charted. Here is the Pain Referral Pattern for: Anterior Sternoclavicular Ligament: refer pain to the anterior chest wall along the … [Read more...]