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Apr 23 2014

Do Ligaments Contract?

The following information is just that…information and nothing more. I do not influence you to believe one way or the other, although looking at our current understanding of the body, I think that we walk away asking more questions and still looking for answers. First I want to thank the Facebook community of manual therapists of all kinds for … [Read more...]

Written by Robert · Categorized: Blog, News

Mar 31 2014

periarticular ligaments… source of nociception.

LINK: Radiol Clin North Am. 2009 Jul;47(4):539-51. doi: 10.1016/j.rcl.2009.03.004. Insights from imaging on the epidemiology and pathophysiology of osteoarthritis. Hunter DJ. Author information Abstract This article highlights recent studies, particularly those with an emphasis on MR imaging, that are providing unique insights … [Read more...]

Written by Robert · Categorized: Blog

Mar 31 2014

Ligament pain in OA Kranky Knees!

LINK: Arch Orthop Trauma Surg. 2012 Jun;132(6):891-5. doi: 10.1007/s00402-012-1478-7. Epub 2012 Feb 19. Nociceptive sensory innervation of the posterior cruciate ligament in osteoarthritic knees. Ikeuchi M1, Wang Q, Izumi M, Tani T. Author information Abstract INTRODUCTION: Although the posterior cruciate ligament (PCL) is … [Read more...]

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Mar 31 2014

Got patients with painful hips, here is one possibility to understand the origin.

LINK: Bone Joint J. 2013 Jun;95-B(6):770-6. doi: 10.1302/0301-620X.95B6.30262. The distribution of nociceptive innervation in the painful hip: a histological investigation. Haversath M1, Hanke J, Landgraeber S, Herten M, Zilkens C, Krauspe R, Jäger M. Author information Abstract Our understanding of the origin of hip pain in … [Read more...]

Written by Robert · Categorized: Blog

Mar 26 2014

We’ve lost something – Historically Innovative Manual Therapy Techniques

I guess you could say that I was classically trained as a Canadian massage therapist in the Swedish style techniques. I practiced this way early on in my career, but quickly I became hungry for better education for the treatment of the more difficult, stubborn, long lasting issues in the tissues of the body.I took many courses in orthopeadic … [Read more...]

Written by Robert · Categorized: Blog

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