Article in CMTBC Fall Issue Touchstone 2012
Check me out on Page 10! Very honoured to have been included in this months CMTBC Touchstone! http://www.cmtbc.bc.ca/documents/Touchstone/CMTBC%20Touchstone%20Fall%202012.pdf … [Read more...]
We Tend To Be Less Sensitive About Pain In People We Do Not Like
Link to Article A study found that when we observe patients we do not like, we tend to have a lower estimate of their pain intensity and are perceptually less sensitive to their pain, researchers reported in the journal Pain. The Belgian researchers explained that we tend to become less able to discriminate between varying pain levels when they … [Read more...]
Scientific research supports the theory for L.A.S.T. and manual manipulation
This is a great document clearly explaining manual manipulations effects on the various Mechanoreceptors and where they are located! I love all the references to the ligamentous system. It's wonderful to continue to find scientific research that supports the theory for the techniques we teach in our courses! Enjoy the read! … [Read more...]
L.A.S.T. – possible effects on the inflammatory response and the mediation of new collagen formation
Over the last 10yrs, I’ve used L.A.S.T. in numerous types and stages of injuries. I’ve worked on many acute injuries, with patient consent, in an effort to determine the boundaries of risk of harm for the technique. In many of the acute cases, I’ve had the opportunity to treat the patient with in the first 6-12hrs of the injury. These injuries … [Read more...]