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Ligamentous Articular Strain Technique

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...]

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...]

Shoulder Pain Referral Patterns are Reported in This Study

Nice article from the American Journal of Orthopaedics Quote: "This is the first study to describe use of shoulder pain maps. A definitive pattern of pain distribution and specific types of pain in common shoulder pathologies has been demonstrated. We advocate using pain maps as diagnostic tools in shoulder clinics. Pain maps can be further … [Read more...]

Articular Neurology and Manipulative Therapy

Courtesy of the Barral Institute: One explanation of how manual therapy works is provided by Donald E. Ingber MD, PhD, at Harvard Medical School (2008) who argues for the “concept of cellular mechanotransduction, the process by which cells sense mechanical forces and transduce them into changes in intracellular biochemisty and gene expression.” … [Read more...]