There are 4 ‘mechanical theories' as to why tissues are easier to stretch after isometric contractions….most have been...
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There are 4 ‘mechanical theories' as to why tissues are easier to stretch after isometric contractions….most have been...
How many times have you heard sceptics say something such as: "If you did an MRI scan of most people without symptoms...
Way back in the early 198Os we (Alkmini, Sasha and I) were introduced to the work of Drs.Hal and Sidra Stone while...
A study published in the American Journal of Osteopathic Medicine (December 2011) confirms what many osteopaths have claimed for many years, that the method known as 4th ventricular compression - or 4VC (see below) results in statistically significant physiological...
I heard today that the Japanese rights of Fascial Dysfunction have been sold to : IDO-NO-NIPPON-SHA, INC. A few months ago a brief interview with this company was published in Japanese - see facsimile of it below the English version. レオン・チャイトーD. O. に聞く 海外における筋膜研究...
In December 2014, Quintner, Bove & Cohen published an article that critiqued the theories and practices that surround assessment and treatment of myofascial trigger points, and their reported symptoms (e.g. myofascial pain) In the April 2015 issue of The Journal...
In a recent facebook discussion/thread, in response to a question, I described a potential sequence that might predispose an individual to shoulder pain/dysfunction. My words in that post were: "An individual whose posture could be summarised as 'slumped, would carry...
The Trigger Point Debate - continued. OPEN ACCESS has been granted by Elsevier to the Dommerholt/Gerwin paper that critiques the Quintner/Bove/Cohen paper (Rheumatology 2014) that attempts to debunk the model developed by Travell (& Simons relating to myofascial...
In this post I have gathered a few reminders about Muscle Energy Technique (MET), when applied to joint restrictions in general, and the shoulder joint in particular... In doing so I have leaned heavily on 'words of wisdom' from pioneer osteopaths...... ....Also in...
In 2013 I wrote an editorial for JBMT which I edit on the topic of the 'dosage' of applied manual therapies - entitled - "CAN WE DESCRIBE WHAT WE DO" On September 28 2014 I posted the following on my facebook page: "This is a gem from yesterday's...
This book provides all therapists with a clear guide to what the fascia is, how it goes wrong, and how to treat disorders that involve the fascia. The book is in two parts. It builds on a background of what is now known or currently hypothesised about fascial...
The summary below is taken from chapter one of my coauthored book (with Dr Ruth Lovegrove): Chronic Pelvic Pain & Dysfunction. This information highlights the complexity of CPP - and the multiple background possibilities that feed into both its onset, and its...
Boris Chaitow ND DO DC Some biographical notes - along with a few philosophical (and practical) thoughts - are to be found via these links: http://www.bcom.ac.uk/alumni/bcom-alumni-president http://www.bcom.ac.uk/alumni/leon-chaitow-biog These...
In a manual medicine context, hysteresis is the rate at which connective tissue responds to the loading and unloading of a compressive (deforming) force. More specifically it is defined as the difference in viscoelastic behavior (energy loss) (Chila...
I read a wonderful article in today's London's Daily Telegraph Click on blue text to read it yourself..... Seneca Epictetus The idea that stoicism - and the philosophers who inspired...