Leon Chaitow
Understanding Stress: An Interview with Dr Leon Chaitow (Massage Therapy Canada)
The explosion of fascia research
This posting is a modified version of an article I have written for a British cranial osteopathic publication. Because I am actively involved in the organizational aspects of next year's Fascia Research Congress in Vancouver I have had only a limited amount of time to...
NMT: Two Versions Defined
Originally published in Massage Today February, 2011, Vol. 11, Issue 02 When I was studying osteopathy and naturopathy in London in the late 1950s, I was taught neuromuscular technique (NMT) as part of our soft-tissue assessment and treatment course. The version of...
Does HVLA manipulation ‘break’ adhesions in Z joints?
High Velocity, Low Amplitude (HVLA) spinal manipulation is sometimes dramatically effective in relieving back pain - but not always.HVLA has been used in physical therapy, chiropractic and osteopathy for round 150 years - and before that by bone-setters (and village...
Stone-age posture and diet : A facebook discussion
I am relatively new to FaceBook but am finding aspects of the interactions on the site fascinating and educational. Today I posted the following: “I came across this picture of a neanderthal guy on BBC's news site. It discussed new evidence that these people ate...
The Greatvine project – offering advice at a distance…and the problems of offering advice at a distance
A couple of years ago I was contacted and asked to become an 'expert' on a new website project - Greatvine.comThe idea was simple but innovative.Greatvine was recruiting a wide range of 'experts' in a plethora of areas of interest.Each expert would have a dedicated...
Soft Tissue Manipulation and Pelvic Pain
Originally posted in Massage Today December, 2010, Vol. 10, Issue 12 There is accumulating evidence for clinical focus on key muscular and fascial structures with the potential to influence pelvic pain and dysfunction. Lee, Lee & McLaughlin (2008) have noted: "The...
The Vitamin D Scandal
This post is almost entirely pasted from the latest newsletter from the Vitamin D Council It is in response to frank distortions of the truth by a quasi-U.S. Governmental agency - the Food & Nutrition Board, acting on behalf of the Institute of Medicine. Please read...
..a brief preliminary report on the 7th World Low Back and Pelvic Pain Congress
Moshe and Siegfried sorting out pain and other problemsMyself, examining Gary Cooper's hand-prints.....This is preliminary -It is not definitive -I am teaching (Positional Release Techniques) all day today, in a post-congress workshop, and then fly back to the UK,...
Managing Irritable Bowel Syndrome
Originally published in Massage Today October, 2010, Vol. 10, Issue 10 This brief review of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) management suggests that there are possible biomechanical, behavioural, as well as dietary strategies, that can commonly be helpful. IBS has been...
Better bladder control and less back pain, through better breathing!
The 'cylinder' that houses the abdominal and pelvic organs has a top (diaphragm) and a bottom (pelvic floor) as well as (ideally) strong abdominal and spinal/trunk muscles at the front, sides and back, that together create stability for the spine and limbs.Imbalance...
Pelvic pain, fascial treatment methods… and now migraine….the fruits of Summer 2010
Photo of garden looking toward fruit trees and grapevinesCover of the 3rd edition of Modern NMTA long and fruitful (in every sense) summer in Corfu is slowly coming towards it's cyclical end.Today, there was a slight touch of autumn in the air, and figs from the tree,...