I have always been slightly hypermobile - a genetic 'double-jointed' state. However this not been a problem - except...
Rediscovering better posture – a foot-related personal saga
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Leon Chaitow
What happens when fascia stops sliding….?
What is the role of loose connective tissue in chronic neck pain? An article published in 2014 offers food for...
CORFU REFLECTIONS
Corfu: January 2015: Reflections Note: This post is only peripherally related to manual therapy, osteopathy etc....but...
Local Adaptation Syndromes: Wholistic Solutions Depend on Contextual Thinking
By Leon Chaitow, ND, DO Many years ago, the great Canadian researcher Hans Selye identified how stress affects the body, both generally and locally. His ideas have passed into general awareness, because whenever we say something such as "I feel stressed," we are...
Local Adaptation Syndromes Wholistic Solutions Depend on Contextual Thinking
Originally published in Massage Today February, 2006, Vol. 06, Issue 02 Many years ago, the great Canadian researcher Hans Selye identified how stress affects the body, both generally and locally. His ideas have passed into general awareness, because whenever we say...
Trigger Points: A Different Version of the Truth
By Leon Chaitow, ND, DO and Judith DeLany, LMT Originally published in Massage Today February, 2006, Vol. 06, Issue 02 Editor's Note: This article is in response to an article by Gregory T. Lawton, "Truthaches and Trigger Point Therapy," published in the December 2005...
Understanding and Rehabilitating Unbalanced Breathing
Originally published in Massage Today December, 2005, Vol. 05, Issue 12 In the October issue of Massage Today,1 I outlined some of the symptoms that can be created or aggravated by Breathing Pattern Disorders (BPD) such as hyperventilation. The response to this has...
Breathing Patterns, Connective Tissue and Soft-Shelled Eggs
Originally published in Massage Today October, 2005, Vol. 05, Issue 10 If the title of this article stirs your curiosity, hopefully by the end all should be clear, and you will be able to explain to a colleague just how increased levels of pain, soft-shelled eggs, and...
The Amazing Fascial Web, Part II
Originally published in Massage Today June, 2005, Vol. 05, Issue 06 Author's note: Research information summarized in this article has been drawn from content in the 2nd edition of my book, Clinical Applications of Neuromuscular Techniques: Volume 1[Churchill...
The Amazing Fascial Web, Part I
Originally published in Massage Today May, 2005, Vol. 05, Issue 05 Author's note: Research information summarized in this article has been drawn from content in the 2nd edition of my book, Clinical Applications of Neuromuscular Techniques: Volume 1[Churchill...
Health benefits of tea and wine
These brief reports (selected from many others filed for possible future use in a book on the subject!) suggest that tea and wine are potentially powerful health enhancers! My thanks to Simon Martin for helping me collect these. Note: Some of these reports are taken...
Efficacy of manipulation in low back pain treatment: The validity of meta-analysis conclusions
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Irwin Korr PH. D. (1904-2004) (Obituary)
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Obituaries: Lawrence Jones & Boris Chaitow
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