Leon Chaitow
Rediscovering better posture – a foot-related personal saga
I have always been slightly hypermobile - a genetic 'double-jointed' state. However this not been a problem - except in relation to my feet - where sagging arches (hyperpronation) periodically made themselves felt - both locally and at a distance! Approximately 15...
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 thought: Ultrasonography in myofascial neck pain: randomized clinical trial for diagnosis and follow-up. Antonio Stecco et al Surg. Radiol. Anat. 36:243-253...
CORFU REFLECTIONS
Corfu: January 2015: Reflections Note: This post is only peripherally related to manual therapy, osteopathy etc....but contains (via links to older posts) stories of mystery, nostalgia, intrigue and magic Reflecting on yesterday's post on 'hopping in the park' to...
Hopping towards elasticity….the potential for the therapeutic use of the childhood game of hopscotch
January 13, Corfu, Greece, Spring is here....and 'spring' is the theme of this post - not the seasonal variety, but rather the 'hopping on one leg' approach to movement.... (however for those interested in the other sort of spring, one of the photographs shows early...
Breath holding and breathing pattern assessment/rehabilitation issues
I've been working at updating my Power`Point slide presentation for a course I'm teaching in Barcelona in late February..and came across some fascinating variations on the topic of breath holding times (BHT) - something that is used both in assessment, and for...
Recognizing and treating breathing disorders – Physiopedia Interview with Leon Chaitow
An in-depth, 50-minute interview with Leon Chaitow by the creators of the Physiospot website. The interview focuses on the very important but not widely understood subject of breathing disorders. These are breathing dysfunctions (as opposed to breathing pathologies...
A massage therapist’s guide to understanding, locating, and treating myofascial trigger points
A massage therapist's guide to understanding, locating, and treating myofascial trigger points by Leon Chaitow and Sandy Fritz is now out of print, and the electronic version is being made exclusively available for preview and download through this website. One...
Recognizing and Treating Breathing Disorders: A Multidisciplinary Approach, 2nd edn.
Leon Chaitow, Renaissance Man of Complementary Therapies, by Bob King
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Back Pain – A Movement Problem: A clinical approach incorporating relevant research and practice
Back Pain - A Movement Problem: A clinical approach incorporating relevant research and practice, 1st edition, by Josephine Key [button...
Tension-type and Cervicogenic Headache: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management
Tension-type and Cervicogenic Headache: Pathophysiology, Diagnosis, and Management by César Fernández-de-las-Peñas, Lars Arendt-Nielsen and Robert D. Gerwin Book...
Evidence-Based Manual Medicine
Evidence Based Manual Medicine, by Michael A. Seffinger DO FAAFP and Raymond J. Hruby DO FAAO [button...