Tributes to Leon Chaitow have poured in from around the world since news of his passing was announced in the small...
Tributes to Leon Chaitow
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Fascial Dysfunction 2e excerpt & feature
The April/May 2019 issue of ABMP Massage & Bodywork magazine online features a full chapter excerpted from Leon...
Fascial Dysfunction 2e: Leon Chaitow’s final work
The advance copy of Leon Chaitow’s ‘Fascial Dysfunction: Manual therapy approaches, second edition’ has arrived at Handspring Publishing HQ and will be available from the Handspring stall at the upcoming 5th Fascia Research Congress in Berlin. Leon was working on finalising his revision of this edition when his health began to fail, and he was immensely glad that he was able, not only to finish it, but to view and approve the proofs, forewords, and final version of the cover.
The osteopath, the chiropractor(s), Disneyland – and 32 years of friendship – a sound track for the rhythm of life
Trying to decide on a title for this blog has been difficult. Hopefully when all is revealed the somewhat disjointed one chosen will seem appropriate? I suppose we should start at the beginning..... 1983.....Alkmini, Sasha (age 5) and I had made the move from Sussex...
Is a patient’s posture relevant to their symptoms ….or is that concept out of date?
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...
“A Critical Evaluation of Quintner et al: Missing the Point ” – OPEN ACCESS
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...
Muscle energy techniques for joints – shoulder as an example
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...
THE MMR Vaccine saga – 2014/2015 updates from Huffington Post …. and Presidential hopefuls
18th Century Gilray vaccination cartoon The saga that is the debate around 'can MMR vaccination cause autism' rages on..... New information was revealed late in 2014 in a Huffington Post Blog: Merck Has Some Explaining To Do Over Its MMR Vaccine Claims...
The Value of Breathing Retraining for Better Posture, Balance & Less Pain and Dyskinesis
Leaving aside the profound effects of breathing pattern disorders on emotion and general health - individuals with poor posture (Lewit 1980), scapular dyskinesis (Clifton-Smith 2011), low back pain (Roussel et al 2007), neck pain (Kapreli et al 2009) and TMJ pain...
Fascia workshop, London March 7/8 2015
CPDO Practical weekend Workshop: FASCIA-RELATED PAIN AND DYSFUNCTION: RESEARCH TO PRACTICE Presenter: Leon Chaitow ND DO Date: March 7/8 CIty: London Venue: Whittington Education Centre, Whittington Hospital, Gordon Close, (off Highgate Hill) London N19...
Remembering the Connection: Respiratory Alkalosis and your Patient’s Symptom Catalogue
It's well over 100 years since Bohr first described Respiratory Alkalosis - and I am constantly amazed at how few practitioners/therapists - of all professions - are aware of the clinical importance of this inevitable side-effect of the widespread habit of...
Can we describe what we do? CONTINUED
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...
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...