Way back in the early 198Os we (Alkmini, Sasha and I) were introduced to the work of Drs.Hal and Sidra Stone while...
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Interview with Japanese publisher of “Fascial Dysfunction”
I heard today that the Japanese rights of Fascial Dysfunction have been sold to : IDO-NO-NIPPON-SHA, INC. A few...
The ‘trigger point debate’ continued: Quintner et al’s response to rebuttal of their paper
In December 2014, Quintner, Bove & Cohen published an article that critiqued the theories and practices that...
What were the most popular downloads from JBMT : July to September 2012 ?
As editor-in-chief of JBMT it's always of major interest to me to see a summary of what readers are downloading....what the leading current interests are.A breakdown of the top 25 articles (see full list below), during this July-September 2012 period, shows a number...
In Memory of John Upledger
The previous post discussed the demise of my book "Cranial Manipulation: Theory and Practice" that is now out-of-print (2nd hand copies still floating around on Amazon....).Today has come the sad news that John Upledger - who wrote the Foreword for the second edition...
A Palpation Exercise: Identifying Cranial Landmarks
As publishers rationalise their range of titles - faced as they are with pirate sites where free-downloads are available, as well as the burgeoning ebook phenomenon, one of my favourite books is soon to vanish : "Cranial Manipulation: Theory & Practice" (2nd edition...
Fascia Perspectives: Clinical models, theories and evidence. PART 1
In early September a Fascia Research Summer School will be running at the University of Ulm. I will be presenting an overview of selected clinical models that focus attention on fascial dysfunction. The focus will be on both the common and unique features of a number...
BARRIERS & MET: "FEATHER-EDGE" OR STRETCHED"?
Palpating end-of-range barrier of the hip adductor muscles FOR MORE INFORMATION ON THIS TOPIC VISIT MY WEBSITE WWW.LEONCHAITOW.COM The essence of Muscle Energy Technique (MET) is that it harnesses the energy of the patient (in the form of muscular effort) to achieve a...
HOW TO BOOST THE BENEFICIAL BACTERIA IN THE GUT : PROBIOTICS AND PREBIOTICS
In my work as a naturopath I see many people with digestive problems ("IBS") as well as chronic pelvic pain and dysfunction. There is an overlap between these conditions and pelvic dysfunction ("pelvic girdle" problems), which means an overlap between the...
Update on Muscle Energy Technique
MET of Quadratus lumborum This post represents a summary of the current evolution of Muscle Energy Techniques (MET) - as I understand it, use it (clinically),and write about and teach it. I accept that there are other models of MET - and that the approaches I describe...
Birth of the NEW Fascia Research Society
The Vancouver Fascia Research Congress (March 28-30 2012) was an exciting, intense, challenging experience - a report of which will be posted in the next few days.The photos show Geoff Bove DC PhD, Mary Barbe PhD presenting at the congress, as well as myself with Gil...
Breathing Pattern Disorders and Lumbopelvic pain and Dysfunction: An Update
This post contains a summary of a presentation I will be making at the XXII Physiotherapy Conference, Madrid in March 2012, entitled: Breathing Pattern Disorders and Lumbopelvic Pain and dysfunction : An overview. It represents an update on my paper written in...
"Pranotherapy" predecessor of Neuromuscular Technique
The text below is the Foreword that I prepared for Masterworks International for a book that they recently published entitled Pranotherapy: The Origins of Polarity Therapy and European Neuromuscular Technique, based on the original work : The Human Machine and its...
The Role of Fascia in Manipulative Treatment of Soft Tissues
F Fascia provides structural and functional continuity between the body’s hard and soft tissues, as an ubiquitous elastic–plastic, component that invests, supports and separates, connects and divides, wraps and gives cohesion, to the rest of the body – playing an...
Pulsed Muscle Energy Technique (MET): New insights from Fred Mitchell Jr.
Following the previous blog posting on the use of rhythmic isometric contractions in application of MET, there was a discussion on the topic on facebook.In that thread of discussion the following postings occurred (Note: some of this selection of posts from that...