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...
"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...
Pulsed Muscle Energy Technique: Ruddy Revisited
It's been several months since the last blog-post, due to immersion in writing and editing tasks.I'm currently working on notes for an eventual updating/revision of Muscle Energy Techniques (3rd edition)....abbreviated to MET.A 4th edition will eventually emerge, in...
Isometric Contractions in Pain Management
These notes summarise some of the many ways in which isometric contractions can be used in clinical practice Isometric contractions and trigger points.• Trigger points appear to be self-perpetuating, unless treated correctly.• Whatever method is used to deactivate a...
Chronic Pelvic Pain (CPP)
In the next few months nearly 3 years of focused effort will come to fruition, with the publication of this book (by Elsevier/ChurchillLivingstone) - coedited by Dr Ruth Lovegrove and myself, with input from around 20 experts including:Rodney Anderson, Andrew...
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...
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...
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,...