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Is RICE Good for You?

RICE is the acronym for Rest, Ice, Compression and Elevation. It is the common prescription for an acute injury. Unfortunately, while this approach may seem to make sense, in many cases, it is counterproductive and can possible adversely affect recovery and/or predispose one to chronic problems. Another approach involves manual stimulation to mechanically load the injured tissue. The …

The Bain of Pain is in the Brain

Does your pain keep recurring? Do you feel like your health care providers are chasing your pain? Has your treatment been directed towards your symptoms vs the cause? Pain usually begins with some sort of injury affecting the Human Movement System (HMS): Soft Tissues, joints and the nervous system. Over time, this …

Got knee pain? Check your hips

In a two-year study, women who developed runner’s knee had much greater hip adduction, or movement of their hip toward their mid-line, than women who didn’t develop runner’s knee. In the study, published in Medicine & Science in Exercise & Sports, researchers did a gait analysis on 400 healthy women runners, and then tracked the women’s incidence of knee injury …

Do you have Foot and Ankle Pain?

The foot and ankle complex can influence the entire kinetic chain. In addition, if you have chronic foot and ankle problems, looking at the low back, hips and knees is also prudent as these areas can influence or perpetuate chronic foot and ankle dysfunction. Anatomy The foot is composed of phalanges, metatarsals and tarsals. These bones together with …

More on Fascia

Fascia is a three dimensional sheet of firm tissue, that spreads throughout the body from head to toe. It has numerous forms, and essentially envelops the body beneath the skin, enclosing muscles, tendons, ligaments, bones, nerves, arteries and organs. Fascia has the consistency of a trash bag or mesh, with both elastic and plastic properties. It can stretch, …

Myofascial Release

Some of my prior blogs have discussed the use of Foam Rollers and more recently, the use of Trigger Point Performance tools, for Self Myofascial Release (SMR) Self myofascial release techniques have become increasingly popular among athletes and fitness enthusiasts. Therapists from many disciplines have embraced the use of myofascial release massage to reduce chronic pain …

Is your Low Back, Hip or Knee pain caused by Gluteal Amnesia?

If you suffer from lower back, hip, knee or shoulder injuries, you could have Gluteal Amnesia. Gluteal Amnesia occurs when your body forgets how to properly activate the gluteal muscles. As a result, you lose the ability to move your hips through their full range of motion and compensatory recruitment of other muscles, such as the hamstrings and erector spinae …

Is the pain in your back pain coming from your front?

Pain is a signal from your nervous system that something is wrong, however, where you feel pain isn’t necessarily where that something is. In General, there are 3 types of pain: Nociceptive- e.g. Irritation to nerve endings by a burn or a cut Inflammatory- e.g. A sprain/strain injury causing tissue damage Myofascial – structural and functional changes in the nerves, …

Have you Been Screened for Regular Movements?

Many of us go for a physical each year, where a screening exam is performed on the various systems in our body. The purpose of a screen is generally three-fold: Identify risk factors; Identify dysfunction or pathology; and Monitor the course of disease. Screens serve to give healthcare providers information upon which to act. An action may be …

Confession of a Myofasciaist

I confess. I am a myofasciaist. I am dedicated to evaluating my patient’s myofascia in order to relieve their pain, or if they are an athlete, enhance their performance. Before you judge me, read this week’s blog to learn about fascia and how it may be the answer to one or more of your health problems. If you are an …

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