By: Brett Windsor, PT OK, so these aren’t really rules, but a compilation of thoughts I’ve put together over the years. They seem to be true most of the time, regardless of the type of patient. The body will always find a way to get where it wants to go and it doesn’t worry… Continue reading The 20 “Rules” of Manual Therapy
Category: Clinical Reasoning
Humeral Head Won’t Go Posterior? Here’s One Way to Treat It
Faced with the humeral head not going posterior? In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT faculty member Stacy Soappman demonstrates one way to treat it. Let us know if you have questions and if you’re looking to strengthen your clinical reasoning and upper extremity manual therapy skills, join us for one of these upcoming courses:… Continue reading Humeral Head Won’t Go Posterior? Here’s One Way to Treat It
Musculoskeletal Monday: It’s All About Balance
Balance has been one of my favorite areas to study and teach. I remember first learning how balance is integrated through multiple systems and I was amazed that, as humans, we could stand upright without falling over. The statement that “gait is a series of controlled falls” was used by many professors, and I could… Continue reading Musculoskeletal Monday: It’s All About Balance
Assessing and Treating the Clavicle
In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT’s Stacy Soapmann demonstrates one way to assess and treat the clavicle, the latest from our Facebook Live feed. Leave any questions you may have below and if you’d like to advance your clinical reasoning and upper extremity manual therapy skills, join us for one of our upcoming courses: Berrien… Continue reading Assessing and Treating the Clavicle
Musculoskeletal Monday: Cervical Manipulation
The “Dangers” of Cervical Manipulation have been promoted widely over the spectrum of medicine, but what is the reality? Manipulation is as safe as any other intervention if utilized with the appropriate patient, and has been proven through research to be effective. So why should we shy away from it? As with all areas of… Continue reading Musculoskeletal Monday: Cervical Manipulation
Patient with Pain Turning Head to the Left? Here’s One Way to Assess and Treat
Do you regularly see patients experiencing pain with left rotation? In the video below, NAIOMT’s Stacy Soappman, PT, DSc, COMT, FAAOMPT addresses one way to assess and treat. For more manual therapy guidance, join us for the upcoming Cervical Spine courses (that can be taken in any order): Salt Lake City, UT – Nov 11-12 – Cervical Spine… Continue reading Patient with Pain Turning Head to the Left? Here’s One Way to Assess and Treat
Musculoskeletal Monday
Welcome to Musculoskeletal Monday (a.k.a. MSK Monday). This is the first of many weekly posts intended to motivate and inspire fellow PTs. I am as excited about therapy now as I was when I first graduated in 1997 and would like to share that excitement on Mondays to start the week out right. In this… Continue reading Musculoskeletal Monday
Great Expectations (Of Patients)
What do you do when a patient comes in and is disappointed that they are not better? When they are unhappy with the progress and are still in pain? When they seem to be losing faith in you and your treatment? This is something I’ve experience recently, and it got me thinking about the importance… Continue reading Great Expectations (Of Patients)
How To Have Your PT Career (And Enjoy It Too!)
Most physical therapists I have met over the years have similar reasons for entering the field and practice: The willingness to help others. But somewhere along the line, that passion can get lost. We get caught up in other entities of the job and lose sight of what we entered the practice for. There are productivity… Continue reading How To Have Your PT Career (And Enjoy It Too!)
Reasoning Through the Loss of Full Arm Elevation (Video)
In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT’s Bill Temes, PT, MS, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT addresses clinical reasoning through the loss of full arm elevation. Get more manual therapy expertise from Bill at Advanced Upper Quadrant Integration in NYC August 26-27!
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