As we highlighted last week in 5 Things PTs Should Be Be Proud of This Year, we all should be closing out 2017 feeling pretty good about the direction of our profession, and the passion and dedication that’s being injected into it by seasoned and fresh PTs alike. That said, this is no time to sit… Continue reading New Year, New Skills
Category: Manual Therapy
Upper Cervical Ligaments Review
In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT’s Stacy Soappman shares a brief review of the upper cervical ligaments. Let us know if you have any questions and if you want to take your skills to the next level in the clinic this fall, here are a few level I and II Cervical Spine courses coming… Continue reading Upper Cervical Ligaments Review
Unilateral C7 T1 Extension Manip of the CSpine
In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT faculty member Steve Allen demonstrates detailed technique for doing a unilateral C7-T1 extension manipulation of the cervical spine. Let us know if you have questions, and to take your manual therapy and clinical reasoning skills to the next level, join us for these upcoming cervical spine courses, which can… Continue reading Unilateral C7 T1 Extension Manip of the CSpine
Musculoskeletal Monday: From Technicians to MSK Specialists
Well, it is time again for MSK Monday, and I have the pleasure of writing this blog from the “espressohotel” in Milan. I am teaching a Lumbar Spine I class for a group of physiotherapists in northern Italy, and teaching in Rome the next weekend. I appreciate the Italian hospitality and their eagerness to learn.… Continue reading Musculoskeletal Monday: From Technicians to MSK Specialists
3 Special Skill Areas That Can Help PTs in The Clinic
By now you may have heard about or taken one of our multi-level manual therapy courses on the cervical spine, thoracic spine, lumbopelvic spine, or upper and lower quadrant. But as faculty who are practicing clinicians seeing recurring issues in clinics across the country, once in a while we make the decision to develop specialty… Continue reading 3 Special Skill Areas That Can Help PTs in The Clinic
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
Cervical Tests Blocking and Mob (Video)
In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT Faculty Kent Keyser works with former Fellow-in-Training, Hannah Shallice on the cervical spine. The NAIOMT Clinical Fellowship Program is a self-directed, part-time, eclectic program to enhance a PT’s safe, efficient and effective advanced clinical reasoning and management of complex musculo-skeletal dysfunctions. To get a sense of the personal guidance our… Continue reading Cervical Tests Blocking and Mob (Video)
Atlantoaxial Mobility Non-articular Cervical Dysfunction Assessment
In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT faculty member Ann Porter Hoke demonstrates how to accurately assess mobility in the cervical spine differentiating between actual ROM and ROM restricted by muscle guarding. If you have questions and want to take your clinical reasoning and manual therapy skills to the next level, join us in person for… Continue reading Atlantoaxial Mobility Non-articular Cervical Dysfunction Assessment
New Season, New Skills: Advanced Spinal Manipulation
We know. It’s tough to say goodbye to summer-–especially with all that inspiring #Summer of Move action happening across the country. Untangling my mind. OC1 paddling in powerful, playful water at Deception Pass. #SummerOfMOVE #BaseCampAC @LindsayGE @FreeTheYoke pic.twitter.com/MHMpDat9Ii — Dave Bond (@DavidBondDPT) August 21, 2017 Hiking in Glacier National Park! #FreetheYoke #moveitorloseit #summerOFMOVE pic.twitter.com/pgiTQEq7A9 — Hana Bucholz… Continue reading New Season, New Skills: Advanced Spinal Manipulation
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
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