By: Brett Windsor, PT Today provided us with a tragic reminder that although it is an exceedingly rare event, the vertebral artery remains vulnerable to blunt force trauma. Australian International Cricket batsman Phillip Hughes, 25, passed away today two days after being struck during a game by a bouncer, in the neck just below the… Continue reading Vertebral Artery Injury

By: Michael Lucido, PT

By: Stacy Soappman Our treatment is only as good as the patient education that follows it. How many times have we identified the correct joint, performed a brilliant mobilization/manipulation, did the appropriate post manual treatment exercise and then sent the patient on their way? And how many times have they come back the next session… Continue reading It’s all in the Shoes…

By: Brett Windsor, Looking further at the Rees article from yesterday, I had a few additional thoughts that I wanted to pass on: 1. No mention of physical therapy as a modality capable of successfully treating tendinopathy. A lot of valuable physical therapy contributions were overlooked, despite the fact that our profession has contributed an… Continue reading Continuing to Revisit inflammation in the tendons…

By: Brett Windsor, PT The subject of tendinopathy has been at the forefront of the physical therapy profession for many years now. In recent times, the body of knowledge has largely moved away from the idea that inflammation plays any real role in the pathogenesis and propagation of tendinopathy, towards a more mechanistic explanation that at… Continue reading Tendons-Time to Revisit Inflammation?

By: Brett Windsor, PT OOPTSG (Oregon Orthopedic Physical Therapy Study Group) has been a part of the NAIOMT landscape in Portland Oregon for almost two decades now. Almost anyone who has taught for NAIOMT in Portland, or taken a course from NAIOMT in Portland has come across OOPTSG and of course Anna Bond. Whether it… Continue reading Changes are afoot in Portland…

By Brett Windsor, PT In the world of manual therapy and in particular at NAIOMT, we are constantly reminded of the need to be vigilant in our screening examinations. Much of the serious pathology that can potentially compromise the stability or vascular integrity of the cervical spine presents in a manner as would any relatively… Continue reading Manipulate or Not?

By Kathy Stupansky, PT Treating the lumbar spine in older patients can be a challenge. In this short video, watch NAIOMT faculty member Kathy Stupansky treating an older patient to increase movement in the lumbar spine.