Earlier this week, NAIOMT faculty member Steve Allen discussed a real-life case scenario of an athlete that experienced an inversion ankle injury in the post Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Care. In it, he referred to the the Talar Swing Test as being beneficial to addressing her subsequent presentations in the year that followed the injury. Take a look at… Continue reading Talar Swing Test Video
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Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Care
Don’t you love being a PT? Who else cares that a blocked, silent culprit of a joint can lead to consequential injury up or down the chain of the homosapien? Or that a hypermobile joint is distorting my sympathetic nervous system, making me most vulnerable to injury? Who else has that training? We as PTs… Continue reading Delayed Diagnosis, Delayed Care
Musculoskeletal Monday: The Shoulder
There has been an increase in rotator cuff surgical procedures performed after surgical consultation in patients presenting with shoulder pain. This has resulted in a 238% increase in the number of rotator cuff repairs in the last decade! Although large tears have been shown to benefit positively from surgery, it is important to note that… Continue reading Musculoskeletal Monday: The Shoulder
Combined PIVM of The Lumbar Spine
In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT’s Stacy Soappman addresses combined PIVM of the lumbar spine. For more manual therapy expertise, join us for one of our upcoming Lumbopelvic Spine courses that can be taken in any order: New York, NY – January 28 – Lumbopelvic Spine I Salt Lake City, UT – February 17-18… Continue reading Combined PIVM of The Lumbar Spine
Why Does Foam Rolling Work?
Over the past few years, there has been a growing trend of utilizing massage tools to work on tight muscles and stiffness. Almost always, you can enter a gym and see people rolling out their IT bands or calfs with a foam roller. But why? When really needed, it hurts…bad. Usually though, when all is… Continue reading Why Does Foam Rolling Work?
Interview with Erl Pettman PT, MCSP, MCPA, FCAMPT
Originally posted on Manual Therapy Forum:
Welcome to our second interview! This time, we speak with Erl Pettman. Erl is a former senior lecturer and chief examiner for the Orthopaedic Division of the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA). He is also a co-founder of the North American Institute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy (NAIOMT), for which he still…
Treatment of the Injured Runner: Lifting with Gracovetski
In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT faculty member and teacher of our Injured Runner Specialty Course Steve Allen, PT, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT shares a tip for working with patients who encounter running injuries. Let us know if you have any questions, and for more expertise from Steve, join him for these west coast manual therapy courses: Upper Extremity –… Continue reading Treatment of the Injured Runner: Lifting with Gracovetski
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!
To PTs Striving For Something More…
Ten years. It was ten years ago that I took the NAIOMT upper quadrant course which consisted of Cervical II and Shoulder/elbow/wrist. It was ten years ago that I left the course and distinctly remember calling my husband and telling him that it was just too hard. I was so excited about what I was… Continue reading To PTs Striving For Something More…
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