In the video below, hear from NAIOMT faculty member Angela Gordon, PT, DSc, MPT, COMT, OCS, ATC, FMS on some of the specific areas she’ll be addressing in her upcoming specialty course Advanced Concepts for the Overhead Athlete. If you have any interest in treating professional athletes, this one’s for you! Browse a complete list of NAIOMT’s manual therapy… Continue reading Video: Advanced Concepts for the Overhead Athlete
What Has Been Your Most Memorable Patient?
As 2015 winds down and we embark on another year of guiding PTs toward being the best caregivers they can be, we invite you to reflect on some of the experiences that have shaped your approach in one way or another. Here’s one from NAIOMT clinical fellowship instructor, Rajesh Khemraj, PT, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT. ~ I love how every patient experience is truly unique. The… Continue reading What Has Been Your Most Memorable Patient?
Abstract of The Week: Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association March 2012, Vol 112, 127-139 Siu G, Jaffe JD, Rafique M,et al The authors are osteopathic physicians and state that osteopathic medicine can be useful in diagnosing and managing carpal tunnel syndrome (CTS) via an osteopathic structural examination and osteopathic manipulative treatment.… Continue reading Abstract of The Week: Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine for Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
PT Profile: Alexis Morgan
We are pleased today, to introduce you to an inspiring young leader in our field, APTASA Director of Communications and DPT student at East Tennessee State University Alexis Morgan. She’s been an active participant in an array of PT-related issues including Global PT Day of Service, and continues to facilitate vital healthcare conversations among her peers and beyond. What made you… Continue reading PT Profile: Alexis Morgan
How Star Wars Is Like Us
Social media is alive with commercials and excitement for “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” that arrives in theaters today December 18, 2015. What does this have to do with Manual therapy or NAIOMT? “A long time ago… in a galaxy far, far away”(called Portland), I was a ‘young’ 35 year old PT who attended my first… Continue reading How Star Wars Is Like Us
Abstract of the Week: Immediate Effects of a Dynamic Rotation-Specific Warm-Up on X-Factor and X-Factor Stretch in the Amateur Golfer
Two authors of this week’s featured study include North American Institute of Orthopaedic Manual Therapy’s own Kathy Berglund, PT, DSc, ATC, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT and Liz Henry, PT, DSc, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT: Immediate Effects of a Dynamic Rotation-Specific Warm-Up on X-Factor and X-Factor Stretch in the Amateur Golfer, by Henry E, Berglund K, Millar L, Locke F. was published this… Continue reading Abstract of the Week: Immediate Effects of a Dynamic Rotation-Specific Warm-Up on X-Factor and X-Factor Stretch in the Amateur Golfer
Radioulnar Joint Pronation Manipulation
In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT Faculty Angela Gordon demonstrates an effective RU joint pronation manipulation technique. Get more expert guidance from Angela at Advanced Concepts for the Overhead Athlete in Falls Church, VA September 9-10 or Boston September 23-24, or browse other valuable continuing education opportunities across the country here.
Abstract of the Week: Thoracic Manual Therapy For Shoulder Pain
Abstract: Thoracic manual therapy in the management of non-specific shoulder pain Objectives: “Non-specific shoulder pain (NSSP) is often persistent and disabling leading to high socioeconomic costs. Cervical manipulation has demonstrated improvements in patients with NSSP, although risks associated with thrust techniques are documented. Thoracic manual therapy (TMT) may utilise similar neurophysiological effects with less risk.… Continue reading Abstract of the Week: Thoracic Manual Therapy For Shoulder Pain
Live Review of the Lumbar Scan Online
NAIOMT’s in New York City this weekend teaching a Lumbopelvic Spine II-Hip con ed course. To kick things off, Stacy Soappman, PT, DSc, COMT, FAAOMPT will be doing a brief review of the lumbar scan, and we invite you to watch that portion of the course live online tomorrow Sunday December 6 at 8:30 am EST. Tune in to NAIOMT’s Periscope channel here.
Movement Monday: A Monumental Recovery
Recovery is a journey. In the Ted Talk below, champion cross country skier Janine Shepherd shares her story of resilience after a horrific accident, and offers wise words for those who face a trying road to recovery. “A broken body isn’t a broken person” she discovers, and it was in fact little goals that kept her “going all the way.” Worth a watch or… Continue reading Movement Monday: A Monumental Recovery
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