In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT Faculty Member Terry Pratt, PT, MS, COMT, FAAOMPT demonstrates techniques for stabilizing the lumbar spine segmentally. Let us know if you have questions, and to take your clinical reasoning and manual therapy skills to the next level this fall, join us for an upcoming Lumbopelvic Spine course (levels I and… Continue reading Segmental Stabilization Technique for the Lumbar Spine
Musculoskeletal Monday: Inflammation IS Healing… Literally
This week I wanted to review the only way the body knows how to heal: inflammation. It gets a bad rap, usually juxtaposed with the words chronic and pain to label an injury, or remarks/comments for a conversation. Inflammation is seldom used in a positive context. So let’s give inflammation a pep talk and vouch… Continue reading Musculoskeletal Monday: Inflammation IS Healing… Literally
Side-lying Lumbar Spine Rotational Mobilization for the Older Patient
In the manual video below, NAIOMT faculty member Kathy Stupansky demonstrates how to perform a gentle lumbar spine mobilization technique in the older patient. As you know, there are many different variables that determine when and how to perform various techniques, so please don’t hesitate to contact us with any questions at all. And if you’re up for taking… Continue reading Side-lying Lumbar Spine Rotational Mobilization for the Older Patient
How to Regain CMC Extension
In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT’s Stacy Soappman reviews CMC arthritis of the thumb and how to regain extension. Take your upper extremity manual therapy skills to the next level by joining us for one of these upcoming courses in: Berrien Springs, MI – Sept 26-27 – Upper Extremity Dallas, TX – Sept 29-30… Continue reading How to Regain CMC Extension
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: Whiplash
I am traveling back to New York to teach the Cervical Spine II portion of the NAIOMT series. As chance would have it, JOSPT just published in July an issue dedicated to the cervical spine and whiplash specifically. This issue is Part II, (Part I was published in October 2016.) From cover to cover both issues… Continue reading Musculoskeletal Monday: Whiplash
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
Combined PIVMs (Non-Weight Bearing H and I Test)
In the manual therapy video below NAIOMT Faculty Bill Temes demonstrates combined PIVMs (non-weight bearing H and I test). If you’d like to develop your clinical reasoning skills in this area, join us for one of our upcoming Advanced Lower Quadrant Integration courses: Castle Rock, CO – Sept 17-18 – Advanced Lower Quadrant Integration Portland,… Continue reading Combined PIVMs (Non-Weight Bearing H and I Test)
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: Clinical Instability
Today I’m heading to NYC to teach the Lumbar II module of our certification series. As always, I review content and today I was drawn to the review of the treatment based classification (TBC) system as summarized by Dr. Julie Fritz in the latest edition of Grieve’s Modern Musculoskeletal Physiotherapy. It is well established that… Continue reading Musculoskeletal Monday: Clinical Instability
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