Ipsolateral & Contralateral Locking for The Lumbar Spine

In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT’s Kathy Stupansky, PT, DSc, OCS, FAAOMPT demonstrates ipsolateral and contralateral locking from below for the lumbar spine. To gain deeper understanding of the lumbopelvic spine and how that knowledge can help you in the clinic, join us for: Slippery Rock, PA – October 7-8 – Lumbopelvic Spine Portland, ME – Oct 14-15… Continue reading Ipsolateral & Contralateral Locking for The Lumbar Spine

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)

Segmental Stabilization Technique for the Lumbar Spine

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

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

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)

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

Patient with Pain Turning Head to the Left? Here’s One Way to Assess and Treat

Do you regularly see patients experiencing pain with left rotation? In the video below, NAIOMT’s Stacy Soappman, PT, DSc, COMT, FAAOMPT addresses one way to assess and treat. For more manual therapy guidance, join us for the upcoming Cervical Spine courses (that can be taken in any order): Salt Lake City, UT – Nov 11-12 – Cervical Spine… Continue reading Patient with Pain Turning Head to the Left? Here’s One Way to Assess and Treat

Musculoskeletal Monday: The Elbow Complex

The elbow complex consists of three joints, forming a bridge between the shoulder and the hand, and it’s an exciting and challenging region to treat. Anatomy Doesn’t Lie If you have a patient presenting with posteriorlateral elbow pain, a diagnosis of lateral epicondylitis, and a history of trauma you may want to consider the lateral… Continue reading Musculoskeletal Monday: The Elbow Complex