Winter weather in Colorado means, skiing, snowboarding, cross country skiing, and snowshoeing, in additional to all the normal running and biking people do. It also means snow with slippery parking lots and sidewalks. All of these things can create a nightmare situation for your upper extremities, should you fall and catch yourself on an outstretched… Continue reading Manipulation of Abducted Ulna
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Humeral Head Won’t Go Posterior? Here’s One Way to Treat It
Faced with the humeral head not going posterior? In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT faculty member Stacy Soappman demonstrates one way to treat it. Let us know if you have questions and if you’re looking to strengthen your clinical reasoning and upper extremity manual therapy skills, join us for one of these upcoming courses:… Continue reading Humeral Head Won’t Go Posterior? Here’s One Way to Treat It
Abstract of the Week: Thoracic Manual Therapy in The Management of Non-specific Shoulder Pain
How many of you start your shoulder examination with a look at the cervical and thoracic spine? In the absence of trauma it makes the most sense to do a cervical and thoracic scan during the initial evaluation. The scapula is part of the shoulder girdle. A lot of the muscles that attach to the… Continue reading Abstract of the Week: Thoracic Manual Therapy in The Management of Non-specific Shoulder Pain
Why More Manual Therapists Should Treat The Pregnant Client
It’s only natural for physical therapists to gravitate toward their favorite areas and issues to treat in the clinic. They’re usually ones we feel most confident with, aren’t they? But sometimes–oftentimes–going outside of our comfort zones to learn new skills, and gain a new understanding of the human body not only makes us better physical therapists, it’s where we can start reshaping the healthcare… Continue reading Why More Manual Therapists Should Treat The Pregnant Client
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