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Aug 14 2017

(VIDEO INSIDE) Look to the Hip to Decrease ACL Tears!

Helping Incorporate Research and Manual Techniques into your Massage Therapy Practice! Restricted Hip Rotation Is Correlated With an Increased Risk for Anterior Cruciate Ligament Injury. The primary purpose was to compare ipsilateral hip internal rotation (IR) in male and female athletes with or without an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) … [Read more...]

Written by Robert Libbey, RMT · Categorized: Blog, Courses · Tagged: ACL, Decrease ACL Tears, Hip, Injuries, Knee, Ligament Pain Referral, Ligaments, Manual Therapy, Massage, Osteoarthritis, Pain, Pelvis, Registered Massage Therapy, Rehabilitation, Robert Libbey

Apr 28 2016

More Evidence on Joint Dysfunction, Proprioception and Sensation

J Manipulative Physiol Ther. 1988 Oct;11(5):400-8. Effects of altered afferent articular input on sensation, proprioception, muscle tone and sympathetic reflex responses. Slosberg M Abstract The influence of afferent articular and periarticular input on muscle tone, joint mobility, proprioception and pain is of considerable interest to … [Read more...]

Written by Robert Libbey, RMT · Categorized: Uncategorized · Tagged: Dislocation, Fracture, Injuries, Knee, Ligament Pain Referral, Ligaments, Low Back Pain, Manual Therapy, Massage, Osteoarthritis, Pain, Physiotherapy, Registered Massage Therapy, Rehabilitation, Robert Libbey, shoulder, SI Joint, Soft Tissue Injuries, Sports Injury, Subluxation

Apr 17 2016

The Role of Descending Modulation in Manual Therapy

This is a great read. You can read the full article here Abstract Manual therapy has long been a component of physical rehabilitation programs, especially to treat those in pain. The mechanisms of manual therapy, however, are not fully understood, and it has been suggested that its pain modulatory effects are of neurophysiological origin and … [Read more...]

Written by Robert Libbey, RMT · Categorized: Uncategorized · Tagged: Knee, Ligament Pain Referral, Ligaments, Manual Therapy, Massage, Osteopathy, Pain, Registered Massage Therapy, Rehabilitation, Robert Libbey, Soft Tissue Injuries, Sports Injury, Sports Massage, Sprain, Strain, Therapy

Apr 14 2016

Decrease Pain in Patients with Knee OA

Here's a nice paper documenting that patients with Knee OA pain had global decrease in deep tissue pressure sensitivity and had significantly lower resting pain after treatment of the joint tissues (joint Mobilization). Treatment of just the skin alone (manual cutaneous input) did not provide this same effect. Read the original abstract … [Read more...]

Written by Robert Libbey, RMT · Categorized: Blog, News, Research, Uncategorized · Tagged: Injuries, Knee, Ligament Pain Referral, Manual Therapy, Massage, OA, Osteoarthritis, Pain, Registered Massage Therapy, Rehabilitation, Robert Libbey, Soft Tissue Injuries, Sports Injury, Sports Massage, Sprain, Strain

Mar 09 2016

Massage Therapy for Osteoarthritis of the Knee: A Randomized Dose-Finding Trial

Full Paper here Abstract Background In a previous trial of massage for osteoarthritis (OA) of the knee, we demonstrated feasibility, safety and possible efficacy, with benefits that persisted at least 8 weeks beyond treatment termination. Methods We performed a RCT to identify the optimal dose of massage within an 8-week treatment … [Read more...]

Written by Robert Libbey, RMT · Categorized: Blog, Research · Tagged: Dislocation, Fracture, Injuries, Knee, Ligament Pain Referral, Manual Therapy, Massage, Osteoarthritis, Osteopathy, Pain, Rehabilitation, Robert Libbey, Soft Tissue Injuries, Sports Injury, Sports Massage, Sprain, Strain, Surgery

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