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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 19 2016

Do You Do These 4 SI Joint Assessment Tests?

Do you do these 4 SI Joint assessment tests? the standing flexion test, the prone knee flexion test, the supine long sitting test, and palpation of posterior superior iliac spine (PSIS) heights in a sitting position You may want to rethink your assessment techniques. Conclusion The intertester reliability of assessments … [Read more...]

Written by Robert Libbey, RMT · Categorized: Blog, Research, Uncategorized · Tagged: Chiropractic, Fracture, Injuries, Ligament Pain Referral, Ligaments, Manual Therapy, Massage, Osteopathy, Pain, Physiotherapy, Registered Massage Therapy, Rehabilitation, Robert Libbey, SI Joint, Soft Tissue Injuries, Sports Injury, Sports Massage, Sprain, Strain

Apr 18 2016

Are You Sure You Can Determine IF an SI Joint is “Out?”

I remember being taught in school (as a student) and again remember my Co-Instructors instructing that the SI Joint could be measured for upslips, rotations, diagonal axis dysfunctions etc... Now I'm honestly uncomfortable using that terminology, communication and assessment of the structure. I am biased in thinking that we still have influence … [Read more...]

Written by Robert Libbey, RMT · Categorized: Uncategorized · Tagged: Chiropractic, Dislocation, Injuries, Ligament Pain Referral, Ligaments, Low Back Pain, Manual Therapy, Massage, Osteopathy, Pain, Physiotherapy, Prolotherapy, Registered Massage Therapy, Rehabilitation, Robert Libbey, SI Joint, Soft Tissue Injuries, Sports Injury, Sports Massage, Sprain, Strain

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

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