Category Archives: Manual therapy
Free or not for free? That’s the question posed by soft tissue therapist Paula Clayton (updated post-London 2012)
I have been asked on numerous occasions what my thoughts are on volunteer work within our profession. Now, don’t get me wrong I have no issues what so ever when it comes to volunteering your time and training to boost … Continue reading
Medial Tibial Stress Syndrome: a case study in a national tennis player by Ron Alexander, STT (MSK)
Functional fascial taping (FFT) is a treatment approach that uses sports tape to apply tension to the skin, fascia and muscles in order to pull damaged structures back into alignment. The author of this article has pioneered and developed this … Continue reading
Facilitated Stretching: an overview by Bob McAtee RMT,CSCS,C-PT
Most manual therapists and fitness professionals agree that stretching is an important part of training for sport. Beyond sport, stretching is useful for maintaining general flexibility for daily activities and as preventive maintenance to counteract the effects of repetitive motion … Continue reading
Assisted Soft Tissue Manipulation: An introduction to using the ‘spoon’ by Dave Orton, MSc,MCSP,HPC
‘Get the spoon out’ or ‘use the butter knife’, are a couple of new phrases popping up in the clinic these days. We have been using the i-assist, a tool for applying instrument-assisted soft tissue manipulation/massage (IASTM). IASTM comes in … Continue reading
Whole Body Cryotherapy: A ‘Cool’ Therapeutic Technology by Lucy Hammond
This article provides an overview of the increasingly popular treatment modality of whole body cryotherapy (WBC), where athletes are exposed to extremely cold air (−110 to −140 degrees Celcius) for a short duration in order to enhance their recovery and … Continue reading
An Alternative Approach to Exercise Prescription – by strength and conditioning coach Matthew Palfrey
This article is the first in a series that will present the rationale for an alternative approach to exercise prescription in the fields of physiotherapy, sports rehabilitation and general fitness training. The overall aim of the article is to allow … Continue reading
Maximinsing the Gluteus Maximus – Part 1 by osteopath John Gibbons
Many athletes and patients attend the clinic every day with pain somewhere in their body. The question the therapist needs to ask is, ‘Can the gluteal muscles be partly or wholly responsible for the pain that the patient is presenting … Continue reading