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07/26/2022

You’re thinking about a new office space! Incredible. I know it’s an exciting (and equally scary) venture to find potential spaces that are the perfect fit for you and your team. And since this pro…

05/19/2022

All touch is not created equal!

Manual therapists are blessed to be able to help people through touch and for the most part, all forms of caring, well-intentioned touch are good.

Recent studies by Boehme, et al, suggest that the human brain pays more attention to touch by others (novel stimuli) since it is unable to “predict” the outcome.

Novel stimuli through touch during a therapy session with the client actively engaged could further enhance sensory input leading to increased nervous system stimulation and greater therapeutic impact.

So how do we do this?

Head over to this week's Technique Tuesday to find out:
https://erikdalton.com/blog/bodywork-hormones-homeostasis/

05/19/2022

05/18/2022

Trigger points are taut fibers within the muscle fiber. The sarcomere, or contractile unit of the muscle fiber, becomes shortened due to trauma, injury, overload of a muscle or muscle groups, nutri…

04/08/2022

🛎️ Subclavius stretch:

1. The client’s arm should rest on therapist's shoulder - make sure they are not guarding or holding their arm up.
2. Therapist's fingers of the right hand curl and snake behind the clavicle and brace the area while the left fingers wade in front of the upper trapezius and contact the scalenes where they attach to the first rib.
3. To create space and stretch in the subclavius, stand with your knees slightly bent, extend the knees, and abduct the client's arm, allowing your fingers to spread open the thoracic outlet.

Learn this and many more MYOSKELETAL ALIGNMENT TECHNIQUES for relieving impinged or trapped nerves in key joints throughout the body with my Treating Trapped Nerves MAT Course. 25% OFF until April 11.

https://erikdalton.com/courses/treating-trapped-nerves/

02/08/2022

Technique Tuesday: When the Funny Bone Ain’t Funny
Mobilizing the Ulnar Nerve

The ulnar is the most exposed of all nerves and ranks second only to the median nerve (carpal tunnel syndrome) as an arm and hand pain generator. Irritation of the ulnar nerve can present as tingling, pain and numbness in the pinky and ring fingers sometimes in a shocking way as the flexed elbow strikes an object compressing it against bone.

Like a telephone cable, the ulnar nerve passes through a protective tunnel behind the elbow’s medial epicondyle or funny bone forming what is called the ‘cubital tunnel’. When the ulnar nerve is compressed or entrapped, the nerve can tear and become inflamed leading to a variety of symptoms, called Cubital Tunnel Syndrome.

I’ve discovered about eight ulnar nerve entrapment sites beginning in the neck, extending through the thoracic outlet, armpit, and down into the hand. All those entrapment sites are addressed in my “Treating Trapped Nerves” home-study course, and some examples are presented below. You’ll love how easily these routines integrate into your existing massage and bodywork practice, and your clients will be amazed at how quickly they are free of nagging pinched nerve pain emanating from the neck, thoracic outlet, and cubital tunnel.

To release ulnar entrapment under the subscapularis muscle, therapist’s left hand grasps client’s wrist and abducts arm, while soft flat fingers of therapist’s right hand contact… Click here to read more and view an ulnar nerve mobilization technique video: https://mailchi.mp/freedomfrompain/when-the-funny-bone-aint-funny-159666

12/22/2021

Do clothes make the person or does the person make the clothes? Perhaps it can be a bit of both. Our experts agree that with many massage therapists accepting insurance, growing a referral business…

07/22/2021

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07/20/2021

Ayurveda is a practical and logical approach to living in harmony with the elements of nature. This knowledge and practice can be a wonderful tool to assist us with our self-care.