The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association, December 2014, Vol 114, Number 12, 900-906 The plantar fascia spans from the medial aspect of the calcaneus distally to the base of each proximal phalanx. In plantar fasciitis the most medial aspect of the plantar fascia…
Last week I reviewed general functional anatomy concepts of the shoulder and reviewed a myofascial release technique for the shoulder girdle. This week I want to discuss another amazingly effective technique for improving function of the shoulder girdle. This technique focuses on the myofascial tissues…
I taught over Columbus Day Weekend at a reunion conference at UNECOM and covered the shoulder. So, here are the highlights of my presentation. First of all the shoulder is the most mobile joint of the body with a very shallow glenohumeral joint that is…
“Modeled Osteopathic Manipulative Treatments: A Review of Their in Vitro Effects on Fibroblast Tissue Preparations”; Manal Zein-Hammoud, PhD and Paul Standley, PhD; The Journal of the American Osteopathic Association; August 2015, vol. 115, Number 8, pp. 490-501. In this last blog summarizing this article…
Body Mass Index and Musculoskeletal Pain: is there a Connection? David R. Seaman; Chiropractic & Manual Therapies, 2013, 21:15. Now that I have spent a number of weeks reviewing Dr. Houston’s Functional Medicine approach to cardiovascular disease, let’s get back to more of a…
Ligamentous Articular Strain: Osteopathic Manipulative Techniques for the Body, Conrad A. Speece, DO; William Thomas Crow, DO; Steven L. Simmons, DO; 2001; Eastland Press. Some of the participants in the Dallas Osteopathic Study Group, that started thirty years ago and was originally under the tutelage…
Ligamentous Articular Strain: Osteopathic Manipulative Techniques for the Body, Conrad A. Speece, DO; William Thomas Crow, DO; Steven L. Simmons, DO; 2001; Eastland Press. Ligamentous Articular Strain is an osteopathic manipulative technique developed by William G. Sutherland, D.O. This technique is how Dr. Sutherland was…
OMT of Back Pain and Related Symptoms during Pregnancy: A Randomized Controlled Trial; John C. Licciardone, DO, MS, MBA; Steve Buchanan, DO; Kendi L. Hensel, DO; Hollis H. King, DO, PhD; Kimberly G Fulda, PhD; and Scott T. Stoll, DO, PhD. American Journal of Obstetrics…
Seventh and final excerpt from this essay: This essay I wrote on fascia as a Holistic Network has been presented in seven blog posts. I would be very interested in hearing from other physicians and manual medicine practitioners about your thoughts on the fascia as…
“Modeled Repetitive Motion Strain and Indirect Osteopathic Manipulative Techniques in Regulation of Human Fibroblast Proliferation and Interleukin Secretion”; Kate R. Meltzer, MS and Paul R. Standley, PhD, JAOA, Volume 107, No 12, December 2007, pp. 527-536. One more quote from this study that I outlined…
