Happy New Year! The dreaded 2020 is behind us. Now is the time to look forward and to make 2021 a better year. Looking for optimism It is difficult to be optimistic during a worldwide pandemic that has altered the way we live. Losing control of so many aspects of our lives and living with overwhelming uncertainty has been a…
This is a guest post by my colleague Chrystal Ladouceur RMT. She discusses some very important concepts for RMTs and manual therapists. In order to become an evidence based profession we need to challenge unhelpful and unsupported ideas. Challenging these ideas does not mean your techniques or interventions are useless. Please read her article below for further insight. You still matter…
The chances are you will have experienced an episode of low back pain at least once in your life. You’ve probably experienced it many times. Low back pain is one of the most normal things a human can experience. It’s estimated in some studies that over 80% of people will get an episode of back pain at least once every…
Gluteal Amnesia, Sleepy Glutes, Lazy Butt Syndrome These are some common terms used to explain to clients why they are experiencing pain in their low back, sacral, hip or buttock area. Or why they present with a perceived excessive anterior pelvic tilt, ‘tight’ hamstrings, or difficulty performing certain physical tasks. This concept is based on the belief that the gluteal…
The objectives for rehabilitation in musculoskeletal medicine is to restore a patient to their former capacity by therapeutic means or to improve physical function so they can return to meaningful and constructive activity. For acute pain management with moderate limitations to functional activity, a therapist can follow a relatively linear process of assessing for any major health concerns and then…
Thanks to Jocelyn Kirton RMT for her following article. Jocelyn is an RMT currently based in Surrey, BC at ClaytonCrossingRMT.com and has a practice focused on treating pelvic and abdominal pain. She is the first guest author for ericpurves.com Chronic Pelvic Pain Imagine experiencing pain in the most intimate of areas. The narrow variety of treatment options available yields increasingly frustrating results…
