One of the pioneers for the modern pain science/biopsychosocial movements in MSK care was Louis Gifford, a physiotherapist from Cornwall, UK. Unfortunately, he passed away from cancer in 2014. During his time he was responsible for challenging long held beliefs and traditions within the PT community. His relentless desire to read, learn, and teach has provided significant knowledge and inspiration…
This article was inspired by a paper written by Joel Bialosky et al in 2017. It is titled: Unravelling the mechanisms of MT: Modelling an Approach. A PDF of this article can be found for free online here. The definition of mechanism: “a system of parts working together in a machine; a piece of machinery” When one thinks of the human body and…
Disclaimer. This blog is not disputing your clinical outcomes! I need to emphasize that your specific clinical outcomes are not being disputed here. What I want to focus on is the reasoning. When treating the psoas, positive clinical outcomes are likely for very different reasons than “releasing” the psoas. Why spend time blogging about the psoas? My initial purpose…
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…
This 2-day course will focus on reconceptualizing pain, manual therapy and the role of RMT’s in healthcare. The focus will be on how to use manual therapy and therapeutic exercise in a manner that is consistent with the evidence and theories of how multiple factors can impact pain, movement, performance and disability.
