Massage Therapy and Tennis Elbow

Massage Therapy and Tennis Elbow

A multi-modal rehabilitation approach utilizing post-treatment movement practices to stimulate neurological & musculoskeletal adaptions that help to increase the individuals’ load capacity. In addition to manual therapy (neurodynamic mobilization, friction massage, IASTM) to activate a number of descending inhibitory pathways of the CNS. 

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Massage Therapy and Post-Surgical ACL Injuries

Massage Therapy and Post-Surgical ACL Injuries

There is a wide spectrum when it comes to the ACL injuries, from a minor tear to the dreaded O’Donoghue unhappy triad. Named after Dr. DH O’Donoghue the American orthopedic surgeon who first described the injury in 1950.

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The scientific basis of neurofunctional acupuncture

The scientific basis of neurofunctional acupuncture

Electro-acupuncture stimulates a number reflex effects which may help alleviate musculoskeletal disorders associated with many persistent pain syndromes, including but not limited to:

  • Back pain
  • Neck pain
  • Tension Headaches
  • Carpal Tunnel Syndrome
  • Osteoarthritis (Knee and Hip)
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Conservative Care for Low Back Pain

Conservative Care for Low Back Pain

Low back pain is a difficult to treat global health burden, one of the reasons for this is that there is often no clear identifiable cause. There is much debate about the best way to manage low back pain, some of the strongest reviews support the need for a multi-modal therapeutic approach. A multi-modal approach can involve a number of management strategies that include but is not limited to education, reassurance, analgesic medicines and a number of non pharmacological therapies.

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Auricular Acupuncture for Pain Management

Auricular Acupuncture for Pain Management

Acknowledging that traditional narratives outdated, medical acupuncture is an approach that is based upon a theory that is inline current scientific understanding of how the body works. Reframing auricular acupuncture form of peripheral nerve stimulation technique in which acupuncture needles are inserted into anatomically defined sites, and stimulated manually or with electricity.

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Massage Therapy for Plantar Heel Pain

Massage Therapy for Plantar Heel Pain

Massage therapy as a therapeutic intervention is being embraced by the medical community. This is in part because it is a non-pharmacological therapeutic intervention that is simple to carry out, economical, and has very few side effects. One area that is being explored is the use of massage therapy for patients who suffer from plantar heel pain.

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