The RMT Education Project is Helping people manage sports injuries with confidence through creative and innovative health education.
This blog features post on massage therapy, acupuncture, myofascial release, pain science, cupping, IASTM, sports massage, deep tissue massage.
Before I looked down the rabbit of human anatomy, I did not realise that there is so much variation from person to person. An example of this is accessory ossicles, otherwise known as extra bones. Here are a couple examples of extra bones that may be present in the lower body.
Read More"Researchers have also solved the mystery of how monitor lizards got venom glands. They have discovered that lunge-feeding whales have a special sense organ in their chin that helps them engulf vast amounts of food. And like the whales, it seems crocodiles have sense organs in their jaws, which can detect vibrations in the water."
Read More"Hippocrates is considered the father of medicine, enemy of superstition, pioneer of rationality and fount of eternal wisdom. Statues and drawings show him with a furrowed brow, thinking hard about how to heal his patients."
Read MorePut a finger on the point of your elbow.
Feel inwards from there about half and inch or slightly more until you find another bony outcrop.
Got it? Good.
Tap with your finger in the valley between those landmarks as hard as you like.
If you enjoyed that sensation you’re very much in the minority! You just found your funny bone.
Read More"His name was Andreas Vesalius. He was born into a medical family in what is now Belgium. As a boy he showed a great interest in the dissection of animals, a predilection that disgusted his contemporaries. Yet he persevered, going on to study medicine at both Paris and Padua, then two of the great centers for anatomic research. When he graduated, he was immediately offered a teaching position. Unlike those who taught him, he insisted on performing the dissections himself and encouraged his students to do likewise."
Read MorePandiculation, is an abstract term most people are not familiar with, but it describes a very common stretch that most people do on a daily basis. It's that first stretch in the morning, when you tension and then relaxing your muscles - it feels so good.
Read More“Life is not a problem to be solved, but a reality to be experienced.”
*This blog post is meant as an educational tool only. It is not a replacement for medical advice from a qualified and registered health professional.
Richard is a Registered Massage Therapist in Petrolia Ontario who is experienced in the assessment and treatment of sport injuries. Richard uses a Adaptive Manual therapy which means that myofascial release, acupuncture, cupping, sports massage and IASTM are used in an individualized one on one treatment.
