Acute back pain should be treated like a hysterical child that has just fallen into a pool and almost drowned.Lots of hugging, stroking,squeezing , rocking.You get the idea you need to calm them down.A client with acute back pain needs to be reassured not stretched or worked on aggressivley.Decompression works …
I am a firm believer in maintaining a healthy T spine for preventing neck and shoulder problems.The following techniques are good for maintenance and prevention. Take your time with these techniques and do not over stretch clients rather spend more time repeating the extensions and rotations with out going into …
Today’s post will look at a very common asymmetry that therapists see every day. A client comes in and you do a quick postural assessment, one shoulder sits higher than the other and we immediately note this on our chart . I will not tell you to stop doing this …
Today I will briefly share some gentle soft tissue techniques I use for clients with acute neck pain.