Complex kinematics of the wrist? Child’s Play!
Jamie Bergner, OTD, OTR/L, CHT, COMT Have you ever wondered how the carpal bones and ligaments of the wrist can...
Clinical Commentary – Categories of Muscle Pain Part 1 Introduction
Valerie Phelps, PT ScD OCS FAAOMPT and Vicente Mauri-Stecca, PT ScD COMT Myofascial pain can be complicated to assess, however...
The First Step in Dealing with the Difficult Patient
Communication. Conversation. We do it every day. It’s an integral part of the human experience. On the surface, it...
Cannot Supinate? Range of Motion Problem OR Proximal Radioulnar Joint Problem?
We believe that what we do defines who we are – and who we are defines what we do. Sometimes injuries get in the way, and it is my job to collaborate with the patient to identify the obstacle. With careful listening, patients often reveal the problem.
Debating the value of manipulative therapy and our understanding of sources of success?
Steve Karas, Paul Mintken & Jean-Michel Brismée (2018) We need to debate the value of manipulative therapy and recognize that we...
Can Neck Exercises Enhance The Activation Of The Semispinalis Cervicis Relative To The Splenius Capitus At Specific Spinal Levels?
Schomacher, J. et al., Manual Therapy (2015), http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.math.2015.04.010. Abstracted by: Russell Hanks, PT, COMT, Anchorage, AK — Fellowship Candidate, IAOM-US...
Fibular Malalignment in Individuals with Chronic Ankle Instability
Kobayashi T, Suzuki E, Yamazaki N, et al. Fibular malalignment in individuals with chronic ankle instability. J Orthop Sports Phys...
Daily Exercises and Education for Preventing Low Back Pain in Children: Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
Hill JJ, Keating JL, Physical Therapy Journal, 95 (2015) 507–516. Abstracted by: Russell Hanks, PT, COMT, Anchorage, AK — Fellowship...
The prevalence of osteoarthritis of the sternoclavicular joint on computed tomography
Abstracted by: Dale Gerke, PT, ScD, COMT, Mequon, Wisconsin — Fellowship Candidate, IAOM-US Fellowship Program & Jean-Michel Brismée, PT, ScD,...
Evaluation of Hip Internal and External Rotation Range of Motion as an Injury Risk Factor for Hip, Abdominal and Groin Injuries in Professional Baseball Players
Abstracted by: Jacob Hangen, SPT at Missouri State University, Springfield, Missouri Li, X., Ma, R., Zhou, H., Thompson, M., Dawson,...
EFFECT OF STERNOCLAVICULAR JOINT MOBILIZATION ON PAIN AND FUNCTION IN A PATIENT WITH MASSIVE SUPRASPINATUS TEAR
Mischke, J., Emerson Kaychak, A., & Courtney, C. (2016). Physiotherapy Theory & Practice, 32(2), 153-158. Abstracted by: Erica Campbell, SPT,...