Myofascial Release

Fascia is undeniably one of the most un-studied parts of the human body, but you cannot have a complete discussion regarding the muscular system without looking at fascia first. Every time I use this term almost always the next thing asked is, "what is fascia?" Well fascia is defined medically as a layer of fibrous tissue below the skin that covers underlying tissues and separates different layers of tissue. It is a structure of connective tissue that surrounds and encloses muscles, groups of muscles, blood vessels and nerves, binding some structures together, while permitting others to slide smoothly over each other.

Dr. Jeff Roderick is an experienced chiropractor who is certified in the Active Release Technique and trained in the myofascial release modality. He also holds an official Certified Chiropractic Sports Physician designation. Over the course of his career, he has served as a chiropractic sports medicine physician at the Salt Lake City Olympics, the team physician for the Madison and South Fremont high schools, and a chiropractor with Madison Ridge Chiropractic. While working for Madison Ridge, Dr. Jeff Roderick earned special recognition for excellent service and dedication to the chiropractic profession from the Logan College of Chiropractic.

It took time for Dr. Fiel to figure out what he wanted to do for a living. He had an education in Chiropractic, but knew there was much more to learn. He delved into an unknown domain where physical therapy, orthopedics, and chiropractic sciences meet. He combines all of these aspects into his treatment plans, and it is one of the reasons why he is so successful. However, this recent success has not hindered his thirst for knowledge. In fact, he recently has become certified in acupuncture, which will help countless more patients.

It was noted that the patient has made significant gains in the HELP functional restoration program attaining his goals. He is still unable to return to work but is determined to do so. He is certainly not regressed in any way. He continues in a positive direction in his home exercise program despite occasional flares. He has made some medication reductions since he has left the

Therapeutic exercises are indicated for the same reasons of increasing strength, increasing range of motion, and promoting normal movement patterns allowing this patient to increase her endurance to ambulate, increase her ability to sit, stand, twist, and bend. Indications on this examination of continued muscular spasms throughout the joints, trigger points, adhesions, and neural compression warrants soft tissue mobilization.

This increases the chances of relapse prevention, as well as providing you with the most no surgical innovative and drug-free alternatives to help you manage your body pain. An experienced chiropractor will be able to give you these opportunities to regain full function of all of your body parts, without any surgeries or drug dependence. These treatments available from your chiropractor NYC our comprehensive, unique and always personalize to provide you the maximum pain management. This will ensure that you receive the best treatment possible for your body, by following a specific, individual and goal oriented treatment

Our chiropractors, Dr. Michael Pettet and Dr. Jeffrey Melin, offer a wide range of services for people who suffer injuries from

Injury, pain, and defeat plague every human that chooses to grow out of their comfort zone and for as long as they shall live. This universal truth is unavoidable, so learning to pick oneself up again is a valuable skill that we all must develop. In the video titled Johnny’s Recovery - NO KNIFE by Ido Portal, a student named Johnny tears his left pectoral muscle from its insertion point, the humerus. Rather than seeking a doctor for surgery, Johnny demonstrated incredible willpower and began his own healing process after resting for only a day. Ido’s process disregards much of what western medicine has taught us to believe, especially when healing an injury such as this one. He, at the same time, adopts a style unique in its simplicity that could make the treatment for some

We are grateful for the “Manual Therapy” reviewers thoughtful review and suggestions to improve our manuscript. Our author team has reviewed, considered, and responded to all comments and suggestions the reviewers proposed in accordance with “Manual Therapy” guidelines. Thus, we are submitting a revised manuscript “The Immediate Cardiovascular Response to Joint Mobilization of the Neck- A Randomized, Placebo-Controlled Trial in Pain-Free Adults” for follow-up consideration for publication in “Manual Therapy”. We are hopeful that our work will be deemed as valuable and disseminated for other manual therapists to consider.

ASTYM works by stimulating the body’s own capacity for healing; it is a new tool that Physical therapists can use mostly in the Outpatient, Orthopedic setting. It focuses on regeneration soft tissues as well as breaking up scars in order to relieve pain, increase range of motion, and overall improve function. From the latest scientific evidence about the healing process (to be discussed later), ASTM is an effective alternative to soft tissue mobilization (hard on clinician), manipulations (tears the tissues more) and surgery (costly, traumatic).

Today’s society we depend on drugs and surgery to fix all of our ailments. We depend on it and don’t know what to do without it, yet there is many alternative forms of medicine and one especially popular one is a professional chiropractor. Chiropractor use is an alternative form of medicine and therapy to use before considering any permanent “solutions” like surgery. Each and all chiropractors have a philosophy, each understand and know the practice and talk about my experiences on how a chiropractor helped me. A chiropractor might not be the first choice, but a skilled chiropractor can even fix the hardest issue.

Successful treatment is defined as measures to alleviate pain and stress surrounding the targeted area. Active release technique has shown great promise in treating lateral epicondylitis. The approach to the condition has been lauded by several cases where the patient experienced the most improvement in the condition. The application of ART in treating this condition definitely warrants further research to investigate its potential

Restoring function and movement after an injury in the quickest time possible is the aim of Dr. John Kotis. Many experts believe that working with a knowledgeable hand therapist after surgery is the key to a successful recovery after a traumatic injury or surgery. Hand therapy is the science of of evaluating and treating the upper extremities, which include the shoulder, elbow, arm, forearm, wrist and hand. Whether the patient's condition is the result of from trauma, disease, a congenital or an acquired deformity, Dr. Kotis is dedicated to serving the needs of his patients.

After 27 physical therapy visits post surgeries in a period of 6 months the patient reported no perceived disability with work after 52 weeks. Although, some functional disability was experienced when it came to general activities and sports between 4 to 13 percent based on the QuickDASH. Pain levels reported by the VAS remained considerable low. The subject reported pain level between 0-4 on a 10 scale; pain decreased to zero by week 10.