I always enjoy research and the conclusions that are reached from the studies, but extrapolating to hands-on manual therapy should be done with caution. As I read the Falvey et al.’s study, it purports to show that: The ITB has little or no ability to stretch, and there is no bursa located between the lateral femoral condyle
Thanks for the opportunity to comment on the ITB studies and controversy. I’ve been watching this debate from a distance since the shrill social media posts about it began to appear a few years ago, and now that you’ve called me out, I enter the fray with a bit of caution, since I am a
Iliotibial Band Syndrome (ITBS) is a common overuse injury common with runners and cyclists, especially when their training levels have recently intensified. It was reported as the second most common running injury and most common reason for lateral knee pain in runners. ITBS can also be associated with court sports, strength training (especially from weight-bearing squats), and even
The autonomic nervous system regulates the function of internal organs such as the gut. It is divided into sympathetic and parasympathetic subdivisions, the yin and yang control mechanism for stress responses (fight or flight) and homeostasis (rest and digest). The parasympathetic and sympathetic tend to work antagonistically. Sacral autonomic outflow is traditionally assigned to the
Picture CC0 Public Domain The size of one’s hand appears to one of many important criteria set by the US National Football League (NFL) teams for selecting their next player. The minimum benchmark hand size for a quarterback is 9 inches (or 23 cm) measured from the tip of the thumb to the tip
Acute inflammation is accompanied from its outset by the release of specialized pro-resolving mediators (SPMs), including resolvins, that orchestrate the resolution of local inflammation. A study by Helene Langevine and colleagues showed earlier that, in rats with subcutaneous inflammation of the back induced by carrageenan, stretching for 10 min twice daily reduced inflammation and improved
A proof-of-concept study published in Journal of Clinical Psychiatry finds that massage may help treat general anxiety and other mental health disorders, as massage can reduce anxiety symptoms. The researchers from Georgia USA conducted a randomized study that focused on patients with generalized anxiety disorder (GAD). People with GAD experience constant anxiety and worry. They will find it hard to
It’s normal to experience muscle pain after exercising if it’s been a while since you were active or performed a certain movement. This type of pain – called delayed onset muscle soreness or DOMS – generally develops several hours later and exacerbates over the next few days. The exercise that induces DOMS consists of eccentric (lengthening)
Self-myofascial release in the form of foam rolling has been found to increase flexibility acutely but how long such increases in range of motion (ROM) last is unclear. Static stretching also increases flexibility acutely and produces a cross-over effect to contralateral limbs. The cross-over effect or also cross education was already observed in the late
Physical exercise is now a widely known and studied factor of the proper functioning of living organisms. Many questions remain unanswered concerning various aspects of the changes in the morphology of structures subjected to chronic physical exercise. To study the effect of massage on collagen fibres in tendon, scientists from Poland conduced an experiment on
