Throwing and Elastic Storage By James Earls Figure 1. A baseball pitcher. Photo By Antonio Vernon (original photograph) and Jjron (photoediting), at en.wikipedia, CC BY-SA 3.0. Recently, an article on biomechanics and evolution published in Nature (Roach et al., 2013) managed to attract much attention in the US-based press. It did so by comparing the throwing
The Great Debate About Stretching By Chris Frederick, PT, KMI “…conflicts between what therapists believed worked for them and what the researchers were saying was really happening in stretching.” Stretching by By Pierre Selim, CC BY 3.0. Introduction The great controversy about stretching, particularly in therapy and athletics, started about 15 years ago (Shrier, 1999). Previously,
Chronic Hamstring Strain & the Pelvis by Stephanie Panayi Perhaps the most prevalent injury in Australian Rules Football, hamstring strain can be a major problem for elite athletes. Because of the attachment of biceps femoris into the ischial tuberosity and sacrum via the sacrotuberous ligament, the biomechanics of the sacroiliac joint and hip, along with lumbar-pelvic
The Intrinsic Spiral by George Kousaleos, LMT. Since 1978, I have looked at and worked with the structural alignment of countless thousands of human bodies. I have also studied with some of the early masters of structural integration and pondered the theories of the great thinkers and creators of this dynamic discipline. Every clinical experience
Fascial Unwinding Cancels Torsional Forces by Dorothea Blostein Over the past two years I have undergone a difficult process of large-scale fascial unwinding. In this article I describe my personal impression of the mechanics and forces in fascial unwinding. My impressions have been shaped by treatments provided by four manual therapists (who are not to
Functional Fascial Taping, FFT® is a rapid and effective way to decrease pain, assist function and allow rehabilitation to commence in a pain free environment. Clinically, FFT can be used to determine Soft Tissue Dysfunction in the musculoskeletal conditions with a high degree of accuracy. This article will discuss the overview and results of a
Can you explain how the research project on Functional Fascial Taping (FFT) came about? I have always been interested in being involved in a research project as have always been interested in how and why things work. Someone said to me years ago that you study to do clinical work and then you continue to
An article is based on Robert Schelip’s talk at the 3rd World Fascia Congress in Vancouver 2012 which he called Alice in Wonderland- Getting curioser and curioser. The scientific world and the clinician world rarely meet, and the fascia congress is one of the important events that tried to make scientists and manual therapists meet
Some considerations when treating Plantar Fasciitis by Art Riggs. The skill of the therapist lies in tailoring the treatment to the relevant factors. I was quite intrigued with the recent article about plantar fasciitis and feel that their importance transcends just that condition and has general applications to all of our practices for both our
Carla Stecco in her book Functional atlas of the human fascial system defined Iliotibial Tract (ITT) as a whole fascial stocking completely encircling the thigh and is extensively connected to the lateral intermuscular septum and anchored to the lower part of the femur. The action of the ITT and its associated muscles is to flex and abduct the hip. In addition,
