November/December 2023

When the symptoms span a greater area, step back and consider what larger principle could explain it.

Rotator cuff issues can vary from mild strains to severe tears, posing treatment dilemmas. Massage can play a key role in conservative treatments if the therapy is well-designed and targeted to the client’s individual presentation.

Researchers found that pain arising from the lumbar Z joints accounts for 10–15 percent of mechanical back pain in young adults and up to 40 percent of cases in older people. Leveling the head and tail is one biomechanical approach to restoring balance and function to the musculoskeletal system.

When clients with diabetes are older, they will, more than likely, present with common conditions like thinning skin, fragile bones, atrophied muscles, and brittle tendons.

Multiple exercises and techniques can help improve thumb pain. Using various products designed to protect the thumbs can help limit or prevent injuries such as CMC.

The knowledge that a fifth quad muscle exists gives us a greater ability to be even more nuanced and detailed with our techniques.