Treatment
This treatment approach is commonly used for conditions like Whiplash, Degenerative Disc Disease, and Cervical Disc Herniation. It focuses on relieving pressure in the neck and improving alignment, often involving the use of a mechanical device to gently stretch the cervical spine.
What is traction?
This common knee injury often occurs with a sudden pivot or deceleration and may be accompanied by a “pop” sound, immediate swelling, and instability during cutting or jumping activities.
What is an ACL Tear (Anterior Cruciate Ligament Tear)?
This movement of the shoulder involves upward rotation of the scapula, external rotation of the humerus, and is essential for overhead activities like reaching or throwing—loss of this motion may suggest rotator cuff dysfunction or scapular dyskinesis.
What is shoulder abduction?
In treating common issues such as patellofemoral pain syndrome, ligament sprains, or meniscal irritation, this massage strategy involves techniques like cross-fiber friction to ligaments, petrissage to quads and hamstrings, and proprioceptive retraining—all aiming to restore alignment and reduce strain on the joint.
What is a massage therapy treatment plan for knee MSK dysfunctions?
In cervical joint mobilization, when performing flexion, this vertebra glides in an anterior and superior direction.
What is the superior vertebra?
This treatment is essential for conditions like Achilles Tendonopathy, Plantar Fasciopathy, and Shin Splints. It often involves specific techniques like eccentric loading exercises, night splints, and addressing biomechanical issues through strengthening and proper footwear.
What is rehabilitation or corrective exercise?
This shoulder condition progresses through four stages—beginning with a gradual painful onset and often presenting first with a loss of external rotation
What is Frozen Shoulder (Adhesive Capsulitis)?
This movement, limited to approximately 12 degrees, is restricted by the facet joint orientation and reinforced by the annulus fibrosus of the intervertebral discs—excess motion here increases the risk of disc herniation and nerve impingement.
What is lumbar rotation?
This joint, often affected by clenching, stress, or disc displacement, is commonly treated with myofascial release, intraoral techniques, and relaxation exercises to restore function and reduce referred pain to the jaw, head, and ear.
What is the temporomandibular joint (TMJ)?
The screw home mechanism refers to the tibia externally rotating during the final degrees of extension, contributing to knee stability without overuse of this muscle group.
What are the quadriceps?
This specific massage therapy technique is commonly used to address hip conditions like Trochanteric Bursitis and Snapping Hip Syndrome. It focuses on releasing tight muscles such as the IT band and hip flexors, using techniques like .................., deep tissue manipulation, and trigger point therapy to reduce tension and improve mobility.
What is myofascial release therapy?
Compression of this nerve between the two heads of pronator teres or within a narrow tunnel of the wrist can lead to sensory changes in the radial palm and weakness in thumb opposition.
What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (Median Nerve Compression)?
During the late phase of this motion, the condyle and disc translate anteriorly onto the articular tubercle, with the disc being guided by the lateral pterygoid and tension in the retrodiscal tissue.
What is mandibular depression (mouth opening)?
In the acute stage of this condition—often affecting the L4-L5 or L5-S1 levels—massage aims to relieve pain, reduce spasm, and support core engagement, using hydrotherapy and gentle mobilization techniques.
What is a Lumbar Disc Herniation?
This joint, which involves the radius and the ulna, allows for pronation and supination of the forearm, and is stabilized by the annular ligament.
What is the proximal radioulnar joint?
This technique is key in treating lateral epicondylitis in the subacute phase—reducing extensor tension, breaking down adhesions, and improving circulation—often applied with elbow flexed, forearm pronated, and wrist flexed.
What is cross-fiber friction?
Often the result of repetitive strain from gripping or lifting, this condition presents with pain over the lateral elbow, especially during resisted wrist extension, and may involve microtears in the common extensor tendon.
What is Lateral Epicondylitis (Tennis Elbow)?
This sagittal-plane movement can reach ~150°, driven by brachialis, aided by a muscle that also supinates when flexed, and another most active in neutral grip. Limitation may indicate capsular fibrosis or anterior muscle dysfunction. Massage may address fascial tension and tendon adhesion to restore this motion.
What is elbow flexion?
This condition involves chronic degeneration of a key lower limb tendon due to repetitive microtrauma. In its chronic phase, treatment includes eccentric loading, scar tissue management, and gait retraining—particularly in clients with overpronation and limited ankle dorsiflexion.
What is Achilles Tendinopathy?
This joint complex includes a hinge for flexion-extension and a pivot for forearm rotation, supported by the annular ligament and stabilized against valgus and varus stresses.
What is the elbow joint complex?
This condition involves inflammation of the plantar fascia, often caused by overpronation. Treatment includes cool hydrotherapy, myofascial release, and the use of supportive footwear or orthotics. Strengthening lower leg muscles and improving gait are also recommended.
What is the treatment for Plantar Fasciopathy?
Often missed on imaging, this condition may follow acceleration-deceleration trauma and presents with poor joint position sense, difficulty with smooth eye tracking, and deep cervical flexor dysfunction—frequently without radiculopathy.
What is Cervical Instability.
A kinetic chain initiator, this triplanar action blends dorsiflexion (0–20°), eversion (~5°), and forefoot abduction. Excessive range in this motion during stance phase weakens the medial longitudinal arch and can radiate dysfunction as high as the lumbar spine.
What is pronation?
In this progressive condition characterized by non-inflammatory thickening of connective tissue in the palm, massage therapy focuses on maintaining fascial pliability and joint mobility to delay permanent digital flexion—most often affecting digits innervated by the ulnar nerve.
What is Dupuytren’s Contracture?
This joint, though not commonly associated with large ranges of motion, plays a critical role in distributing 20–25% of axial load in the lumbar spine and becomes a key source of pain with degenerative disc disease or when extension and ipsilateral lateral flexion are provoked.
What is the lumbar facet (zygapophyseal) joint?