When evaluating a patient or athlete is there a difference between testing their capability & their movement pattern? Put another way do we want to see what they are capable of or what they habitually do? Pr Janda wrote “During movement pattern testing, minimal verbal cues should be used which test an individual’s habitual way [...]
Movement Lectures is a tremendous idea of Laree’s with contributions from Sue Falsone, PT, Dan John, Charlie Weingroff, PT, Michael Boyle & so many other great visionaries. My recorded “Dialogue on Function” with Gray Cook, PT will be followed up by others. Check out the great quality of content that Laree has [...]
“It is not so important whether the main emphasis is placed on muscles, soft tissues, chain reaction, or central nervous motor disregulation; what is crucial is that each treatment approach emphasizes the need to analyze and treat the whole body, rather than restricting attention wrongly to only one structure or segment.” Pr Janda wrote a [...]
I recently spoke with my mentor Dr Karel Lewit from Prague. He is nearly 95 years old but still full of so much humor & wisdom. I wanted to share a few of the pertinent things he said to me. “I am the only one of the old boys who likes to steal from everyone. I [...]
KFWB in Los Angeles “Money 101″ show with Bob McCormick interviewed me on March 15. Here is the link to the program. This link will be good until March 31, 2012. An overview of the program is here. I will return to KFWB to Other interviews can be accessed from this link.
Dr Pavel Kolar & Faculty will present DNS in Phoenix, AZ again! Join this once a year special program in a unique collegial environment. Everyone will get to experience Dr Kolar’s illuminating Grand Rounds. Then work with his faculty to understand how the principles of developmental kinesiology inform our rehabilitation of the locomotor system. Finally, [...]
Ankle sprains occur routinely from sports such as basketball to merely stepping off a curb you don’t know is there. Traditional care states to rest it & “let pain be your guide”. Is this accurate? A review of the literature from 2008 asked about the role of balance training in prevention, acute care & chronic [...]
L.A. Times article interviews myself & Pr Stuart McGill on what weekend warriors can do. Pr McGill’s YouTube. NY Times Video w/ Pr McGill Are X-rays & MRIs always needed? - Radiology Summaries for Patients The Evidence Gap – The Pain May Be Real, but the Scan Is Deceiving – NYTimes.com NY Times article - Is Your Ab Workout Hurting [...]
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