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Tips for healing a sprained ankle fast

An ankle sprain is an injury to ligaments in the ankle. Read on to learn about first aid and long-term methods of supporting recovery. Via RSSMix.com Mix ID 8246245 http://www.rssmix.com/

Isometric Exercise and Their Effect on Tendon Pain

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Hi All, On this talking tendons episode, I dive into the very murky world of isometric exercise and their effect on tendon pain. A new study by Sinead Holden and team brings some (just a little) light to the evidence. I argue that isometrics are useful for managing tendinopathy, but using them for short term pain reduction is just the tip of the iceberg. Also if you're wanting to earn some extra CPD before Christmas check out my two upcoming workshops in December in Sydney and Melbourne ( bookings ). Via - Peter Malliaras - Tendonopathy Rehab Want to learn in person? Attend a #manualtherapyparty! Check out our course calendar below! Learn more online! Want an approach that enhances your existing evaluation and treatment? No commercial model gives you THE answer. You need an approach that blends the modern with the old school. Live cases, webinars, lectures, Q&A, hundreds of techniques and more! Check out Modern Manual Therapy! Keeping it Eclectic... ...

[SALE] HUGE Sale on Modern Manual Therapy, EDGE Mobility System, IASTM Technique 2.0 and Online Mentoring!

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It's time to save and level up your manual therapy, rehab, and fitness game!  How's it going? EDGE Mobility System has a ton of new products, The EDGE Kettle Grip, EDGE Mobility Gun 2.0 - with multiple speeds and upgraded heads, and EDGE Mobility Treatment tables, everything is 15% until Cyber Monday Dec 2nd Midnight EST! Coupon is auto applied at checkout! This includes our popular and new  EDGE Mobility Gun ,  EDGE Suspension Trainer ,  The all new EDGE Restriction System BFR Cuff s 2.0 ,  EDGE Mobility Star  - our new IASTM Tool! as well as our classics -  The EDGE Mobility Tool ,  Mirror Box , and  EDGE Mobility Bands ! SALE ENDS CYBER MONDAY DEC 2 MIDNIGHT EST Click here to apply the 15% off coupon at checkout! EDGE Mobility Lightweight Portable Treatment Table $159.99 Buy now - only 23# - perfect am...

Top 5 Fridays! 5 Cardiovascular Changes for Masters Endurance Runners

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5 CARDIAC CHANGES MASTERS RUNNERS EXPERIENCE 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♀️ _ ☝🏻In addition to the musculoskeletal changes that occur as a runner enters the masters years, there are also numerous cardiovascular function and therefore endurance performance changes that occur with ageing 👀 This post was first found on Brad Beer's instagram _ 👉🏻Physiologically as a runner enters the masters years the changes shown in this infographic were found* to occur [study looked at 55 runners aged between 30 and 80 years who ran on average 50km per week to occur]🔍 _ 👉🏻The researchers concluded that the decline of VO2max with ageing in runners was mainly explained by the central cardiovascular factors represented by the decline of heart rate max and cardiac output 👟 _ ‼️TAKE HOME: Willy and Paquette (2) surmise that although running training cannot completely halt the natural and above outlined age related declines in cardiovascular function, that there is ‘absolutely no doubt that continued ...

New Fibromyalgia + Massage Video CE Course

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Fibromyalgia affects roughly 4 million U.S. adults. Women are twice as likely to have the condition as men, along with people who have autoimmune conditions. Explore how massage therapy can help relieve some of the most troubling symptoms of fibromyalgia in our new video ce course . Register Now » Massage therapy can be an important integrative therapy for clients with fibromyalgia. To make the most impact, massage therapists need to understand the symptoms, the source of flares as well as the cautions and contraindications.  Symptoms of Fibromyalgia Symptoms of fibromyalgia, which can vary from person to person and can change daily, include: Widespread musculoskeletal pain and stiffness Disabling fatigue and sleep difficulties  Peripheral neuropathy Anxiety and depression Irritable bowel syndrome and urinary incontinence  Massage Therapy Benefits for Fibromyalgia Massage therapy can greatly benefit your clients who have fibromyalgia by helping relieve ...

The U.S. Pain Foundation Recommends Massage Therapy

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The U.S. Pain Foundation, with input from AMTA, has recommended the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) take a multidisciplinary, multimodal care approach to acute and chronic pain, including massage therapy. The organization also emphasized a need for Medicare and Medicaid patients to receive nonpharmacological approaches, such as massage that are covered by insurance. Additionally, the U.S. Pain Foundation believes the CMS should make it their goal for people to receive effective treatments for pain sooner, and provided the following recommendations:  Compensate physicians for time spent coordinating complex care (including individualized, multimodal, and integrative care such as massage therapy) Partner with NIH/NCCIH to continue to build the evidence for complementary treatments such as therapeutic massage, yoga, and acupuncture. Reimburse for promising treatments for specific pain conditions as evidence becomes available.  Read more about the U.S. P...

Untold Physio Stories - An Interesting Case of Foot Drop

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In this podcast, Jason joins Erson again for their semi quarterly podcast! Foot drop is normally difficult if it's spinal in origin. When your screens are inconclusive and your treatment is ineffective, what's next? Listen to this quick and interesting story for a great differential diagnosis. Search for Untold Physio Stories on your favorite music/podcast apps!   Untold Physio Stories is sponsored by the EDGE Mobility System, featuring the EDGE Mobility Tool for IASTM, EDGE Mobility Bands, webinars, ebooks, Pain Science Education products and more! Check it out at  edgemobilitysystem.com  .  Be sure to also connect with Dr. Erson Religioso at  Modern Manual Therapy  and Andrew Rothschild at  Modern Patient  Education . Keeping it Eclectic... This article was originally posted on Modern Manual Therapy Blog Via RSSMix.com Mix ID 8246245 http://www.rssmix.com/

Managing Patients with Musculoskeletal Pain Disorders

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Let me begin by saying – I wish a resource like this existed when I was going through school. Over the years I have spent considerable time trying to improve my own understanding of the best way to approach the management of musculoskeletal pain disorders (MPD) and how to integrate evidence with clinical practice. Often, I felt that I needed a framework to guide me, but lacked a resource that cumulated all the current evidence and practice approaches I had been taught. In 2018, a group of highly skilled Physiotherapists in Western Australia, collaborated to produce a very special ebook . “This framework was originally developed to assist clinical teaching on the undergraduate and post-graduate Physiotherapy Clinical Masters programs” (Mitchell, et al., 2018, p.6). “This book has been written to provide health care practitioners with a contemporary perspective on the management of individuals with musculoskeletal pain disorders” (Mitchell, et al., 2018, p.7). I was...