
Learn to assess muscle length
Muscle length testing involves elongating the muscle in the direction opposite of its action while... Read More

Restoration of muscle balance
Treatment of muscle weakness aims at stimulating and increasing the response of the muscle spindle... Read More

Rehabilitation of impingement
Rehabilitation rather than surgery is recommended for secondary impingement. Read More

Components of a Massage Stroke
When first learning how to apply massage strokes, you will need to consider the following... Read More

Thigh Massage Technique 2
This is an excerpt from Sports Massage by Susan Findlay. Facing towards your client, place... Read More

Neurological hand injuries in bowling
Bowling can be traced back more than 5,000 years ago to Egypt. In the 1930s,... Read More

Understand the various types of narcotic analgesics (painkillers)
Although athletic trainers will not prescribe drugs, it is still important that they understand the... Read More

What is positional release therapy?
Positional release therapy, also known by its parent term strain counterstrain, is a therapeutic technique... Read More

Anterior and Middle Scalenes
The anterior and middle scalenes share an anatomical significance and are of critical importance when... Read More