Therapy Concepts Archives

Craniosacral Models – Osteopathic Biomechanical Cranial

cases & history, cranial, craniosacral, craniosacral-CP&H, therapy concepts

Osteopathic BioMechanical Model This post on The Osteopathic Biomechanical approach is part of a collection of posts on craniosacral. This collection includes posts about history, treatment models, techniques, concepts, and cases. Osteopathic Cranial Arrives The Founder In every field, there are visionaries. And then, there is that one person who moves the vision forward by […]

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Craniosacral Models – CranioSacral Therapy

cases & history, cranial, craniosacral, craniosacral-CP&H, therapy concepts

John Upledger was an innovative osteopath in the 70s and 80s. First, he wrote a small book called Your Inner Physician and You, a readable introduction to the value of craniosacral work. Then, he introduced his approach with the landmark book CranioSacral Therapy in 1980. He followed up with Beyond the Dura, a valuable reference

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Craniosacral – The BioDynamic Model

cases & history, cranial, craniosacral, craniosacral-biodynamic, craniosacral-CP&H, CST, therapy concepts

This post on The Osteopathic Biodynamic approach is part of a collection of posts on craniosacral. This collection includes posts about history, treatment models, techniques, concepts, and cases. Change in Paradigm Most practitioners find things beyond their understanding of the physical body in the quiet subtleties of craniosacral exploration. Depending on their beliefs, they see

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Feel Your Craniosacral Cycle

cranial, craniosacral, craniosacral-CP&H, craniosacral-techniques, CST, self-care-exercise

This post offers you a simple way of palpating your craniosacral cycle. It isn’t magical and doesn’t require some special metaphysical insight. I’ve taught hundreds of people to palpate their craniosacral cycle. That includes students who took classes from other craniosacral courses and never felt the cycle. Some students took a few tries to feel

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Sensory Integration

Collection, conditions-and-syndromes, sensory, sensory integration

These post focus on therapy concepts, trigger points and treatment approaches related to sensory integration dysfunction.

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Myofascial Protection

craniosacral-CP&H, icst-manual, therapy concepts

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Trigger Point Concepts

referral patterns, therapy, therapy concepts, trigger points

This document is a an excerpt from Neuromuscular Assessment.

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Assessment of Pain in Yoga

Anatomy, anatomy-general, assessment, clients, front of shoulder, oitf-axioscapular, oitf-chest-extrinsic, oitf-pectoralis-minor, oitf-rotator-cuff, oitf-serratus-anterior, oitf-shoulder, oitf-subscapularis, pectoralis-minor, therapy concepts, yoga

Here, I discuss assessment of the muscle that is causing pain and restrictions in your yoga poses by understanding the underlying anatomy. I discuss several other posts that may be helpful in a deeper understanding of this particular problem, how to use these anatomy illustrations, and related patterns. I am in the process of building

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Yoga, “that good stretch feeling,” and trigger points

assessment, back of thigh, front of thigh, hamstring, iliopsoas, oitf-deep abdominals, oitf-hamstrings, oitf-hip-flexors, oitf-iliopsoas, oitf-piriformis, oitf-psoas-major, oitf-quadratus-femoris, oitf-rectus-abdominus, pain, pigeon, psoas, referral patterns, self-care, stretching, thigh, trigger points, yoga, yoga pigeon

Stretching can be a good daily ritual of relief. It changes a stiff body into something that has less pain and better mobility. So, I give it to my clients to manage their daily pain, which helps. Typically, it eases the activities of daily living. Yoga can be a great way to stretch. And, yoga

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Understanding Trigger Points

assessment, clients, INMT, integrative, pain, self-care, soreness, therapy concepts, trigger points

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