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Orthopedic Massage
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Online Orthopaedic Massage Courses
Hi. I'm new to this site and excited to find it. I am starting a new practice within an orthopedic surgery in New Zealand. I will be concentrating on working with clients to manage their pain and doing pre-op massage. I would like to increase my knowledge to be able to perform safe and…
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Chest Pain
I have a client who says she has been having chest pains. She says that there is nothing that causes the pain but it just hits her from time to time. There is no pain when palpating. But she does suffer from HA. There was some tightness which felt like fascial tightness in her upper traps. I…
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ankle pain
I have someone (not a client) but a person who workouts at the gym where i am and she is having ankle pain when she runs.NO PAIN- AROM, PROM MRT walking, standing, dorsi-plantar flexion, eversion, inversionPAIN- running and during palpation. only on very specific areas of the ankle. one spot is on…
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Laminectomy Client
I have a new client who had a Laminectomy in the lumbar L4, L5 9 years ago. The client is active and gets massage regularly, he prefers the deep tissue work. What are some tips on working with such a client? Special stretches I can include in the massage maybe? He gets 90 minute sessions each…
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Hit a Wall with Shoulder Capsule Orthopedic Massage
I'm new to this forum ... I'm glad to have found it!I have been working with a female client (61 yrs old). She suffers from pain all over. May have fibromyalgia (though she's skeptical about that), may have Lymes disease (repeatedly tested negative, but just last week started antibiotics from her…
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Serious pelvic scar tissue and adhesions
This is both an orthopedic massage AND a myofascial release question. But first some background...I've got an Orthopedic Massage client who is dealing with pelvic stabilization/alignment issues that may also be impacting "frozen shoulder"-like symptoms (both shoulders). The client is in her…
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Don't bang your nose on the wall
After watching Eric Dalton's presentation on the 42 pound head, I had a series of forward head clients the next day. I needed a self-care instruction to help them maintain the improvements gained. This is what I came up with. [tested it on another therapist at the end of the day and she was…
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Joint replacements
I have been working with several clients who have had joint replacements. I've seen hip, knee, ankle, and shoulder ones. I have a client who has had his Right hip and Left knee replaced and has many problems with a tight ITB and lateral thigh, especially after sitting for a few minutes. He is very…
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Pars Defect ( Spondylosis)
I have a client who says he has Pars defect. This is the first I have heard of this particular condition. I looked it then found that it was spondylosis which I have heard of. I have done some research on the net about this condition to see what or if massage can do to help this situation. From…
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Blood flow in muscle
This is a subject that I have been pondering for a while. I was just re reading T.Hendrickson's OM book and he states that the rotator cuff muscles-esp. supraspinatus-have poor blood supply. His reference is "Management of Common Musculoskeletal Disorders." I haven't seen this book or researched…
