Joe Muscolino The Art and Science of Kinesiology

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All things about the neuromyofascial system: anatomy, physiology, kinesiology, assessment, and treatment
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  • Truth be known - Trigger Points

    Truth be known, you can eliminate any trigger point using only light pressure, without ever working  on the trigger point itself, in 20 seconds.

    By Gordon J. Wallis

    Jun 27, 2011

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  • Ischemic compression debate and related articles.

    http://www.massagetherapy.com/articles/index.php/article_id/485/Trigger-Points…

    By Stephen Jeffrey

    Dec 12, 2009

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  • Palplation Skills

    Why are palplation skills important to you?

    By Frank J

    Feb 4, 2011

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  • Leg Length

    Hey Joe, how do you and the rest of the gang measure leg length?

    By Robert Downes

    Sep 30, 2010

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  • Interesting research article

    I'm reading the following as Triggerpoints being able to overide CNS input by interupting the signal locally. Eg When clients repeatedly turn their ankles, (inspite of joint muscles strengthening exercises) does this mean local TP's dibilitate/cut out motor nerve impulses that would otherwise…

    By Stephen Jeffrey

    Sep 16, 2010

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  • kidney stones

    any suggestions on what to do for a clients who experiences kidney stones a few times a year.he has added drinking more water plus he is formiliar with what type of stones he gets.I usually do lympic drainage therapy on him to help try to pass it. i am wondering about pressure pts. or meridian…

    By noreen zakrajsek

    Jul 21, 2010

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  • foot or ankle?

    Been having a discussion about joint movement and this issue keeps coming up:  eversion/inversion of the ankle, or of the foot?  Is one more accepted than the other?  Why?

    By Celia Bucci

    Jun 7, 2010

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  • Biomechanics of Neck Posture

    Hello everyone,I have not been active for some time due to other commitments, but would like to mention that my latest column article in the mtj recently published. It is titled "Seven Keys to Healthy Neck Posture" and is one of my best articles to date. It discusses the seven most common postural…

    By Joseph E. Muscolino

    Mar 3, 2010

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  • Iliopsoas treatment

    Curious to hear the opinion of others on abdominal approaches for treatment of the iliopsoas. I've heard a number of reports of inadvertent compression on the external iliac artery during psoas treatment. Some of these apparently led to rupture of an undiagnosed aortic aneurysm. What do you think…

    By Whitney Lowe

    Dec 13, 2009

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  • Joint Mobilization

    I often say that joint mobilization is one of the most powerful physical treatment tools that a MT can employ. Yet when I go around the country teaching it at workshops, I get some people who absolutely love it and can't wait to use it Monday morning, and others who are scared by it. Other than…

    By Joseph E. Muscolino

    Dec 15, 2009

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