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#86: Neural Tension and Beyond

by Erica and Susan | Dec 3, 2020 | Uncategorized

Can neural tension be responsible for a tight hip? Absolutely! Would you believe that neural tension in the right hip can be responsible for left hip pain? Listen as Susan and Erica discuss the many possibilities of unsolved persistent pain. They also discuss several...

#85: Neck Pain/Back Pain – Where Do You Start?

by Erica and Susan | Nov 19, 2020 | Uncategorized

Finding clients with subjective pain in the low back and cervical region is not an uncommon presentation. The bias is to treat the most acute region and hope the other region gets better as a result. What happens when you look closely at the story, listen to the...

#84: How To Master Functional Movement Assessment

by Erica and Susan | Nov 5, 2020 | Uncategorized

Functional movement re-patterning is the key to changing someone’s movement strategy. But how do you choose the right one, so you are more organized and efficient in your assessments? And how can you clinically reason so you can hone in on one area to get better...

#83: Training the Tough To Treat Shoulder

by Erica and Susan | Oct 22, 2020 | Uncategorized

How many neck problems are really disguised as shoulder issues? A lot actually! It is extremely common to overwork some of those small muscles of the neck at the expense of a true shoulder weakness. And why is traditional cuff strengthening not always the way to start...

#82: Pelvic Pain – Things Are Not Always As They Seem!

by Erica and Susan | Oct 8, 2020 | Uncategorized

Don’t let the diagnosis be your guide, listen to the whole story, and be curious outside of pattern recognition. Is the original thought about the case straight forward. Or is it as Sherlock Holmes says: “When you have eliminated the impossible, whatever...