REFERENCES.

References In alphabetical order, last updated July 1, 2016. Abu-Hijleh MR, Roshier AL, Al-Shboul Q, et al. 2006. The membranous layer of superficial fascia:evidence for its widespread distribution in the body. Surg. Radiol. Anat. 28,…

Guiding principle V – Discussion and Rationale.

dermatomes, myotomes, myofascial, articular dysfunction.

Guiding Principle VI: Cooperate with the body

The notion that 'we don't actually fix anything' is foundational for successful treatment of chronic pain. We don't actually fix anything. Let me qualify that. What I'm saying is this: Unless a therapist concedes that they are totally dependent…

Guiding Principle VII: Feel – Macro and Micro

Tactile skill is the hallmark of Myotherapy. So what do you feel for? I dread the question. Invariably, nearly every new patient somewhere during the course of treatment asks, 'So what do you feel for?' For me this is a hard question…
Myotherapy

Guiding Principle V: Follow the pain

I am a problem solver . . . As a kid I would get myself into trouble because I spent hours pulling a something important apart because I was curious. Then I couldn't put it back together. There was more than one occasion that my 'mechanically…
7 day rule

Guiding Principle IV: The 7 day rule

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth . . . and he rested on the 7th day! Tim, are you going religious on us? Okay. I'll admit I have a faith and believe in God and all that. But what I am about to share with you I did…

Peroneal proprioception – Be the guru on ankle stability

Myotherapy is not only about pain relief. It is about function. The chronic instability left in ankles for years after an acute plantar flexion inversion injury is a classic case of myofascial dysfunction with no pain. And it is ridiculously…

Guiding Principle III: Discussion and rationale

This article discusses what may be happening in the myofascial system when cross-fibre manipulation is applied.  Cross-fibre manipulation. I explained in part 1 that this manipulation involves 'locking' your thumb or fingers onto the…

Guiding Principle III: Cross-fibre manipulation

In this article I explain that I have found cross-fibre manipulation to be, by far, the most efficient and effective technique for assessing and treating myofascial dysfunction. I am a Geelong boy. I studied Myotherapy back in the mid…

Guiding Principle II: Discussion and rationale

This article explores some observations and science that may support the idea that myofascial pain and the sensation of 'stiffness' are curiously connected.  My second guiding principle that I use every day in the assessment and treatment…

Guiding Principle II: Stiffness IS pain

Stiffness IS pain - What am I talking about? I stumbled across this observation whilst assessing range of movement in a patient's neck many years ago. For no apparent reason I decided to interpret the location where the patient was describing…

Guiding Principle I: Discussion and rationale

The idea that a huge percentage of chronic pain is not caused by the immediate structures (such as inflammation, nerve compression or mechanical impingement) but is secondary, mediated through the fascia and skeletal muscle ... somehow.…