DEFINITION : WHAT IS MYOFASCIAL RELEASE? ETIOLOGY: > Low-level muscle contractions:Low-level muscle contractions involve a selective overload of the earliest recruited and last derecruited motor units (“Henneman’s size principle”). Smaller motor units are recruited before and derecruited after larger ones; as a result, the smaller type I fibers are continuously activated during prolonged motor tasks,…
Definition: Massage is to work and act on the body with pressure. Massage techniques are commonly applied with hands, fingers, elbows, knees, forearms, feet, or a device. The purpose of massage is generally for the treatment of body stress or pain. A person who was professionally trained to give massages was traditionally known as a…
DRY NEEDLING DRY NEEDLING # INTRODUCTION :- Dry needling, also known as myofascial trigger point dry needling,is an unproven technique in alternative medicine similar to acupuncture. It involves the use of either solid filiform needles or hollow-core hypodermic needles for therapy of muscle pain, including pain related to myofascial pain syndrome. Dry needling is…
What is Kinesiology taping? Kinesiology tape, also known as Kinesio tape, is a form of sports medicine that is worn to help support muscles and joints. It is made of cotton with an acrylic adhesive that sticks to the skin without causing discomfort. The tape is designed to prevent muscles from overworking, and it can…
THE MULLIGAN MOBILIZATION TECHNIQUE INTRODUCTION : WHAT IS MOBILIZATION? ABOUT MULLIGAN CONCEPT: > NAGS– Natural Apophyseal Glides.> SNAGS – Sustained Natural Apophyseal Glides.> MWMS– Mobilization with Movements.> The concept of Mobilizations with movement (MWM) of the extremities and SNAGS (sustained natural apophyseal glides) of the spine were first coined by Brian R. Mulligan.> Mobilization…
