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, which…
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…
DEFINITION ABOUT ORTHOPEDIC MANUAL THERAPY : TERMINOLOGY : 2. MOBILIZATION : METHOD OF MANUAL THERAPY > TECHNIQUES: > STRETCHING > TAPING TECHNIQUE : GRADES OF MOBILIZATION TECHNIQUE: Maitland Joint Mobilization Grading Scale: > Grade I – Small amplitude rhythmic oscillating mobilization in the early range of movement > Grade II – Large amplitude rhythmic…
COLLIS APPROACH BASIC ABOUT COLLIS APPROCH : A British pioneer, Eirene Collis postulated a number of practical and constructive tenets. 1. Early treatment was advocated, believing that this would aid a more beneficial outcome. 2. The physiotherapist should conduct a scheme of management of the child throughout the day, rather than sessional ‘ treatments ‘….
INTRODUCTION :- The Brunnstrom approach is a type of physiotherapy treatment used with patients with movement problems following damage to the brain and spinal cord, (central nervous system/ CNS). The Brunnstrom Approach sets out a sequence of stages of recovery from hemiplegia after a stroke. It was developed by the Swedish physical therapist Signe Brunnström,…
THE VOJTA APPROACH INTRODUCTION :- INDICATION > Severe and medium central coordination disorders > Light but asymmetrical central coordination disorders > Cerebral palsy > Muscular and neurogen torticolis > Peripheral Paralyses (child and adult) > Spina bifida > Congenital myopathies – congenital deformities (athrogryposis, club foot etc…) > Morbus-Down syndrome and other syndromes –…
What is a Doman-Delacato Treatment? BASIC OF DOMAN-DELACATO : Motor Sensory PROGRAM FOR SPECIAL CHILD : > Patterning – manipulation of limbs and head in a rhythmic fashion> Creeping – forward bodily movement with the abdomen in contact with the floor> Crawling – forward bodily movement with the abdomen raised from the floor> Receptive stimulation…
