by Summit Marketing | Feb 4, 2013 | All Blogs
Here’s an interesting news feature on Summit instructor Shakta Khalsa, featured on WUSA9.com. Click here to visit the original posting. WASHINGTON (WUSA) — It’s a simple and easy way to deal with the challenges of the real world: Yoga. As our...
by Summit Marketing | Dec 11, 2012 | All Blogs
Originally posted by Barbara Garrett, PT, NCS, Amanda Rafel, OTR/L, and Jenette Centeno, RN, for Advance for Occupational Therapy Practitioners on December 4, 2012 Imagine being told that the increasing weakness in your legs and shortness of breath is the result of a...
by Steve Middleton | Dec 11, 2012 | All Blogs
Posted by Steve Middleton, MS, ATC, CSCS, CES, CKTP Fibromyalgia is a condition characterized by widespread pain and tenderness. Due to this, it tends to be a symptomatic based diagnosis. The rationale is that increase in central sensitivity cre ates enhanced...
by Steve Middleton | Dec 5, 2012 | All Blogs
Posted by Steve Middleton, MS, ATC, CSCS, CES, CKTP According to body workers, the psoas is an integral muscle in low back pain and posture. However, its function tends to be misunderstood. Most clinicians want to stretch and lengthen the muscle yet, in most...
by Steve Middleton | Dec 5, 2012 | All Blogs
Posted by Steve Middleton, MS, ATC, CSCS, CES, CKTP Chronic low back pain affects a large percentage of the population. Yet, it is difficult to diagnose due to the variety of pain producing components: the intervertebral discs, facet joints and sacroiliac joints. An...
by Steve Middleton | Nov 12, 2012 | All Blogs
Posted by Steve Middleton, MS, ATC, CSCS, CES, CKTP The purpose of this study was to determine examine the effects of Kinesio Tex tape (KT) on normal tissue. 20 female subjects were assigned to one of three groupings: facilitation taping using KT’s post-ACL taping...
