Ever had a patient come in with ‘frozen shoulder’? Well, there’s some new research showing that maybe it’s not quite what we think it is.

Can the mind freeze shoulders? Five studies – Paul Ingraham

EDS can be a bit confusing for us to treat as it results in hypermobility. However, the more we understand we see it is a connective tissue disease that can be mistaken for others. So, the question remains, how can we help? Here are some options.

Ehlers-Danlos Syndrome: Does Massage and Physical Therapy Help? – Penny Goldberg

We are big fans of implementing research to practice and adapting to the clinical guidelines set out in research. However, there is still an important part to all of this via the lived experience of the people who come to see you. Because THEIR experience is PERSONAL.

“Research Says” – And Why Lived Experience Matters – Bronnie Lennox Thompson

Remember in college when we were taught to do cross fiber frictions on a tendon? Well, turns out that’s probably the worst thing we can do for a tendon injury. However, progressive load…that’s where it’s at!

Effectiveness of progressive tendon-loading exercise therapy in patients with patellar tendinopathy: a randomised clinical trial – BJSM

Some of the good research that has been done on massage therapy shows how it benefits sleep (and who doesn’t love a great nights sleep?). A new study shows how using a sleep app in addition to therapy benefited compared to those who just had therapy alone.

Good sleep plus therapy works better than therapy alone – MedicalXpress

There is many a narrative that needs to change in our profession. One such narrative is the theory of “myofascial slings” and in this Facebook post it helps us understand why this theory isn’t really useful for us.

Can Myofascial Slings Transmit Stretch From One Body Part To Another? – Raphael Bender

I remember a teacher in college telling me that some people will come in for treatment just to experience human touch. This has perhaps never been more important than during this pandemic where people have been isolated and lack the normal human touch they are used to.

Touch Deprivation Post-Covid: A “Tsunami Of Need” For Massage – Doug Nelson

Trigger points (TrPs) are a common source of discussion and debate on social media and even though most of us were taught about trigger points in school, the research has long been updated. We need to pay attention to that.

A Trigger Point Review – Eric Purves

One of the other articles we cited talked about interception, this article refers to this as: “your brain’s perception of your body’s state, transmitted from receptors on all your internal organs.” This plays some interesting roles in both physical and mental health.

Interoception: The Hidden Sense That Shapes Wellbeing – David Robson

We really like analogies around here, so this one really resonated. When we look at someone dealing with pain we have to be careful around causation. There are too many factors that contribute to a pain experience to narrow it down to just one thing.

Understanding Causation, A Coffee Mug Analogy – Modern Pain Care

Most of us in business are likely trying to generate some consistent content that either gets the attention of new people to book in for appointments or possibly getting some people we haven’t seen for a while to come back to our clinics. Content creation can be tough, but here are some good tools you can put in place to create new content.

My Writing Process: The Mental Tools I Use to Produce Consistent Creative Output – Emily Rudow

Manual therapy is rife with pseudoscience and trying to apply it. This is commonly seen in high-performance sport where an athlete will do just about anything possible to gain an edge over the competition and their favourite therapist applying whatever new modality they can use to gain an edge. Every time the Olympics are on we see a new thing applied to athletes, however, these fads usually come and go, but why?

Olympic Pseudoscience – Tokyo Edition – Steven Novella

This article blends really well with the above one. What does Kinesiotape really do? Well, it kinda depends on if you like it.

Is Kinesiology Tape (KT) A Placebo? – Marc Surdyka

As a profession, we need to keep pushing for evidence-based practice in order to be taken seriously as a health care entity. In order to do that many of the old teachings surrounding the profession either have to be updated or let go of completely, including the myth of healing hands.

The Myth of Healing Hands – Paul Ingraham