Articles tagged with 'muscle group'

The knowledge that a fifth quad muscle exists gives us a greater ability to be even more nuanced and detailed with our techniques.

The beauty of applying the hill and valley approach to palpation of the hip flexor musculature is that the hip flexor muscles form an alternating contour of hill, valley, hill, valley, etc.

Individual muscles should be explored for what makes them distinct and extraordinary, in addition to their relationship to the kinematic function of the body.

Occupational and recreational activities can lead to cumulative trauma disorders: tissue damage resulting from repetitive demand over the course of time.

The supraspinatus is one of four muscles of the shoulder that make up the rotator cuff. These four muscles surround and function as a unit to stabilize the humeral head. Without the rotator cuff stabilizing this ball-and-socket joint, chaos would ensue.

The tensor fasciae latae (TFL) is a relatively small muscle on the lateral edge of the anterior hip. Learn about this muscle and its placement in the hip, and its interconnectedness with the fascia lata of the thigh.

What happens when muscles become too entangled in their muscle groups? Focusing on the fascia that surrounds and separates muscles can help in a number of ways.

Myofascial layers can be manipulated through prolonged application of tension techniques like myofascial release and passive range of motion.

The external oblique is a paired muscle located on the anterolateral trunk and is superficial to the internal oblique and lateral to the rectus abdominis.

In nature, friction exists wherever there is movement, and it affects objects in all sorts of ways. This is true for human joints as well.

One negative ideology in the world of manual therapy that is becoming popular is that there are certain muscles that cannot be stretched. This ideology begins from a reasonable concept. Based on joint mechanics, some muscles cannot be stretched as well as others.

If a client's neck rotation ends suddenly and can't be stretched, is it a bone that's out of place? Is it a nerve issue? In my clinical experience, there seems to be one major player here, and it's actually a muscle: the levator scapulae.

Recent research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences suggests that the brain attempts to predict the sensory consequences of every action. Let's see how these findings can apply to massage therapy.

Lower extremity overuse disorders are painful. In this article, we look at the function of the posterior tibialis in lower extremity biomechanics and pain conditions.

The psoas has quite a reputation, and its also the deepest muscle in our core. Let's define this muscle and its importance in the human body.

The psoas major is an incredibly important muscle that can be involved in conditions of the lumbar spine, the sacroiliac and hip joints, and the diaphragm and pelvic floor. Here's a few ways to determine if the psoas is at play.

Biomechanics is the study of mechanical physics applied to the structure and function of living beings. In this article, we explore the mechanical principle of force in relation to injury conditions and massage techniques.