Short-Term Effect of Muscle Energy Technique on Pain in Individuals with Non-Specific Lumbopelvic Pain: A Pilot Study NM. Selkow; TL. Grindstaff; KM. Cross; K Pugh; J Hertel; S Saliba ABSTRACT: Muscle energy technique (MET) is a form of manual therapy frequently used to correct lumbopelvic pain (LPP), herein the patient voluntarily contracts specific muscles against […]
At the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, they’ve an active research program in the field, including treatments like massage. Brent Bauer is director of Complementary and Integrative Medicine at Mayo. Brent Bauer said that: We’ve done two studies now, in patients who’ve had cardiovascular surgery. So big a incision down the front of the chest, […]
Needles are often equated with pain and discomfort; however, for a horse named Gypsy the tiny sharp objects brought about much needed relief as Dr. Mark Crisman, a professor in the Department of Large Animal Clinical Sciences in the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine at Virginia Tech, administered acupuncture therapy. Gypsy had an infection […]
Frankincense may help reduce the symptoms of osteoarthritis, according to a study of 70 patients. An enriched extract of the “Indian Frankincense” herb Boswellia serrata was used in the randomized, double-blinded, placebo-controlled study. Patients who took the herbal remedy showed significant improvement in as little as seven days. The compound caused no major adverse effects […]
The push-up is the ultimate barometer of fitness. It tests the whole body, engaging muscle groups in the arms, chest, abdomen, hips and legs. It requires the body to be taut like a plank with toes and palms on the floor. The act of lifting and lowering one’s entire weight is taxing even for the […]
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