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What’s Missing in Your Treatment of Piriformis Syndrome?


I get a lot of questions about piriformis syndrome and how I treat it.  Primarily because most therapists end up only treating the piriformis. Duh… right?
 
Well to be perfectly candid, the piriformis doesn’t just decide to get short tight and over-reactive. There is a cause and you will almost always find it away from the belly of the Piriformis. 
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Upcoming Courses
M2 Seminar
M1
Muscle Energy Technique for Pelvis, Sacrum, Lumbar Spine, and Muscles of the Hip - 16.5 CEUs

March 11-12, 2017
Wheeling, West Virginia


Wheeling Jesuit University

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MET Seminar
M2
Muscle Energy Technique for Ribs, Thoracic, Cervical Spine and Shoulder Interface – 16 CEUs 

March 25 - 26, 2017
Woodstown, New Jersey

Woodstown Physical
Therapy & Sports Rehab

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2017 Seminar Schedule

All courses taught by: Thomas K. Ockler, P.T.
We are currently confirming details for additional sessions, so please check back.

Questions from the Mail Room

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Q:  Tom, I just had my first session with a patient who very recently gave birth and ended up with a separated and displaced pubic symphisis . . . lots of pain and swelling. Palpation of landmarks match with what the xrays show: the left half of the symphisis inferiorly displaced and possibly slightly anterior as well (Iliac crests level, and the left ASIS may be barely inferior). Given how unstable everything is, gentle mobilization seemed to correct it and I sent her out with an SI compression belt, feeling much better. Is there a muscle energy technique that I could teach her to do on her own to help maintain alignment?
Jarod C., PT, DPT, MTC

A: Hi Jarod, After I correct any dysfunction I teach stabilization which include cross arm and hip raises in supine on the involved pelvic side that I did the correction on. Isometric abductions and abduction in standing are also good as long as it is very gentle (ten lb. squeezes). Here are more advance exercises for SI stabilization.
Tom Ockler, PT

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Scientists have figured out how to make wounds heal without scars

scar_ankleWhether it’s from a surgical procedure, clumsy shaving, or that traumatic biking incident that happened when you were five, just about everyone has a scar they wish would just fade away.

And while there’s not a whole lot that can be done for scars that are already there, researchers have figured out how to make fresh wounds heal as normal, regenerated skin, instead of the usual scar tissue - something that was previously thought to be impossible in mammals.

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A call for a more patient-centered approach to treating back pain

by Daniel C. Cherkin, PhD, senior investigator at Group Health Research Institute
 

back-painOver the past 30 years, our research team has conducted many studies aimed at finding treatments that can relieve pain and improve the lives of the millions of Americans who suffer from the most common form of chronic back pain, “nonspecific” back pain. That is, pain without a specific cause (like cancer or a fracture) that lasts at least three months. We have studied a broad range of nondrug treatments including physical therapy, chiropractic, acupuncture, massage, and yoga.

JAMA published our most recent completed study on March 22, 2016. In contrast to our earlier studies, this one focused on treatments targeting the mind, rather than the body. 

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Chronic pain management - preventing chronic pain by changing acute pain care


Lorimer Moseley, Professor of Clinical Neurosciences and Chair in Physiotherapy at UniSA discusses the need for a ‘revolution’ in acute spinal care, the new skillsets health professionals might need, some new tools that are being designed to help optimise care and the industry-clinician-scientist-patient partnerships that will be needed to truly change outcomes.
 
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Host an MET Course

Hosting an MET course of your very own can be a big advantage in several ways and it’s easier than you think. With continuing education requirements now for most states, the cost of sending a single participant to a course can cost upwards of $1,200.00 for a weekend class. That can eat up your CEU money in no time flat.
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Our Seminars

Thomas K. Ockler, PT
Muscle Energy Technique is one of the most effective and valuable manual techniques for the identification and correction of somatic asymmetry and hypomobility. These techniques can be used immediately to find and correct the causes of all types of pain. These are not cover up procedures, but rather techniques that cure the problem with dramatic results.
 
Unlike manipulative techniques, MET works via evidenced-based neuro-physiology using the muscle spindles to release tight muscles and decrease tone and excitability, thus restoring the bones and joints to normal mobility and returning them to symmetrical, smooth function.

The two-day courses involve a mix of theory, demonstration and hands-on practice. Actual evaluation and treatments will be performed by each participant using the methods learned. Plenty of time is allotted for hands on practice as well as questions and discussion.  
 
Due to the hands-on nature of these courses, class size is limited to assure a very high quality educational experience. Attend one of our seminars and don't miss this magnificent educational opportunity!

What Are Students Saying about the MET Courses?


"This course was a blessing for me! I feel like I have found my desired niche as a therapist. Tom was not only knowledgeable but encouraging, patient and thorough. He made it a comfortable and fun learning environment." 
Ashley, OT M1 Columbia, MO 2016 
 

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