Entries by Mel
Soft Tissue Training Centre – Resources
Take a look at the range of resources available here to support you in your clinical practice. Here you’ll find videos, blogs, and leading articles on hot topics in physiotherapy, chiropractic, osteopathic, myotherapy, and massage therapy. Videos Clinical Tips & Tricks Leading Articles You can request help with a particular issue by emailing us at […]
Dry Needling Course Melbourne
Functional Integrated Needling from The Soft Tissue Centre on Vimeo.
Video: Skin Excursion
Check out this short video on ‘skin excursion’ by Dr JC Guimberteau: This video is great for uncovering knowledge about the epidermis and dermis network in understanding therapies for fascia. A must-watch for practitioners!
Video: Human Dissection
Take a look at this video of human dissection which demonstrates the intense connectedness of the fascial network: A great short video to learn from!
Leading Article: Five Dry Needling Tips
Take a look at this great article from Physioedge on incorporating dry needling into your treatment for patients: www.physioedge.com.au/five-dry-needling-tips. We couldn’t agree more with their tips and tricks, especially for chronic pain management. Take a look!
Leading Article: Dry Needling on Shoulder Pain
Check out this article from the US National Library of Medicine National Institutes of Health (NIH): “Dry Needling on the Infraspinatus Latent and Active Myofascial Trigger Points in Older Adults With Nonspecific Shoulder Pain: A Randomized Clinical Trial”. This paper discusses the effectiveness of myofascial trigger points in treating adult shoulder pain, and could be […]
Leading Article: Dry Needling on Shoulder Injuries in Elite Volleyball Players
This article by Osborne and Gatt titled ‘Management of shoulder injuries using dry needling in elite volleyball players’ makes for a very interesting read. Their study describes the short-term benefits of dry needling in shoulder injuries in four international female volleyball athletes during a month-long intense competitive phase, using both replicable subjective and objective measures. […]
Leading Article: Dry Needling on Lower Back Pain
Take a look at this article on dry needling effectiveness for discogenic low-back pain. “The effect of dry needling on the radiating pain in subjects with discogenic low-back pain: A randomized control trial” discusses a trial on discogenic radiating LBP analysing intervention strategies. This is a great article to continue your learning about dry needling: www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28163732.