Links to Articles on Orthopedic Massage  

Articles by Dr. Ben Benjamin

Arms & Hands

• Ulnar Deviation
• Extensor Carpi Radialis Longus
• Tingling in the Two Small Fingers
• Anterior Elbow Pain
• Elbow Swelling
• Golfer’s Elbow
• Tennis Elbow
• Pain on Passive Motions of the Elbow
• Backhand Injuries
• Wrist Pain (Radial and Ulnar Collateral Ligament Injuries)
• Trigger Finger
• Finger Pain
• Dupuytren’s Disease
• Hand-Shaking Pain
• Wrist Pain
• Medial Wrist Pain

Foot & Legs

• Pain Under the Medial Arch of the Foot
• What Supports the Medial Arch
• A Dropped Arch
• The Medial Foot
• Foot Pain While Sitting
• Sharp Pains in the Forefoot
• Heel Pain
• Injured Toe Joints
• The Lateral Ankle
• Lateral Ankle Sprains
• Ankle Sprains
• Upper Hamstring Pain
• Eversion of the Foot

Knee

• Characteristic Knee Pain in Children
• Pain Felt Deep Within the Knee
• Injured Bursas in the Knee
• Baker's Cysts
• A Torn Meniscus
• Referred Pain at the Knee
• Tendinitis Masquerading as Knee Joint Pain
• Medial Knee Pain and Swelling
• Knee Extension
• The Lateral Collateral Ligament
• Assessing Patellar Tendon Strain
• One of the Secrets of the Knee
• Medial Knee Pain
• Sharp Anterior Medial Knee Pain
• Collateral Ligament: Injuries of the Knee
• Patella Tendon Injury

Shoulder

• Why Shoulders Are Frequently Injured
• Shoulder Dislocations
• The Most Common Shoulder Injury
• Traumatic Arthritis of the Shoulder
• Biceps vs. Brachialis Strain
• The Acromioclavicular Joint
• Acromio-clavicular Joint and Ligament Injuries (Essential Principles) by Ben Benjamin
• The Capsular Pattern of the Shoulder
• Subacromial Bursitis
• Accessing the Supraspinatus Tendon
• Shoulder Series #1: Infraspinatus Tendinitis
• Shoulder Series #2: Supraspinatus Tendinitis
• Shoulder Series #3: Subscapularis Tendinitis
• Pain at the Medial Scapula
• Chest Pain

Back

• Upper Back Pain

Pain & Injuries

• Release Pain
• Emotions and Pain
• "No Pain, No Gain"
• Healing in the Presence of Motion
• Referred Pain
• Pain and Injury Assessment
• Chronic Pain
• Repression and Denial
• Projection
• Transference
• Power Differential
• Core Psychological Concepts
• Ethics and Self-Accountability
• Ethics, Values and Principles
• The Ethics of Touch
• Weakness and Tendon Injuries
• Resisted Tests
• What Causes Swelling
• Traumatic Arthritis
• Ligaments and Joint Mobility
• Palpation
• Anatomical Confusion and a Mysterious Injury
• The Dangers of Biking
• Warming Up and Stretching
• Cervical Injuries: Part I
• Cervical Injuries: Part II
• Cervical Injuries: Part III--Treatment
• The Mystery of Low-Back Pain: Part I
• Urinary Tract Infection
• Osteoporosis
• Whiplash
• Misperceived Headache Pain

Articles by Whitney Lowe

Nerve test

• Nerve Compression and Tension
• Median Nerve Compression Pathologies
• Identify Upper Extremity Nerve Entrapment Syndromes
• Ulnar Nerve Entrapment

Testing

• Recognizing Osteoarthritis
• Muscle Strains
• Understanding Disuse Atrophy
• Types of Tendon Injury
• How Should We Teach Assessment?
• Kinesiology and Orthopedic Assessment
• Exploring Orthopedic Assessment
• Understanding Torticollis
• Clinical Reasoning Skills
• What Is the "End Feel"?
• How Accurate Is That Test?
• When Is It Tendinitis?
• Manual Resistive Tests
• Why Should I Learn Assessment?

Syndrome & Injuries

• Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
• Tarsal Tunnel Syndrome
• Shoulder Impingement
• Understanding Overpronation
• Spondylolisthesis: An Elusive Cause of Low Back Pain
• Shin Splints or Compartment Syndrome?
• Cubital Tunnel Syndrome
• Syndesmosis Ankle Sprains
• Is That Really Frozen Shoulder?
• Ganglion Cysts
• Pronator Teres Syndrome
• Hamstring Strain,

• Achilles Tendinosis

  Achilles Tendon Disorder

  Patellofemoral Pain Syndrome,

  Lumbar Muscle Strain,

  Tennis Elbow

  Frozen Shoulder

• Carpal Tunnel Syndrome

  Piriformis Syndrome

  Plantar Fascitiis

  Whiplash

  Cervical Disc Herniation

  Leg Length Discrepancy and Low Back Pain

  Treating Piriformis Syndrome

Articles by Erik Dalton

• Sacroiliac Joint Syndrome
• Coccyx Controversy
• A Reflexogenic Relationship: The Muscle/Joint Battle, Part 2
• A Reflexogenic Relationship: The Muscle/Joint Battle, Part 1
• Minutes, Myofascia and Maintenance
• Simplifying Sensitization
• The Pinched Nerve Conundrum
• Myoskeletal ... Machinery of Life?
• The Perils of Perfect Posture, Part I
• The Perils of Perfect Posture, Part II
• The Puzzle of Perfect Posture
• The Pain Game Part 1
• The Pain Game Part 2
• Forward Head Postures

• Forward Head Postures Part II Part 2

• Pinched Nerve Conundrum
• Straight Talk on Scoliosis
• Fibromyalgia
• The Miracle of Motherhood
• Receptor Techniques For Painful Necks
• Low Back, Piriformis and SI Joint Pain
• Short Leg Syndrome, Part One
• Short Leg Syndrome: Part Two
• Don’t Get Married: Part 1
• Body Mechanics Begin With Balance

• Medical Massage by Deane Juhan
• Medical Massage and More, Part I by Ralph Stephens
• Medical Massage and More, Part II
• Defining Medical Massage by James Waslaski
• Orthopedic Massage vs. Medical Massage: Are We Using the Correct Terminology? James Waslaski

• Center your Core Strength
• An Introduction to Spinal Reflex Analysis
• The Postural Pronation Syndrome: Restoring The Hinge Function Of The Ankle
• Soft Tissue Resistance Barriers
• Key Elements of Connective Tissue Massage
• Relieving Sciatica
• Self-Treatment Of Trigger Points In The Scalenes And Sternocleidomastoids by Clair Davies
• Freedom from Thoracic Outlet Syndrom

Pathology articles