Scott Malin Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 For those who are interested, the following is an excellent resource put out by my mentor with the aim of approaching bodywork treatment based on science. While aimed largely at practitioners, there are a number of practical articles to be found. The latest issue: https://www.scienceofmassage.com/dnn/som/journal/1310/toc.aspx -An interview with Professors R. Melzack and J. Katz, two world-leading scientists on pain.-Movement Impairments in the Scapulothoracic Region.-A short case study by myself on the role of bodywork in training vs injury with Coach's athletes.-A review of a number of articles in massage magazines based on their adherence to scientific principles Important reading for Trigger points SCIENCE OF TRIGGER POINT THERAPY. PART I:https://www.scienceofmassage.com/dnn/som/journal/0903/medical.aspx Part II:https://www.scienceofmassage.com/dnn/som/journal/0905/medical.aspx Part III:https://www.scienceofmassage.com/dnn/som/journal/0907/medical.aspx Part IV:https://www.scienceofmassage.com/dnn/som/journal/0909/medical.aspx There are a number of other gems in previous issues that you may find helpful as a compliment to GST. 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajan Shankara Posted December 20, 2013 Share Posted December 20, 2013 Thanks for posting this Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mats Trane Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Thanks for posting Cory! I have to get in deeper on this during the holidays. Your case study sounds like something I´ve been fighting with for 6 months now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coach Sommer Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Cory's bodywork with my elite athletes over the last 12-18 months has been invaluable in maximizing their recovery between workouts and addressing problem areas before they have a chance to blow up into full blown injuries. The biceps tendon and brachialis work has been especially invaluable. Yours in Fitness,Coach Sommer p.s. As an interesting aside, we also learned that a great deal of what is perceived by the body as wrist pain, is actually due to chronically tight forearms. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rajan Shankara Posted December 21, 2013 Share Posted December 21, 2013 Great article in this latest issue Cory, Thanks Again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blairbob Posted December 22, 2013 Share Posted December 22, 2013 Pretty neat, Cory. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie B Edwards Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 On 12/21/2013 at 4:29 PM, Coach Sommer said: Cory's bodywork with my elite athletes over the last 12-18 months has been invaluable in maximizing their recovery between workouts and addressing problem areas before they have a chance to blow up into full blown injuries. The biceps tendon and brachialis work has been especially invaluable. Yours in Fitness, Coach Sommer p.s. As an interesting aside, we also learned that a great deal of what is perceived by the body as wrist pain, is actually due to chronically tight forearms. Greetings, I've been perusing these forums for some time; this is my first time posting. The links in the opening post seem to be dead. Do you have particular protocols or guided plans that you recommend for addressing chronically tight forearm muscles? Thanks. Jamie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Mainente Posted January 24 Share Posted January 24 15 hours ago, Jamie B Edwards said: Greetings, I've been perusing these forums for some time; this is my first time posting. The links in the opening post seem to be dead. Do you have particular protocols or guided plans that you recommend for addressing chronically tight forearm muscles? Thanks. Jamie Hi Jamie, well chronically tight is usually connected to excessive muscle work volume for example like in the climbing world. Now, what's happen on a chronic tight muscles is that the resting electircal activity activity is abnormal. this can happens also on pec minor, or rotator cuff on some cases. the protocol is pretty simple....you must reduce the volume of 1/3 for a couple of week, if the tightness is reduced then you have found tha maximum volume you can tolerate. if not you must decrease it even more... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jamie B Edwards Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 On 1/24/2024 at 12:16 PM, Alessandro Mainente said: Hi Jamie, well chronically tight is usually connected to excessive muscle work volume for example like in the climbing world. Now, what's happen on a chronic tight muscles is that the resting electircal activity activity is abnormal. this can happens also on pec minor, or rotator cuff on some cases. the protocol is pretty simple....you must reduce the volume of 1/3 for a couple of week, if the tightness is reduced then you have found tha maximum volume you can tolerate. if not you must decrease it even more... Hello Alessandro, Thank you for your response. I do know that activity elimination will (usually) temporarily alleviate these kinds of issues, but in my experience once activity is resumed, the muscles tend to rapidly tight up again, thus the chronic nature of the problem. I was more wondering, given that Coach Sommer specifically referenced wrist pain being due to "chronically tight forearms," if there were specific protocols or programs among the various courses that would address this issue. For example, long stretch sessions once or twice a week versus multiple brief "limbering" movements throughout the day, contract-relax techniques, etc. etc. It would seem to me that muscles that are "chronically tight" (and likely causing pain) constitute a different situation from muscles that have an undesirably limited ROM (e.g. I can't bend at the waist as far as I wish I could), and thus need different treatment. Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alessandro Mainente Posted January 27 Share Posted January 27 14 hours ago, Jamie B Edwards said: Hello Alessandro, Thank you for your response. I do know that activity elimination will (usually) temporarily alleviate these kinds of issues, but in my experience once activity is resumed, the muscles tend to rapidly tight up again, thus the chronic nature of the problem. I was more wondering, given that Coach Sommer specifically referenced wrist pain being due to "chronically tight forearms," if there were specific protocols or programs among the various courses that would address this issue. For example, long stretch sessions once or twice a week versus multiple brief "limbering" movements throughout the day, contract-relax techniques, etc. etc. It would seem to me that muscles that are "chronically tight" (and likely causing pain) constitute a different situation from muscles that have an undesirably limited ROM (e.g. I can't bend at the waist as far as I wish I could), and thus need different treatment. Thanks again. chronically tight is simple that the muscles NORMAL resting electrical, lenght and physiological conditions has never been restored. since the humna body is built to answer better to acute stress what's happen if you put chronic stress? it will adapt chronically. probably the stress that causes chronically tight tissue should be chronically avoided for a long time. if you return to activity and the tissue rapidly moves back to tight condition is because you have moved back too fast to volumes/intensity/exercises/frequencies that lead to NOT ENOUGH RECOVERY. there are NO magic protocols. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phillip Morrison Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Updated links for anyone looking for these articles: On 12/20/2013 at 8:14 PM, Scott Malin said: https://www.scienceofmassage.com/dnn/som/journal/1310/toc.aspx -An interview with Professors R. Melzack and J. Katz, two world-leading scientists on pain. -Movement Impairments in the Scapulothoracic Region. -A short case study by myself on the role of bodywork in training vs injury with Coach's athletes. -A review of a number of articles in massage magazines based on their adherence to scientific principles https://www.scienceofmassage.com/2013/11/issue-4-2013-contents/?v=cd32106bcb6d On 12/20/2013 at 8:14 PM, Scott Malin said: Important reading for Trigger points Part 1: https://www.scienceofmassage.com/2009/03/science-of-trigger-point-therapy-part-i/?v=cd32106bcb6d Part 2: https://www.scienceofmassage.com/2009/05/science-of-trigger-point-therapy-part-2/?v=cd32106bcb6d Part 3: https://www.scienceofmassage.com/2009/07/science-of-trigger-point-therapy-part-3/?v=cd32106bcb6d Part 4: https://www.scienceofmassage.com/2009/09/science-of-trigger-point-therapy-part-4/?v=cd32106bcb6d 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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