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Comparative Effects of Kinesiotherapy vs. Proprioceptive-Deep Tendon Reflex
Comparative Effects of Kinesiotherapy vs. Proprioceptive-Deep Tendon Reflex (P-DTR) Therapy on Pain Relief and Functional Recovery in Patients with Sciatica: A Clinical Study George-Sebastian Iftimie 1,2,*, Elena Costescu 3,4,†,* and Cristina-Elena Moraru 1,† 1 ”Alexandru Ioan Cuza” University of Iasi, Faculty of Physical Education and Sports, 3 Toma Cozma Street, Iasi, 700554; ktgeorgeiftimie@gmail.com 2…
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Use of X lines and II lines. Where does it come from and how does it work?
More and more practitioners are beginning to use X and II lines in their practice to assess the stretch reflex using Manual Muscle Testing. In Manual Muscle Testing we have 3 responses from the body: Instead of manual inhibition we can ask a patient to look at II lines and with normal function of the…
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Kinesiology of the Shoulder Complex
20.11.2017 Margaret Schenkman, Ph.D, PT, Victoria Rugo De Cartaya, PTThe upper extremity engages in diverse functions through a wide range of motion. The shoulder complex has multiple articulations, and upper extremity movement requires movement of all components of the shoulder complex. The combination of muscles acting during motion is dependent on biomechanical factors related to…
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Ascending Sensory Pathways
CLINICAL CASE A 60-year-old woman complains of falls, imbalance, and numbness and tingling in her hands and legs. There is also some incoordination of hand use and she has difficulty manipulating small items such as buttons. She is unable to play the piano now since she cannot position her fingers correctly on the piano keys.…
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Kinesiology of the Hip: A Focus on Muscular Actions
The hip joint serves as a central pivot point for the body as a whole. This large ball-and-socket joint allows simultaneous, triplanar movements of the femur relative to the pelvis, as well as the trunk and pelvis relative to the femur. Lifting the foot off the ground, reaching towards the floor, or rapidly rotating the trunk and…
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Neurological Manual Muscle Testing by Dr Jose Palomar
Theory The interconnection between stimuli from the external and internal environment along with different physiological reflexes has been widely described by many physiologists of the past. Great Russian physiologist, Dr. Pavlov, described many examples where different stimuli caused musculocutaneous or visceral reflexes. Unexpectedly, Dr. Pavlov found that the pectoralis muscles of the dog became very…
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Biomechanics and Neurology of Movements in Functional Training
International Journal of Diabetes & its Complications José Palomar¹ and Maria Svet² ¹Orthopedic Surgeon, The author of the P-DTR method, President of P-DTR Global AG, Switzerland.²Certified teacher of the P-DTR method, Member of the Board of P-DTR Global AG, Switzerland. *Correspondence:José Palomar, Orthopedic Surgeon, The author of the P-DTR method, President of P-DTR Global AG, Switzerland,…
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Central sensitization: Implications for the diagnosis and treatment of pain
26.02.2018 Clifford J Woolf, Program in Neurobiology and FM Kirby Neurobiology Center, Children’s Hospital Boston, and Department of Neurobiology, Harvard Medical School, Boston, Ma. Abstract Nociceptor inputs can trigger a prolonged but reversible increase in the excitability and synaptic efficacy of neurons in central nociceptive pathways, the phenomenon of central sensitization. Central sensitization manifests as pain hypersensitivity,…
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Sympathetic nervous system and pain
A clinical overview of the autonomic nervous system, the supply to the gut and mind–body pathways LOUIS GIFFORD AND MICK THACKER Introduction The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is an ‘output’, ‘effector’ or ‘motor’ system (see Gifford 1998b)—i.e. it responds to the demands of the sensory systems and the central nervous system (CNS) by producing an…
