In this NAIOMT technique video, I  demonstrate a cuboid manipulation. It's performed by positioning your thumbs over the cuboid and providing a plantar dorsal force at a 60-degree angle. It can be helpful when an inverted ankle sprain has occurred, as the cuboid can get stuck in an externally rotated position. 

Topics: lower extremity, manual therapy techniques

In the manual therapy lab demonstration below, NAIOMT teaching faculty Terry Pratt, MS, PT, COMT, FAAOMPT addresses modifications to the Halpike-Dix maneuver for BPPV. The majority of patients have sensitivity in cervical spine extension and rotation.

Topics: Cervical Spine, NAIOMT, Clinical Reasoning, clinical skills, manual therapy techniques, Manual Therapy Videos, Uncategorized

In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT faculty member Stacy Soappman addresses about one way to treat the talocrural joint following a plantar flexion/inversion ankle sprain.

Topics: PT, lower extremity, manual therapy techniques, Manual Therapy Videos

Ever experience patients coming into the clinic with elbow pain, perhaps as a result of a fall on an outstretched hand? In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT's Stacy Soappman reviews the Abducted Ulna, and demonstrates testing and manipulation that can be performed, when appropriate, to regain the lateral glide.

Topics: Manipulation, abducted ulna, manual therapy techniques, Manual Therapy Videos, upper extremity

What do you do when treating a patient who is larger in stature than yourself? In the manual therapy video below, Stacy Soappman, PT, DSc, COMT, FAAOMPT demonstrates first rib manipulation in a larger patient. 

Topics: manual therapy techniques, manual therapy videos, Manual Therapy Videos, manipulation of the first rib

In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT faculty Laura Iverson-von Wullerstorff, PT, MS, OCS, COMT, FAAOMPT reviews PIVMs for the Cervical Spine.

Topics: cervical spine, Cervical Spine, cervical spine conditions, cervical spine course, Courses, physical therapy education, Clinical Reasoning, clinical skills, manual therapy techniques, video

In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT Faculty member Bill Temes demonstrates an evaluation of a post-MVA CT Junction patient whose presenting complaints are worse when working at a computer or with prolonged upper extremity activity.

Topics: Cervical Spine, Manual Therapy, manual therapy techniques, Manual Therapy Videos, ct junction, post mva

Topics: manual therapy, Manual Therapy, Clinical Reasoning, clinical skills, manual therapy techniques

Topics: Clinical Reasoning, manual therapy techniques, manual therapy videos, Manual Therapy Videos, upper extremity, upper quadrant, humeral head

Topics: lumbar spine, lumbopelvic spine, manual therapy, NAIOMT, back pain, manual therapy techniques, Manual Therapy Videos