How do you decide which tests to conduct and what kind of treatment plan to develop from patient to patient? This may sound obvious, but bears repeating: really knowing our anatomy plays a huge role in effective clinical reasoning.

In the video below, NAIOMT's Stacy Soappman discusses a violinist she saw last month who was experiencing numbness and tingling in his left fourth and fifth finger.  She addresses how taking a hard look at upper extremity anatomy helped her in assessing and treating the patient.  

Topics: treating wrist injury, upper extremity

Does your patient experience pain when shaking hands? In the video below, I demonstrate a technique for the CMC joint that you may find helpful.

 

Topics: manual therapy, manual therapy certification, treating wrist injury, upper extremity

Do you tend to see a lot of ankle sprains in the clinic? In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT faculty member Stacy Soappman discusses sprains and demonstrates one way to treat the subtalar joint.

Topics: NAIOMT, lower extremity, upper extremity, ankle pain

Do you see cyclists in the clinic? In the video below, NAIOMT faculty member Stacy Soappman discusses a patient case of pain in the wrist with cycling.

Is this patient's wrist pain with biking a stability or mobility problem? Stacy addresses how to differentiate.

 

Topics: manual therapy, manual therapy certification, treating wrist injury, upper extremity

Topics: NAIOMT, lower extremity, upper extremity, ankle pain

Does your patient have difficulty opening doors due to a lack of supination following a forearm/wrist injury? In the manual therapy video below, watch NAIOMT faculty member Stacy Soappman as she shares one way to treat this.

Topics: Courses, manual therapy, Manual Therapy Videos, PT, treating wrist injury, upper extremity

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

Are you starting to see skiing and snowboarding injuries in the clinic? In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT's Stacy Soappman discusses a common wrist injury she sees during the winter season and how she approaches treatment in some cases.

Topics: treating wrist injury, upper extremity

Topics: Manual Therapy, manual therapy video, Manual Therapy Videos, reflexes, upper extremity

In the manual therapy video below, NAIOMT's Terry Pratt demonstrates and talks through a manipulation of the AC Joint. 

Topics: AC joint, manual therapy, Manual Therapy Videos, upper extremity