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Explore practical articles, clinical insights and educational resources for massage therapists, manual therapists, rehabilitation professionals, athletic trainers and other healthcare practitioners.

ANATOMYMuscles, movement and functional relationships
CONDITIONSCommon pain patterns, injuries and presentations
TECHNIQUESMassage, manual therapy and rehabilitation approaches
PRACTICEEvidence, professional development and self-care

Blogs and Articles

Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy
Understanding Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT)
Understanding Vestibular Rehabilitation Therapy (VRT): What Every Massage and Manual Therapist Should Know If you’ve ever worked with a client who complained of dizziness, imbalance, or that frustrating “room spinning”... Read more...
The Power of Isometric Exercises: Here's our Guide - Niel Asher Education
The Power of Isometric Exercises: Here's our Guide
Isometric exercises are a unique and often overlooked component of strength training and rehabilitation Unlike dynamic exercises, where muscles lengthen and shorten, isometric exercises involve muscle contraction without any visible... Read more...
Vacuum Cupping Therapy - Treating the Triceps - Niel Asher Education
Transform Your Recovery: Discover the Benefits of Vacuum Cupping Therapy for Triceps Relief
Pain referring from triceps trigger points can be felt in the neck, upper trapezius, deltoids, upper arm and the elbow.Along with its “little helper,” anconeus, the triceps brachii assists deceleration... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - Defining a Frozen Shoulder - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - Defining a Frozen Shoulder
    Frozen Shoulder Syndrome (Adhesive Capsulitis)       Treating Frozen Shoulder - Maureen Abson    What is Frozen Shoulder?  Frozen Shoulder Syndrome (FSS) is among the most severe,... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - Treating Anterior Shoulder Pain - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - Treating Anterior Shoulder Pain
  Treating Anterior Shoulder Pain - Stuart Hinds   Anterior Shoulder Pain Anterior shoulder pain is common and more frequent than posterior pain.  In this blog, Stuart Hinds shows his... Read more...
Trigger Points - An Overview of the Evidence Base - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Points - An Overview of the Evidence Base
Dr. Jonathan Kuttner Presents an Overview of the Evidence Behind Trigger Point Therapy   Drs. Janet Travell and David Simons (1992) described a trigger point as, “A highly irritable localised... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - Ischemic Compression Technique - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - Ischemic Compression Technique
    Ischemic Compression Technique - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner MD   Online Courses   Trigger Point Therapy Doesn't Usually Need to be Painful There's a common myth that trigger point... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - NAT for Horses? - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - NAT for Horses?
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Trigger Point Therapy - Frozen Shoulder Syndrome - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - Frozen Shoulder Syndrome
  Frozen Shoulder - Quick Facts   "Even simple tasks like putting on a coat became increasingly difficult" We often like to write about clients who have been successfully treated... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - Where to Start? - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - Where to Start?
      About NAT Home-Study Courses NAT courses are designed to provide continued education for qualified therapists, healthcare workers, and exercise professionals. Whether you are new to trigger points,... Read more...
Frozen Shoulder and Diabetes - Niel Asher Education
Frozen Shoulder and Diabetes
  Frozen Shoulder or Impingement?   What is the connection between frozen shoulder and diabetes?  A frozen shoulder seems to result from the way the brain responds to inflammation around... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - Peripheral and Central Sensitization Explained - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - Peripheral and Central Sensitization Explained
  Trigger Points and Amplified Pain - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner    Working with Trigger Points - Where to Start?   Pain is a complex area of medicine, and current research... Read more...
Trigger Point Therapy - Rotator Cuff Disorders - Niel Asher Education
Trigger Point Therapy - Rotator Cuff Disorders
Rotator Cuff Injuries Explained - Dr. Jonathan Kuttner   In 70% of all doctor and therapist visits for shoulder problems, the diagnosis is rotator cuff disorder The shoulder is involved... Read more...
My Experience with NAT - Dr. Joseph Duchene - Niel Asher Education
My Experience with NAT - Dr. Joseph Duchene
  Dr. Joseph Duchene talks about frozen shoulder and his experience with NAT.    NAT treatment protocols are based on techniques used within elite sports and athletics worldwide. Since the first... Read more...
My Journey with NAT - Martin Bates D.C. - Niel Asher Education
My Journey with NAT - Martin Bates D.C.
  Dr. Martin Bates, Chiropractor and Masters Certified NAT Practitioner   For 90% of the patients I’ve treated with NAT, the results have been phenomenal. I first heard about NAT early... Read more...
My Journey with NAT - Stuart Hinds - Niel Asher Education
My Journey with NAT - Stuart Hinds
  Stuart Hinds - Using NAT techniques since 2008   I have been using NAT techniques since 2008 and have had consistent highly effective results To begin I should explain that... Read more...
Trigger Point Release Techniques
Trigger Point Therapy - Three Dimensional (3D) Release
The agonist/antagonist relationship may not operate in the classically described manner The brain has 3-D sensory and motor maps soft-wired into the cortex. Our brain (motor cortex) responds to our... Read more...
My Journey with NAT - Andy Eckley - Niel Asher Education
My Journey with NAT - Andy Eckley
In the week immediately following his NAT certification, Andy Eckley was able to use NAT to significantly help a client with frozen shoulder. When Andy Eckley was 14, he developed... Read more...