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February 28, 2024

The Sacrum Paradox: Keystone or Suspension?

Why It Matters: The Sacroiliac Joint For proper treatment of our body’s structural core, the sacroiliac joint, it is important that we understand how it functions properly. Misconceptions regarding the interrelationship of ligaments and muscles, the shape and movement pattern of the sacroiliac joint, and other factors disguise many complications and contraindications that make treatment challenging. Is The Sacrum a Keystone or is it Suspended? Whether the sacrum functions as …

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July 17, 2023

Medial & Lateral Epicondylitis: Causes, Treatment & Prevention

With the increasing tendency for young athletes to specialize in one or two sports to achieve higher performance comes the increased likelihood of overuse or repetitive injuries such as epicondylitis. On the other end of the spectrum is the weekend athlete who plays competitive sports without sufficient strengthening or warming up, and suffers muscle and joint injuries. Epicondylitis Overview Medial and lateral epicondylitis are both overuse injuries affecting the tendons …

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October 12, 2022

Tensegrity: The Interplay Between Muscles and Ligaments

  Figure 1 Figure 2 Relationship of structural and soft tissue elements To understand how our musculoskeletal system functions, it is important to understand the interplay between soft tissues, such as the ligaments and muscles, and the body’s structural elements, the bones. This relationship is expressed through a principle called tensegrity (Tensional Integrity). Tensegrity is based on a principle discovered by one of Buckminster Fuller’s students, Kenneth Snelson, who named …

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May 19, 2022

SCREWED: Bilateral SIJ Fusion

Hilton’s Law[1] forms the basis of the relationship between the structural elements of our musculoskeletal system; it states that the nerve supplying a joint also supplies both the muscles that move the joint and the skin covering the articular insertion of those muscles. The innervated parts of joints consist mainly of three ligamentous structures; the ligaments that hold the joints together, the capsule that encases the joint, and the synovium …

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