Taking the Sore Thumbs Out of Manual Therapy

This past weekend I took the myofascial decompression level 1 course and proudly now own my own kits of cups. I really enjoyed the didactic component of this course and this blog shares some interesting concepts that you will learn about if you too choose to take a course through www.myofascialdecompression.com

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Cervical Radiculopathy or Infected Root Canal?

This is an interesting case example exploring the link between dental pain, TMJ pain and cervical pain. There are multiple pain mechanisms contributing to the overall presentation. It was definitely a complex case that required thinking outside the square in order to find the root of the problem.

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Sleep More, Hurt Less

This week we are excited to welcome guest writer and soon-to-be Physical Therapist Sara Suddes to Rayner & Smale. I met Sara while teaching at UCSF and was excited to hear about the topic for her final-year evidence based practice presentation. Before transferring in PT school, Sara worked as a newspaper reporter. Sara has spent many months researching the bidirectional relationship between sleep and pain and has put her brilliant writing skills to use to share with us her thoughts about sleep and pain.

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