by Matt Shepard | Jul 29, 2013 | Neck Pain, Back Pain
The levator scapulae muscle is a hard-working muscle that is very rarely talked about. The Levator Scapulae muscle elevates the shoulder blade. Levator is from the same Latin word as elevator, and Scapulae is Latin for the shoulder blade. One of My Patient Cases Which...
by Matt Shepard | Jul 2, 2013 | Exercises
So let’s take a look at the skeletal anatomy. The spine is the support pillar of your body. The spine includes: seven cervical (neck) vertebrae twelve thoracic vertebrae (mid-back) five lumbar (low back) vertebrae a fused sacrum a fused coccyx Not a moment of...
by Matt Shepard | May 24, 2013 | Arm Pain, Conditions, Health & Fitness, Health Care & Medical
Since I began my studies at both professional school and through my own interests, this quote has never rung so true. I have had the great opportunity to study under several Active Release Technique and Dynamic Nueromuscular Stabilization (DNS) teachers, who utilize...
by Matt Shepard | Jan 23, 2013 | Conditions
Pain is something that we all deal with at some point in our lives. No one gets by without some incidence of pain. But what is pain? How can we understand pain? Pain has been studied by numerous scientists for hundreds of years. There are also many theories as to...
by guest author | Jan 21, 2012 | Neck Pain, Back Pain, Conditions
Your neck pain or low back pain may be caused by the overworking of your lats muscles. The latissimus dorsi muscle (commonly called “lats”) is the most powerful muscle of the back. When this muscle gets overworked, it often shortens. When this “shortening” happens,...
