Research, Articles & Case Studies

This article talks about how  Athletic Trainers can do a variety of manual therapy modalities from CranioSacral Therapy, Visceral Manipulation and soft tissue release, fascial release, joint traction, trigger point release amongst many more.

Athletic Therapists help active people with the rehabilitation of both chronic and acute musculoskeletal condition. 

Cranial bone motion has been the most controversial phenomenon of the Primary Respiratory Mechanism (PRM), but there is ample evidence that the cranial bones do rhythmically move a small but definite amount.

Historically, cranial bone motion was considered an anatomic impossibility. Respected scientists, anatomists, and anthropologists have always assumed that the cranial bones fuse and cannot move however, a thorough examination of the experimental data gives a totally different point of view.

This article is about the most controversial phenomenon of the PRM from a scientific perspective, and the concept of palpable cranial bone motion.

Barral Institute Visceral Manipulation Case Study - Incontinence

The intent of this case report is to illustrate the use of Visceral Manipulation (VM) for the treatment of incontinence. 

After 3 years of travel and study, Sampsun Wong developed Yide Therapy. Now he gives free aqua therapy treatment to old people in Hong Kong, runs a medical center and travels around China offering help to the needy. Most of the people in the aqua therapy are in their 60's and some even in their late 70's could not do the same moves on land, but the lukewarm water's buoyancy supports their weight, allowing them to work on their flexibility without the risk of falling. While Wong often recommends exercises for patients, for those with knee pain, regular exercising puts pressure on the kneecap, exacerbating the pain, slowing the recovery process- if it recovers at all. That is when Wong started exploring alternative methods.    

This article is about the many benefits of appropriate physical contact and how simple touch helps us develop into strong and sensitive individuals, provides comfort, calms us, enhances trust and enables us to bond with one another.

This article is about what forest fires and aging have in common, and that forest fires have something to teach us. Forrest Fires offer us a great analogy not only of the population we are referring to, but of a strategy that can help us bring hope and health. 

Former NFL football player Ricky Williams, who played for the New Orleans Saints and the Miami Dolphins among other teams, addresses an audience during a conference on medical marijuana at Harvard Medical School.

Marijuana drained running back Ricky Williams' NFL career, but now the same drug may help launch the next phone of his business career. Williams, 40 is launching a cannabis brand called Real Wellness by Ricky Williams. The line will cater to health-conscious consumers, particularly women, who are interested in using alternative medicine to boost wellness, he said.   

  Kerry D'Ambrogio D.O.M., A.P., P.T., D.O.-M.T.P. talks about Total Body Balancing (TBB)

- TBB is based in classical osteopathy

- TBB addresses interconnections and contributing lines of tension

- TBB uses A.R.T.S. to evaluate

- TBB follows a five-phase treatment template

Kerry D’Ambrogio D.O.M., A.P., P.T., D.O.-M.T.P. talks about Joint Balancing. He discusses Whole-Body Evaluation is essential as well as application of Joint Balancing.