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Setting up a practice
Published in Michael Weir, Law and Ethics in Complementary Medicine, 2023
Treatment provided by a complementary medicine practitioner is eligible for coverage by private health insurance if the practitioner is duly registered, such as applies to chiropractic, osteopathy and Chinese medicine for the treatment contemplated by that registration or remedial massage/myotherapy and exercise physiology.
Chronic Pain Is a Family Problem
Published in Michael S. Margoles, Richard Weiner, Chronic PAIN, 2019
One patient offered the following: I lived from one priesthood blessing to another, and little by little, over a long period of time, I did get better and am still working at getting even better. I have worked with a physical therapist to strengthen atrophied muscles. I went through orthodontia. I’ve used imaging a great deal to tolerate the pain. I started biofeedback, but didn’t follow through because of money and scheduling problems. I still feel that biofeedback is a viable option. My husband and I went to a myotherapist and my husband now uses the myotherapy on me. I visit the chiropractor on a regular basis, which helps a great deal.
Management of chronic myofascial pain: finding common ground
Published in Kirsti Malterud, Steinar Hunskaar, Chronic Myofascial Pain, 2018
Kirsti Malterud, Steinar Hunskaar
Included in manual therapies are soft tissue mobilization techniques such as massage (kneading, stroking, and rolling of muscles, skin and other soft tissues), direct pressure (ischemic pressure or myotherapy as a means to deactivate tender points or pain points), myofascial release (mobilization of soft tissue, focusing on fascial planes as well as muscle tissue), muscle energy techniques (a blend of manual techniques and guided muscle contractions to affect changes in alignment and muscle performance and to correct motion dysfunction), and manual stretch to tender/trigger points (direct mechanical stretch to tissues that may be preceded or accompanied by use of a spray that chills the area). The practitioner’s sense of touch is central, and tactile sensation is the avenue of communication between patient and practitioner. Massage is outlined in some detail below.
The prevalence of wound management physical therapist practice in the state of Texas
Published in Physiotherapy Theory and Practice, 2023
Kelly D. Moore, Kylie Sterling, Lisa VanHoose, Drew A. Curtis, Han-Hung Huang
The decreasing prevalence in wound management practice could be a threat to the basic system in which physical therapists are trained. In the present study, physical therapists ranked “wound care is performed by another discipline” as a primary reason for the decline of wound care PT practice and they reported that nursing staffs are currently the most prevalent professionals practicing wound management in the healthcare facilities. Similar to the circumstance that musculoskeletal PT has been threatened by: chiropractors (Healthline, 2020); massage therapists (Myotherapy, 2016); personal trainers (AdventHealth, 2019); and athletic trainers (Grand Canyon University, 2020), now there is another potential encroachment that physical therapists must be more aware to protect the practice. However, while the respondents in the survey agreed that wound care should remain under the physical therapist’s scope of practice, it is interesting that most of the physical therapists are not concerned with this decreasing trend. This might be due to only less than 20% of them currently practicing wound care, which is coherent to the fact that most physical therapists practice in musculoskeletal, cardiopulmonary or neuromuscular associated specialties. Another reason might be that some physical therapists may not feel comfortable and prepared to practice wound care after they have graduated from PT schools.
Myofunctional therapy for OSA: a meta-analysis
Published in Expert Review of Respiratory Medicine, 2022
Sanket Meghpara, Moeed Chohan, Anuja Bandyopadhyay, Conrad Kozlowski, Jameson Casinas, Clete Kushida, Macario Camacho
The majority of the search strategy was retained from the original publication of this meta-analysis to keep the integrity of this study [16]. Web of Science, Scopus, MED-LINE, and The Cochrane Library databases were searched from the inception of each database to the current date. The search commenced on 10 February 2021, and ended on 18 June 2021. MeSH terms and keywords used for the search included various combinations of the following: ‘myofascial reeducation,’ ‘myofunctional therapy,’ ‘obstructive sleep apnea,’ ‘orofacial myotherapy,’ ‘oral myo-therapy,’ ‘oropharyngeal exercises,’ ‘sleep,’ ‘sleep apnea syndromes,’ ‘speech therapy,’ ‘upper airway exercises,’ and ‘upper airway remodeling.’ One example of a MEDLINE search is: (((‘Myofunctional Therapy’ [MeSH]) AND ‘Sleep Apnea Syndromes’ [MeSH])) OR (‘sleep’ AND (‘myofascial reeducation’ OR ‘myofunctional therapy’ OR ‘orofacial myo-therapy’ OR ‘oral myotherapy’ OR ‘oropharyngeal exercises’ OR ‘speech therapy’ OR ‘upper airway exercises’ OR ‘upper airway remodeling’)).
Perspectives of major traumatic injury survivors on accessibility and quality of rehabilitation services in rural Australia
Published in Disability and Rehabilitation, 2023
Vanessa L. Sharp, Jodie E. Chapman, Betina Gardner, Jennie L. Ponsford, Melita J. Giummarra, Natasha A. Lannin, John Olver, Renerus J. Stolwyk
In the face of these barriers, and to fill service gaps, some participants reported seeking substitute therapies (e.g. myotherapy instead of physiotherapy). Others expressed wanting to connect with specialists back in the metropolitan city who they felt could more confidently treat their injuries and answer their concerns.