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The Easy Angle Assessing a patient’s flexibility assesses a joint or joint’s range of motion (ROM). And then comparing this to how much movement there should be, provides a great…Continue readingWhat is the Easy Angle?

Mobility

What is a Functional Movement Screen?

03/28/202202/26/2023The Mobile Osteo

Assessment The Functional Movement Screen (FMS) is an assessment tool for identifying asymmetries in functional movement patterns. The FMS identifies imbalances in stability and mobility using seven movement screens and…Continue readingWhat is a Functional Movement Screen?

Exercise

What is Exercise Prescription?

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What is an exercise prescription? Exercise prescription is a tool for improving health, fitness and function. The principle is based on ‘dose-response’. Like any medicine, the dose must be appropriate…Continue readingWhat is Exercise Prescription?

Massage

What are Percussion Massage Machines?

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Percussion Massage Therapists have been using vibration as a tool to massage for centuries. Vibrations can be varied in frequency and magnitude and adjusted to how a patient responds. The…Continue readingWhat are Percussion Massage Machines?

Mobility

What is Cupping Therapy?

03/28/202202/25/2023The Mobile Osteo

Cupping Therapy Cupping therapy is considered an alternative therapy and has been practised since the early 19th century in Asia, Eastern Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. In recent…Continue readingWhat is Cupping Therapy?

Osteopathy

What is Kinesiology Taping?

03/28/202202/25/2023The Mobile Osteo

Kinesiology Taping Kinesiology taping has been used since its inception by Dr Kenzo Kase, a Japanese chiropractor, in the late 1970s. In recent years kinesiology taping has become popularised by…Continue readingWhat is Kinesiology Taping?

Massage

What is Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilisation?

03/28/202202/26/2023The Mobile Osteo

IASTM Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilisation (IASTM) creates change in soft tissues. Although new to most patients, IASTM has been used for 2000 years. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) calls it…Continue readingWhat is Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilisation?

Osteopathy

What is Medical Acupuncture?

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Acupuncture You might ask yourself, what is the difference between medical acupuncture and traditional Chinese acupuncture? The answer; traditional Chinese acupuncture is based on the belief that it can restore…Continue readingWhat is Medical Acupuncture?

Mobility

What is Fascial Stretch Therapy?

02/24/202202/25/2023The Mobile Osteo

Fascial Stretch Therapy™ Fascial Stretch Therapy™ focuses on the body’s most abundant tissue, the fascia. When anatomy books were first written, they contained drawings of the muscular, nervous and skeletal…Continue readingWhat is Fascial Stretch Therapy?