Pain Science – Guiding the Path

Treating pain is a tricky business, but one that has become an integral component of today’s healthcare system. As clinicians, it is a primary outcome measurement that we regularly hinge the successes and failures of our treatment on. But is this the right measurement...

Scraping Away the Narratives of IASTM

Part 4 of the passive modalities discussion will cover instrument assisted soft tissue mobilization (IASTM).  This is the modality that the after effects are often displayed as a badge of honor on social media, but leaves us wondering if the person was a trauma victim...

Cupping – an Attempt to Draw Evidence

Part 3 of the passive modalities series will discuss another modality returning to vogue at the Rio Olympics – cupping. Michael Phelps, and other skin bearing athletes, re-popularized this modality by being televised with purplish-red circles on their upper torso for...

K-Tape: Generic Tape That Doesn’t Fix Anything

The Magic Show set the stage for a discussion of in vogue passive modalities. To kick off this multipart series, Kinesiology Tape (K-Tape) will be placed under the lens of scientific research. This discussion will be brief – given the overwhelming amount of evidence...