Everybody Has One and It’s Time To Use It! By Michael P. Mansfield AAS, LMT, CNMT Yes, everyone has an opinion. However, that is not what is being inferred with the title. This article is referencing the fact that everybody has a diaphragm. Yes, the diaphragm. A skeletal muscle connected to the entire circumference of […]
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Thoracic Outlet Syndrome or Lyme Disease? Correct diagnosis equals effective treatment By Michael P. Mansfield AAS, L.M.T., CNMT Summer is upon us and it is time to enjoy the great outdoors! For many, camping, hiking, and experiencing what nature has to offer are typical summertime activities. Most people are aware of the inherent risks of
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Healthy and Happy Begins In the Home By M. P. Mansfield AAS, LMT, CNMT I would like to challenge each and every reader to make their healthy pursuits a family affair! With most lifestyle changes involving health improvement, I am borrowing the 5 pillars of a YMCA initiative: Healthy Family Home. Eat Healthy – Sound
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Adhesive capsulitis (aka frozen shoulder) By Michael P. Mansfield AAS, LMT, CNMT Adhesive capsulitis has been know as shoulder periarthritis and adherent subacromial bursitis, but the current common term used to describe adhesive capsulitis, is frozen shoulder. These terms describe both active and passive limited range of motion (ROM) of an affected shoulder, in all
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Compassion Fatigue You Are Not Alone By Michael P. Mansfield AAS, LMT, CNMT Helping or being assistance to others who have suffered trauma is an honorable means of serving others. However, in providing support for a trauma survivor does not come without cost. Health professionals, caregivers, and emergency responders (police, firefighters, EMS) are at risk
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Diaphragmatic versus Clavicular Breathing aka Belly vs. Chest Breathing By Michael P. Mansfield AAS, LMT, CNMT In today’s chaotic world, most do not pay attention to how they are breathing. Chest or shallow breathing effectively cuts off the upper from the lower body and creates a physical imbalance in the body and a chemical imbalance
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What Happens in Vagus Does Not Stay in Vagus Massage Therapy and Treatment of Diabetes By M. P. Mansfield AAS, LMT, CNMT Cardiovascular disease, stroke risk, high blood pressure, and neurological disorders (e.g. Peripheral neuropathy) associated with diabetes have long been considered contraindications to receiving massage therapy. However, with a doctor’s clearance, a therapist with
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When You Hear Hoof Beats Behind You, Don’t Expect to See a Zebra By M. P. Mansfield AAS, LMT, CNMT “When you hear hoof beats behind you, don’t expect to see a zebra”, was coined in the late 1940s by Dr. Theodore Woodward, a former professor at the University of Maryland School of Medicine. Dr.
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