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    Anatomy of the Elbow, Part 2

    Posted on April 3, 2013 by in Anatomy, Human Body, Muscle Pain

    Before we get into the ligaments and muscles of the elbow, I want to relate an experience I had yesterday. Recently I began to work with a fellow massage therapist. She has been booking 2-hour sessions, which is fabulous for me. The index finger on her right hand has developed some arthritis. It is swollen, stiff, and the range of motion is fairly limited. She has had these symptoms for two years! I said something to her about how she should have had it worked on before now (because massage therapists chronically do not get enough bodywork!), and she responded that she had tried a few times, but she couldn’t find a therapist that knew what to do with her arm and hand.

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  • Idaho Massage Therapists

    Posted on May 10, 2012 by in Press Releases for Full Circle

    On April 4, 2012 Idaho Governor C. L. “Butch” Otter signed Senate Bill 1295 to make his state the 44th (plus Washington, D.C.) to regulate the massage therapy profession. The new law creates a five member State Board of Massage Therapy, consisting of a majority of massage therapists, which will oversee the practice of massage […]

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  • Neck Anatomy

    Posted on August 9, 2011 by in Anatomy, Human Body

    Stylohyoid O:  Styloid process of the Temporal bone I:  Hyoid bone A:  Draws the hyoid bone posterior   Omohyoideus O:  Superior Border of the Scapula I:  Hyoid Bone A:  Depresses the hyoid bone       Longus Colli O:  Anterior Aspects of C3 through T3 I:  Anterior Aspect of C1 through C7 A:  Flexion of […]

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  • Neck Anatomy

    Posted on August 9, 2011 by in Anatomy, Human Body

    Longissimus Capitis O:  transverse processes of about T2 thru about C5 I:  Mastoid process of the temporal bone A:  rotates, extends, and laterally flexes the head   Spinalis Cervicis O:  spinous process of C7 and ligamentum nuchae I:  spinous processes of C2 – C4 A:  extends the vertebrae and laterally flexes the head   Spinalis […]

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