The Muscle Maintenance Clinic

11/10/2022

21/06/2019

2x30 minute slots for sports massage/ deep tissue have become available at 3pm and then another at 4pm at Harding chiropractic clinic, gates business park Chester with myself. If you would like to secure a spot for this afternoon please call the clinic on 01244880186 to book.

06/06/2019

Knee pain can be caused by many many types of injury. Whether you are an athlete, a regular at the gym, an avid walker or even mainly inactive through working at a desk. You will over time shorten, tighten and irritate the muscles and tendons in the legs and hips, causing damage to the joints when we become active or continue to train over a period of time. We are not aware when an injury is occurring until the damage has taken place. As therapists it is important to educate our clients on how to stop this from happening as prevention is key! If injury is in the begging stages the difference between getting it seen to as soon as possible and leaving it to just go away on its own or coping with painkillers for weeks or months without treatment will massively increase healing time and the risk of it reoccurring in the future. You will miss your knees when they’re gone! Imagine owning a car and never servicing it?.. your legs are your wheels, chassis (hips) engine (brain and organs) you get what I’m saying! We need to be aware of what treatment is available and how to correct or prevent injury. Maintenance treatments are a necessity! Do not wait until the damage is done.———————————————- Special testing for the knee include 🔳Anterior Drawer Test – ligamentous stability.
🔳Bounce Home Test – meniscal or pathology.
🔳Apley's Compression/Grinding Test – meniscal or pathology.
🔳Apprehension Sign.
Lachman Test – ligamentous stability.
🔳McMurray's Test – meniscal tear or pathology.
🔳Noble Compression Test.
🔳Patellar Grind Test
🔳Pivot Shift Test – ligamentous stability
🔳Posterior Drawer Test – ligamentous stability
🔳Posterior Tibial Sag – ligamentous stability
🔳Thessaly Test – meniscal tear / lesion
🔳Valgus Stress Test – ligamentous stability
🔳Varus Stress Test – ligamentous stability. ————————————————— Treatment area is Depending on the area of the pain and the testing results. There are so many muscles that can effect the function and position of the knee! For an assessment make an appointment at the clinic or have me come and visit you at home.