Dan Selstad - KUSI Active Release Technique

Dan Selstad was interviewed by fitness expert Cindy Whitmarsh about the use of Active Release Techniques and the treatment of low back pain

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• sciatica

[dselstad]

That is not correct. This video was not meant to teach the technique. Most techniques are active , some are passive. You need to attend the seminars to properly learn the technique.

[bugsnbikes]

this is passive- the patient needs to activate the muscle by giving resistance when he is pushing from 1:14 for hamstring.

[dselstad]

That is not correct. This video was not meant to teach the technique. Most techniques are active , some are passive. You need to attend the seminars to properly learn the technique.

[philipee32]

more like assisted relief

[WingThaiJ]

@Dsel64 LOL.. I thought I was having a discussion, as I've gotten replies which is what makes up a discussion... I don't know how this translates into an obsession... I'm having much longer discussions on numerous other sites.. this is just a side interest..

[Dsel64]

@WingThaiJ You seem to be quite obsessed with this video. It was meant to be a demonstration for the general public on a local TV station. Your observations are quite impressive but they should be saved for the clinic or a classroom ....... Not for a 4 minute demonstration on TV . Once again It's not a "how to" video.

[WingThaiJ]

@CoachAsmono I would too... lol

[WingThaiJ]

Don't take this the wrong way; I have to wonder Y he didn't mentions the patient should 1st have a mechanical evaluation so the cart isn't being put before the horse.Isn't the guy suppose to be tucking the arms into the chest to stabilize the spine & keep ext in the low back; I also don't think he's suppose to be flexing the patients trunk all the way down to her knee. A posterior derangement would certainly exacerbate with this

Obviously with a posterior derangement this would worsen the pain.

[WingThaiJ]

@jbealsmusic .When I rule out the spine, I rule out a nerve root aherence or an entrapment, then I might choose to 'test' the piriformus but it seems many just automatically start poking around it because they might not be familiar with spinal mechanical eval & testg procedures of the piriformis.

[WingThaiJ]

@jbealsmusic That's fine &I'm fine w/using any &all available tools, but I would not assume ILL is what is primarily being affected by the tech, in-fact, the entity providing any relief does not need to be known if u get the results of improved pain-free movement. To me, it's more likely you're affecting the spine moreso than soft tissues. As far as the video about piriformis, I can say that after 20 yrs treating spinal pain, it'sVERY RARE to have a Pirif syndrome

[WingThaiJ]

@jbealsmusic I'd first rule out the spinal motion segment first; if I think this maneuver might help, like anything, I'd try it; but in the end, the entity that is being positively effect is assumed; which is fine with me... I would probably qualify myself with the patient as I always do as to the potential tissues at fault.. many things are being effected at one time, including the spine.

[jbealsmusic]

@WingThaiJ Another theory is that when manual therapists treat the iliolumbar ligament, the "releasing" effect is actually a release of QL/ES d/t the effect of the treatment on the thoracolumbar fascia.

[jbealsmusic]

@WingThaiJ My anatomy textbook discussed the theory that the Iliolumbar Ligament is actually contractile tissue (muscle) until about middle-age. If that is correct, one could indeed "release" the ligament.