Distractors
Slowly stretch the spine to relieve the spasm and joint fixation.
Isolate down to the stiff area with the client first in extension, then flexion, to assess movement of the spine’s transverse processes.
Work on posture reeducation with the client and incorporate Active Isolated Stretching.
Key
Isolate down to the stiff area with the client first in flexion, then extension, to assess movement of the spine’s transverse processes.
Question
In “Bones as Levers,” author Erik Dalton asks, since therapists can’t palpate the tiny transversospinalis muscles with their fingers, how can they work to relieve back spasms?