Learn: technique guides for manual therapists
Practical setups for deep, dense and hard-to-reach tissue, written for massage therapists, physical therapists, chiropractors and osteopaths. Each guide takes one region and one bilateral leverage setup, from anatomy to hand position.
Region guides
New guides are added regularly. Each one follows the same order, so you can move between them without relearning the layout.
Quadratus lumborum
Bilateral Bracketing on both sides of the lumbar spine
Coming soonLevator scapulae and rhomboids
Anchoring at the shoulder blade
Coming soonGlutes and piriformis
Deep hip setups
Coming soonPsoas
A careful anterior approach
Coming soonThoracic paraspinals
Bilateral Bracketing along the mid-back
Coming soonHow the guides work
- Prepare: target, attachment, mode, back hand support fit and positioning.
- Release: the technique, pressure grade, direction and contact time. Here "Release" is the name of the step, not a promised result.
- Observe: a continue, modify or stop check at every hold, and reassessment with the measure you chose.
Every guide includes the anatomy with sources, the precautions for that region, and a demonstration video once it is filmed. Guides describe technique and instrument setup. They don't replace your own assessment, and you work within your scope of practice.
Practitioner longevity
Articles on the physical load of hands-on work: body mechanics at the table, thumb strain and what the occupational research reports. First articles coming soon.
The instrument in these guides
The setups use Bilathera Trigger PRO, a bilateral leverage instrument for manual therapists. Two frames brace each other through the linkage strap, so deep, stable pressure goes through the tool, not your thumbs. Attachments are chosen per region: see the Trigger PRO attachments.
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