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Since almost the dawn of time, we have been hearing that when your back hurts, you should take up swimming and stop running! At the risk of shocking many people, I have the pleasure to tell you that I have...

What is Osgood Schlatter?
Osgood and Schlatter are the two people who identified this condition and first described it in 1903.
Osgood Schlatter's disease is the most common...

If they are very often cited by many manual therapists as being an integral part of their practice (there are even fasciatherapists), the anatomical situation of the fasciae, their...

What is a torticollis?
Often assimilated to a vertebral blockage and more particularly cervical (in the neck region), torticollis is in fact characterized by an abnormal contracture of the neck.

What is tennis elbow?

Tennis elbow is a tendinopathy of the lateral aspect of the elbow. It is the most frequent pathology of the elbow (80% of the cases of tennis elbow).

What is a stress fracture?
A fatigue fracture also called stress fracture corresponds to a pathology of the bone tissue which adapts to an overload of stress. It corroborates the...

What is Sever's disease?
Sever's disease was described by James Warren Sever in 1912. It is a growth osteochondrosis that affects the secondary ossification nucleus of the pelvis.

Introduction to patellar syndrome
Patellar syndrome, also known as patellofemoral pain syndrome (PFPS), is the leading cause of pain in the patellar...

What is Morton's disease?
Morton's syndrome was first described in 1876 by Thomas Morton.
This disease is due to the mechanical compression of a nerve of the foot under the...

What is Maigne syndrome?
Also called thoracolumbar junction syndrome, Maigne syndrome owes its name to the man who discovered it: Dr. Robert Maigne.
The syndrome...

Anatomy of the sciatic nerve

On either side of the vertebrae are nerve roots from the spinal cord. The sciatic nerve comes from the L4 L5 S1 S2 S3 roots.
It is the most common nerve in the...

In my office, I am often asked how I work, what kind of techniques I use, etc. I answer the patient with this question: do you ask your plumber or craftsman what kind of equipment he uses?