Thigh Cylinder Distortion Squeegee – Use both hands to hold the quad and pull the tissue straight down the leg. Make a couple of different passes feeling for tension. You can do it with one hand depending on the size of the body part and your hand. You will...
Leg Cylinder Distortion Squeegee – Utilizing the webbing between the thumb and index finger and the palm of the hand, the therapist moves his hands over the affected cylinder area distally. Double Thumb – Pull across, separating the deep fascia first,...
Ankle Cylinder Distortion Squeegee -Start about mid-shaft of the tibia and squeegee the tissue distally until reaching the metatarsals of the foot. Or begin distally, starting at the tarsal/metatarsal junction, and squeegee the tissue proximally through the ankle....
Foot Cylinder Distortion Squeegee – Pull on the fascia around the arch of the foot. Stabilize the ankle with one hand and use the other hand to perform the squeegee. Push into the tissue to get some depth, proceed to push or pull the tissues keeping the tension...
Hip Folding Distortion Unfolding/Traction – The patient places one hand on the region around the greater trochanter (outer portion of hip joint). However, the patients will usually indicate with a hand in the groin region and infer that the pain is deep inside....
Thigh Folding Distortion Anterior Septum Breaking the Cookie: Start with the patient supine. Use both hands on either side of the femur, just anterior to the medial and lateral intermuscular septum. Start high in the thigh, push directly posterior to the body, and...
