EPISODE · Jun 18, 2023 · 32 MIN
Palpation is Essential for Me When Doing an Assessment
from The Acupuncture Outsider Podcast · host Dr. Richard Hazel, Doctor of Acupuncture, Licensed Acupuncturist
I don't always trust muscle testing, especially if the symptoms don't match with a strong test where I think there's some over-use injury. I want to put my fingers or thumb on a muscle to feel for hypertonicity before I rule it out as a part of the problem. It's easy to miss a hypertonic muscle if the manual muscle tests seem normal and you don't palpate to confirm. https://richardhazel.podia.com
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I don't always trust muscle testing, especially if the symptoms don't match with a strong test where I think there's some over-use injury. I want to put my fingers or thumb on a muscle to feel for hypertonicity before I rule it out as a part of the problem. It's easy to miss a hypertonic muscle if the manual muscle tests seem normal and you don't palpate to confirm. https://richardhazel.podia.com
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