This study recommends yoga, massage and tai chi for basic back pain; however, it primarily compared yoga to physical therapy and a control group with no therapy. I would always recommend a combination of therapies and active practices for back […]
I often talk to clients and students about knee noise (and other joint crepitation) coming from tight tendons rubbing over the edges of bone and gaseous popping. This video does a good job of demonstrating that and even more. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NQOZZgh5z8I
Want good bone health? Make sure your magnesium levels are good, as well as calcium and vitamin D. http://blog.designsforhealth.com/si-42214/new-study-demonstrates-magnesiums-role-in-fracture-prevention?utm_campaign=Weekly+Science+Update&utm_source=hs_email&utm_medium=email&utm_content=51043796&_hsenc=p2ANqtz-8dIWzWKcZtS3CIIxen8W7C6pgfWmmYTPqp7YxbyCfYvfDxyflpSuL4Kj4Nt9PFNF2CYZyPNfG9E_H62lTQ0GNVr1E5zA&_hsmi=51043796
We had a nice Cranial-Sacral Therapy class this weekend in Little Rock. It’s always cool to have some therapists who have had previous CST training and some who have had none. It makes for great interactions and experiences on the […]
I’m just winding down after packing everything up and going home after the DIT for Shoulder, Arm, Neck, Head, and TMJ class in Fayetteville this weekend. What a great group! I have to pinch myself sometimes. I feel fortunate to […]
I got an email today from a therapist that took a class of mine about a year ago. She was asking a question, and then she wrote, “By the way I really enjoyed your class and incorporate your techniques in […]
In this world today, there is so much violence, so much hatred, so much anger, so much fear. The level of stress in our country and around the planet is extremely high. And every day, massage therapists work on their […]