Posts Tagged ‘muscles’

Injuries, Exercise and Massage...
Injuries, Exercise and Massage

Massage is important for many powerful reasons, including detoxification and stress relief. But, when people ask me why to get massage or why it’s import

Making the Connection: Sleep and Injuries...
Making the Connection: Sleep and Injuries

When we’re sick or injured, we all know that getting plenty of rest is important. This is because during sleep your muscles and soft tissues heal and scar

Making the Connection:
Upper Extremity Pain and Neck Injury...
Making the Connection: <br/>Upper Extremity Pain and Neck Injury

Over the past few years there has been an increase in technological gadgets that have broadened the communication realm. These consistent new developments h

Exercise Myths And Facts...
Exercise Myths And Facts

MYTH Strenuous exercise outdoors is the best way to cleanse toxins out of your body. FACT- Environmental Toxins (pollution) are a major consideration when y

Improve Your Green Machine...
Improve Your Green Machine

These days everyone has become conscious of conserving energy.  When we think of energy conservation we think about the best ways to heat our homes or whic

Posture, What’s It Good For?...
Posture, What’s It Good For?

I have been teaching at Rancho La Puerta, a well known spa in Mexico for the last 10 years. It is a magical place made even more spectacular by great instruc

Muscle Medicine: The Revolutionary Approach to Maintaining, Strengthen
Muscle Medicine: The Revolutionary Approach to Maintaining, Strengthening, and Repairing Your Muscles and Joints

(Fireside) by Rob DeStefano, D.C. with Bryan Kelly, M.D. and Joseph Hooper http://www.amazon.com/Muscle-Medicine-Revolutionary-Maintaining-Strengthening/dp/

Where Are All the Muscle Doctors?...
Where Are All the Muscle Doctors?

With so many conflicting opinions on the healthcare bill, it’s hard to separate reality from fiction. One thing does rise from the fracas; however, an

An Overview of Your Musculoskeletal System...
An Overview of Your Musculoskeletal System

The musculoskeletal system incorporates bones, muscles, and connective tissue (your ligaments, tendons, and fascia). Collectively these body parts provide t

Why does my Doctor not take my muscle pain seriously?...
Why does my Doctor not take my muscle pain seriously?

Unfortunately most Doctors regard musculo-skeletal problems as relatively unimportant  and all types of bodywork, including manipulation as having no benef