Jose Chacon

CBD oil, or cannabidiol, is a non-psychoactive part of the cannabis plant, meaning it is not a hallucinogen (and won’t make you feel high).1 It is a supplement that is not designed to be taken at the sign of your symptoms, but rather on a regular basis, for you to reap the benefits. For example, […]

It’s snow season in the DMV area, which means the task of snow shoveling is inevitable for most of us. What most don’t know is that there is a proper technique to shoveling that can prevent pains and strains in the back and neck. Here a few tips to keep in mind when shoveling: Do

A new study shows that female soccer players have the highest concussion rate of any high school athletes.1 Girls have weaker necks, and they’re often using their heads for headers during games. Jose Chacon, owner of Stretch Moves Holistic Wellness, is one of the coaches who understands girl soccer players’ needs for improving neck strength

Fascia has been a buzzword in health care lately. It is a a three-tiered layer of tissue that encases tissues and organs, and it is thought to have the potential to impact everything in the body.1 Primarily, fascia helps to coordinate the body’s movements, or biomechanics, position in space (i.e., proprioception) and fluid flow throughout

Dry needling is very similar to acupuncture in that it involves the use of thin needles in trigger points in the skin that can treat various musculoskeletal issues. Acupuncture is founded on traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) whereas dry needling was founded on Western medicine principles.1 Most shudder and discontinue reading after they see the word

We are hosting a kettleBell Swing-A-Thon on Black Friday this year for Thanksgiving. Rowan is two years old and lives with hypotonia after being diagnosed at two weeks old. Hypotonia is a fancy word for low muscle tone. Lifting your arm to your face is easy for you, for him it’s like doing it holding

I can personally and professionally tell you that this topic is very real. From achilles tendonitis to knee injuries Turf Grass places a higher demand on the athlete’s tissues due to the harder underlying surface of the Turf Grass. Having the privilege to work over the last 12 years with both high school aged soccer

Now more than ever…we should be as proactive with our Immune System. There are many ways to do this, they can be fun and get the entire family involved. Some of the ways I like to keep my immune system strong is by moving every day, it doesn’t have to be SUPER intense or all-out

Those Hips DON’T Lie Do you find it hard to get up off the ground without having to hold onto something… if you answered yes then this Vlog is just for you. Oddly enough lower back pain comes from a lack of good hip mobility. Watch this vlog to learn how you can not only