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...
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...
It is that time of year again, when we look back and appreciate how the year has gone by so fast, AGAIN. It also happens to be Hispanic Heritage Month! Should you keep reading even if you are not for Hispanic descent? YES. I was fortunate enough...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Do you want to improve your shoulder mobility..? If you are tired of foam rolling or stretching out your shoulders with no improvements in your mobility to show for it. 🛑 Yes that’s right just STOP. Now if you want to actually improve how your shoulders move and...
Foam rollers have been quite the craze for a while now. You see them in just about every store that carries some sort of workout equipment. But there are a lot of people who can’t handle that kind of pressure, and others who simply don’t...
Many people struggle with tight hips, sometimes resulting in low back and leg pain, whether we make that connection or not. It may happen for you only occasionally or very frequently. You may think that it takes 30 minutes of stretching to loosen them up,...