As I talked about in my previous blog, C-section births are a major surgery, and for most women there is very little guidance on recovery other than to ‘walk’. Two and half years after my own C-section delivery, I still had…
Wednesday, February 25th, 2015
One third out of all deliveries in the United States is a C-section*. Whether it is planned or emergency, C-sections account for a great deal of births, and while the health risks from C-sections have gone down significantly, it is still…
Monday, February 23rd, 2015
When you have correct posture, your body efficiently resists gravity in the least stressful way on your physiological and structural systems. Posture is typically thought of as a static and statue-like position. How boring! In truth, posture is dynamic in nature,…
Friday, February 20th, 2015
About 2 years ago, I was experiencing a lot of shoulder pain and was diagnosed with biceps tendonitis, which is a fancy way of describing inflammation of the biceps tendon. This was most likely caused by instability in my rotator cuff…
Wednesday, February 18th, 2015
Do you want to soar through the air on a flying trapeze? Or maybe you have a slightly smaller ambition like being able to carry your groceries home without feeling agonizing pain or irritation in your shoulders? Whether performing daredevil stunts…
Friday, February 13th, 2015
In my previous articles this week, I discussed how the fascial connections of the layers of the body help to make connections, but may also be attributing to pain, and not in the spot where you think. The lower back is…
Wednesday, February 11th, 2015
This famous quote from Dr. Ida Rolf was probably uttered long before she met her student, Thomas Myers. She was known for creating the hands-on, deep tissue program known as Rolfing® and conceived of the myofascial scaffolding long before we knew…
Monday, February 9th, 2015
Has winter left your fascia frozen and stiff? Help a friend beat the winter blues by giving them a #WinterTuneUp! We’re giving away three prizes on Twitter, one random winner will be chosen each week until February 15th. A winner for…
Friday, February 6th, 2015
As a research scientist and a movement professional, I have spent years walking the line between two frustrating worlds; my medical hospital coworkers and alternative/complementary medicine colleagues, both of whom found it acceptable to marginalize the others’ approaches to body work.…
Friday, February 27th, 2015