The Benefits of Yoga for Runners By Guest Contributor Erin Roddy
When you get into entrepreneurship, you learn a lot about yourself really quickly. Being a sole proprietor is not a easy gig. Many of us make the move because we think we have something special to offer that isn’t currently out there. When I heard about MEAS Active, a local, female-owned fitness apparel brand, my […]
Choosing the Right Physical Therapist for You By Dr. Chelsea Walter
Choosing the Right Physical Therapist for You Have you been to see a physical therapist in the past and thought the whole experience was unsuccessful? Consider this…you may not have seen the right PT for you and for your condition. No two physical therapists are the same. You might have two PTs who graduated from […]
What Your Depression & Anxiety May Be Trying To Tell You By Emily Robinson
Depression & Anxiety The World Health Organization recently released new data showing that depression and anxiety have significantly increased among adults and even children between 2019 and 2020. That doesn’t surprise any of us, right? Given the many challenges we all experienced in 2020, it’s no wonder that reported cases of depression and anxiety have […]
Chronic Fatigue By Stephanie Tieman
Chronic Fatigue These two words are getting a lot of buzz after the year (that shall remain nameless) finally came to an end. 2020 was relentless and the effects of the pandemic were felt in one form or another. Is 2021 a Re-brith? Everyone is taking a collective deep breath to grieve the […]
Physical Therapy for the Temporomandibular Joint (TMJ) By Dr. Samantha Dove
What is TMJ/TMD? Your temporomandibular joint (TMJ) connects your mandible or lower jaw to your temporal bone in your skull. TMJ is the anatomical term for this joint, whereas TMD stands for temporomandibular joint dysfunction. TMD is the term used to describe pain, abnormal movement, or other dysfunction of the TMJ. Common Symptoms There’s a […]
Am I Letting My Body Recover? By Dr. Chelsea Walter
Am I Letting My Body Recover? Recovery is quite the buzz word these days. You can’t get on Facebook without being served an ad about the latest and greatest device meant to speed up recovery. Dr. Sarah Crawford explored the mechanisms behind muscle soreness and methods of recovery in a previous blog called “What Am […]
Oh, My Aching Back! By Barb Sferra
Several years ago, while teaching a mat class, one of my newer clients asked, after hearing my unending queues to engage the abdominals: “So, do you walk around all day long sucking your gut in?” My first image was of someone aggressively sucking their gut in to look five pounds thinner or to keep their […]
Headache or Migraine- What’s the Difference? by Dr. Sarah Crawford
Headache or Migraine- What’s the Difference? Most people know the feeling of pain and pressure in the head. Sometimes it starts slow and ramps up, other times it comes out of no where. And many of us know what to do about it: drink water, take NSAIDs, or lay down and sleep. For some, that […]
The Therapeutic Benefits of Yoga By Christy Plaugher
I recently met Chrissy Plaugher and was immediately impressed by her depth of knowledge around yoga. When someone can talk about their teachers’ teacher it usually causes my ears to perk up. It reminded me of my own learning journey. Chrissy cares about the art of yoga and is a purist in nature. While she […]
Mobility versus Flexibility- What’s the Difference? By Dr. Chelsea Walter
Mobility versus flexibility- what’s the difference? If you’ve spent any time exercising or even doing housework, you have experienced the importance of mobility without even realizing it. You were able to reach for the weights on the machine because you have mobility in your shoulder. Or you were able to squat and kneel to clean […]