It’s Not You, It’s Them: The Real Reasons Why People Struggle to Be Active By Emily Robinson
It’s Not You, It’s Them: The Real Reasons Why People Struggle to Be Active Maybe you’re a busy stay-at-home mom with a schedule that is mostly dictated by school schedules, nap times, and extracurricular activities. Or, you're a full-time employee who is stuck at a...
How Improved Posture Leads to Reduced Shoulder Pain By Dr. Samantha Dove
How Improved Posture Leads to Reduced Shoulder Pain.What is the most common faulty upper body posture? We all recognize it, and probably can relate to some degree. It's that slumped sitting, rounded shoulders, and forward head position that’s all too easy to get into....
What to Avoid With Back Pain By Dr. Chelsea Walter
What to avoid with back pain. I cannot share this post without first saying that back pain is not always simple to treat and manage. Treatment of back pain is not one size fits all and each individual deserves a personalized assessment. This is meant to be a starting...
What Are Parafunctional Habits? By Dr. Samantha Dove
What are parafunctional habits?Parafunctional habits are uses of a body part outside of its intention. The term is mostly used regarding the mouth and oral habits. Examples of these habits include clenching, grinding, nail biting, cheek chewing, tongue...
Your Body Size Isn’t the Problem, Diet Culture Is By Emily Robinson
Your Body Size Isn’t the Problem, Diet Culture Is. In our society, we see diet culture almost everywhere we turn. We see it especially with increased social media platforms like Instagram and TikTok. We rarely (if ever) go through a single day without seeing an...
Pain Is Not Always A Bad Thing By Dr. Chelsea Walter
Pain is not always a bad thing. In its simplest state, pain is the body’s mechanism of telling when harm is possible. If it hurts, don’t do it, right? If only it were truly that simple. Pain can be acute or chronic. Acute pain is what occurs shortly after an injury...
Every ‘Body” and Everybody Deserves Massage By Libby Winterhalter
Every ‘Body” and Everybody Deserves Massage As a practitioner who strives to build good rapport with each client, it’s important to engage in some conversation in order to begin to get to know one another. Asking questions is an easy, natural way to begin the process....
Demystifying Dry Needling By Dr. Samantha Dove
Demystifying Dry Needling Why is dry needling so popular Are dry needling and acupuncture similar? What is dry needling? Can dry needling help me? Why is dry needling so popular? Dry needling is a treatment often used in physical therapy. It is growing in popularity...
Does a Weak Core Cause Back Pain? By Dr. Chelsea Walter
Does a weak core cause back pain? The core has been given a bad reputation over the last 2 decades as the cause of low back pain. I wouldn’t recommend doing this but if you google “how to fix back pain”, you’ll find hundreds of thousands of references to core strength...
International Yoga Day By Christy Plaugher
International Yoga Day International Yoga Day is June 21st, and I have to say I am really looking forward to it. I am not one to celebrate random holidays, so I have to admit I was a little skeptical of this celebration when it first appeared 7 years ago. I was...