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. …
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. …
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. …
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?” …
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 …
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 …
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 …
Losing Weight Isn’t Always About the Scale The stockings have been taken down from the mantle and the champagne glasses are washed and put away. A fresh new calendar is hung on the wall. It …
Feeling more anxious than normal? It’s all normal and we all feel it from time to time. Especially this year! But, there is something we can do about it. Here is an activity for the …
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How Pilates Builds Self-Awareness For nearly a decade I have relied on Pilates based exercises to help teach my patients about their bodies. My interest in Pilates started way back when I was working in …
They all refer to the same profession! If you’re reading this in the US, you’ve likely heard of physical therapy but it’s less likely that you’ve heard of physiotherapy. If you’re reading this outside of …
How can the McKenzie Method help with your pain? By the time I finished my last semester of classes in physical therapy school, I still had no idea how to help clients with low back …