Hi, I’ve finally made it to San Marcos, TX and I’m working with Ana on future plans for TriggerPoint Yoga.  I love it when I’m here, there’s so much sharing of new self-treatments and blending Julstro with Yoga – always with an eye toward helping as many people as possible. I want to share some TriggerPoint Yoga magic… so […]

Hi, The name of this blog is Pain-Free Living, and most of the time it’s dedicated to stopping physical pain caused by tight muscles. Occasionally there is some nutritional advice because we become what we eat, so I think that’s also important. But today I want to share something equally as important…   For the past two

Stress is something that is rampant lately. There are so many things we can focus on that will cause us to breathe shallow, shake inside, and our minds start to spin out of control.  Someone may tell you to “….b r e a t h e…” and you want to pop them in the nose! 

There is a trigger point (spasm) that is located in the middle of the calf that refers sharp pain to the sacroilliac joint (SI joint).  I’ve been able to figure out every trigger point and why it refers to the various places in the body, but this one is a mystery.  However, I know for

Yesterday I was having dinner at a friends house and her aunt & cousin were also visiting for the day.  Aunt Polly had knee replacement surgery 10 weeks ago and she was limping around and using a cane, but she said the only real pain she had was in the “middle of my butt.”  Physical

Happy Halloween! Ana, my partner in TriggerPoint Yoga, recommended an excellent book to me and pointed out the following quote: Furthermore, a recent research study found that a home-care program of pressure trigger point therapy followed by a sustained stretch to the muscle was as effective as in-office treatment for overcoming the challenge of chronic

Hi, I’ve had a lot of people ask me about low back pain, and I’ve been sending them to the forum message that explains each of the muscles that cause low back pain, hip pain, groin pain, knee pain, sciatica and tight hamstrings. I thought it would be helpful to re-post it here so anyone

Today I was talking to a young woman who is 4 months pregnant, still exercising every day, and having pain in her SI joint, as well as sciatica.  She doesn’t have low back pain yet, but with the way it’s progressing, that would be the next thing to begin to hurt. Pregnancy has its own