My message is short today because I’m going to turn this space over to Alexandra, the woman who teaches the Pilates class I take at the Chapel Hill YMCA. I had asked Alexandra to write an article for my eNewletter, while it is certainly appropriate for men, I asked her to write primarily for women since […]

Well, moving along with my determined effort to get back into shape again, today I went to the YMCA and did the class that focused on arms and back muscles — and it’s working, my arms are definitely getting definition — HOORAY!! Then I stayed because there was a class in Tai Chi right after

Do you ever wake up in the morning with your neck hurting, and maybe even a headache? Sleeping is a problem for so many people and a big part of it is the pillow you’re using and the way you sleep. Now, it’s a bit of a challenge because you’re sleeping and you just automatically

I’ve had a lot of people ask me “what is a repetitive strain injury?” lately, so I decided to put some information here. There’s a TON of information about repetitive strain injury on my website and it will help you to really understand what is happening. Also look at the pages titled “Muscles and Pain” and “What’s

I’m getting excited to leave for my next extended business trip. I start off by going to Pennsylvania, then NYC and a bit north of Manhattan where I’ll be seeing some of my “old” clients (old in duration, not in age), and then off to Cooperstown, NY for more family and clients, and then back

I’ve just made my first commitment to a monthly self-treatment clinic that will be held in Cary, NC at InsideOut Sports. Here’s the 2010 schedule, and what they wrote to describe the class. I hope that you’ll be able to attend if you are in the area, or if you can’t come, perhaps you’d like to visit

Are you approaching 50 or 60 years old? Or maybe you’re at the leading edge of the Baby Boomer generation and you’re turning 65…and aches and pains are starting to slow you down. This is “Baby Boomer-itis, and… It doesn’t have to happen! Through the years, as a whole, our generation has been the most active

Stomach sleeping is really a challenge because it requires changing your unconscious habit, yet this is a change that will benefit you in more ways than you can imagine. As your holding your head to one side or the other, your cervical vertebrae will be impinging the nerves. So you could be having sinus problems,

…well, it actually isn’t the driving that is the pain, but pain can come from the repetitive strain of sitting for hours. Pain can be caused by your foot pressing on the gas and brake pedals, yet another repetitive strain injury. This weekend I was up in Cooperstown, NY to visit family and to join

One of my new neighbor’s is a quilter and she does beautiful work. I just moved here, and she was moving out this coming weekend. Last week she was complaining to me that her thumb was so painful that she was sure she had arthritis. Then she told me that the burning pain goes all