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
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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
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This past week I’ve been dealing with allergies, sinuses, a post-nasal drip, and a HORRIBLE cough. All the coughing has caused the muscles in-between my ribs to rapidly expand and contract, causing spasms all along my back and rib cage. Fortunately, this is easy enough to fix. It may not seem logical, but there are
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This is a blog post that could easily save you a lot of pain, prevent injuries, and enable you to stretch safely so you’ll have more flexibility. You sure don’t want to miss this topic! As you know I’m working along with Ana Johnson to share self-treating spasms and safe stretching with people all over
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The way you sleep is often a key to discovering the cause of headaches and more. If you wake up with neck pain, a headache, or you suffer from ringing in your ears, dizziness, or ear pain, there is a good possibility that it may be caused by the way you are sleeping. Your pillow
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I’ve spoken about my broken ankle and how treating the muscles of the lower leg enabled me to get full range-of-motion back even after being in a cast for 3 weeks. That was great until my body started to reject the screws and was forcing them out of the bone. A few weeks ago I had
As you know, I’m working along with Ana Johnson, an amazing yoga teacher and my partner in TriggerPoint Yoga. Ana posted a fantastic posture reset for while you are sitting at your computer. This is so fantastic that I’m sharing it with you and I hope you’ll pass it around and share it with your
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Today I had an emergency phone call from a dear friend who said she was at work and the pain in her knee and ankle was at a 7 on a scale of 1-10. She is deeply involved in moving her office to another building: packing, carrying, sorting, etc., and she didn’t have the time
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It’s pretty amazing what you can do with just a ball and a piece of PVC pipe! I taught a small group of eight people how to do the Julstro self-treatments for rotator cuff shoulder pain, low back pain, the burning pain you feel between your shoulder blades, hip pain, sciatica, knee pain, shinsplints, Achilles
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