In my early days as a yoga attendee (bear with me here, I was age 20 at the time), I thought that accessibility meant that there were straps or blocks or bolsters nearby, and that maybe other people needed them, but not me. Even if it meant straining and forcing, I was bound and determined […]
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https://youtu.be/o0Fb4A0rKxQ Have you over been overwhelmed with the huge variety of foam rolling tools on the market and wondered “What is the best foam roller for my injury?” Well, Ive got a tip for you…in some cases, the best foam roller isn’t actually a foam roller! While a traditional foam roller is great for rolling
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https://youtu.be/Z0JtxbCMUik Which Tennis Elbow exercises actually work and which don’t? There is currently only one evidence-based tennis elbow exercise, and it involved using a Therabar or Flexbar. There’s nothing worse than having your physical therapist or chiropractor assign you a tennis elbow exercise in the office, and then you get home and can’t remember which
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https://youtu.be/C5MLhlEAU2Y Have you been looking for a female chiropractor in Oakland California?I recently ran across an interesting study in the journal of Chiropractic and Manual Therapies. It’s the first of it’s kind to look at the differences in treatment outcomes of patients who have neck pain between female chiropractors and male chiropractors. In this video,
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Alright, so, have you ever wondered why foam rolling and stretching and ice all of a sudden seem to stop working for certain injuries? Well I’m going to tell you why. The short answer is that we’ve moved on from a situation where we have a tight muscle, to a situation where you have a
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https://youtu.be/ifdM23Ky1YA The new commercial for Piper Wai Natural Deod0rant got me thinking. Does the aluminum found in antiperspirants really have a link to breast cancer? Or is that just a myth? Here’s a quick summary of the research and my thoughts on the issue. If you are looking for a more natural solution, you may
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Have you ever found yourself thirsty for something besides water on a warm, lazy Sunday afternoon? And maybe you’re avoiding alcohol and its commonly proffered alternatives of sugary soda or juice. It’s too hot for tea, and iced tea takes too long to brew/cool-down. So what do you do? You make a Sunny Sunday Strawberry
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Do you ever have trouble picking music that best reflects your fitness mood? You are all dressed to go for a long walk or run and you’re feeling inspired and energetic…but you just can’t figure out which song to play on your phone or what Pandora station to select that might match those feelings? Or
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https://youtu.be/pNnx7FNlYfs Do you struggle with wrist pain when breastfeeding or with baby holding? Maybe you’ve tried stretching or using a brace, but the pain keeps coming back? In this video I’m going to show you how you can fix your wrist pain so you can get back to breastfeeding and taking care of your baby
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Do you struggle with neck pain when breastfeeding? Maybe you’ve tried heat and ice packs and ibuprofen and nothing seems to help? Eventually you start to dread sitting down for another nursing session because you know the pain will still be there. In this video I’m going to show you how you can fix your
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