Back in our October 2021 blog post on the effects of sitting, we discussed many of the ways being sedentary can affect the body—with one of the most obvious and often excruciating consequences being intermittent or chronic pain in the lower back. Those with more active lifestyles, routines, and hobbies can find themselves struggling with …
I perform bodywork on a wide range of clients at my practice, all of whom have incredibly different bodies, lifestyles, stress levels, diets, and medical histories. From daily desk workers and local foodies to competing body builders and religious runners, there is one question I ask just about every client I meet: “Do you stretch?” …
In late 2013, during a French lesson on the snow-swept grounds of the University of Mary Washington, you could have found me sitting slouched at a desk along the back wall of an oblong classroom, holding ridiculous, makeshift ice packs of Ziplock bags, rubber bands, and paper towels to both sides of my jaw. It …
The practice of dry needling has been around for years now, but it seems to have taken on a new popularity as of late. I wouldn’t be hard-pressed to say that I have at least one client per week asking me about it! So, what is it really – and do you need it? First …
When asked, “Do you want to live long and grow old?” most people say yes, but with the caveat of not wanting to be sick or otherwise infirm. No one is striving to be back in diapers, incapable of self-bathing, or mentally adrift, yet our choices often contribute more to these potential outcomes than what …
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