POSTURALLY
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What Clients Taught Me About Pain
I always learn something - and get better at my craft - from my clients. Many come to me in debilitating chronic pain. "I've Tried Everything. You're Going to Work with Me!" The first thing they tell me is they’ve tried everything from chiropractic to massage, PT, and even surgery, rebirthing and prayer, but nothing has worked. In fact, this pain-without-a-fix phenomenon is how I built my movement education business when I first started. You see, I was my clients' last ditch effort after...
Are you an accident waiting to happen?
YOU MIGHT HAVE IMBALANCED MUSCLES This week's topic is muscle imbalance, which refers to the strength and/or flexibility differences between the muscle groups that surround, protect and move your joints. How Muscle Imbalance Comes About Muscle imbalance is often brought about by joint misalignment, and it may make poor posture worse. Conversely, muscle imbalance may also contribute to joint misalignment. Either way, it is characterized by a combination of extraordinary amounts of tension or...
3 Common Causes of Sciatica
DO YOU KNOW THE REAL CAUSE OF YOUR SCIATICA PAIN? Sciatica. Ugh! What a bear. If you’ve had it, you know what I mean. The piriformis muscle is located at the back of the pelvic bone. When their clients ask about it, the go-to explanation for sciatica pain given by most of my fellow holistic types is that the one and only cause of this most uncomfortable collection of symptoms is a tight butt muscle known as the piriformis. The sciatic nerve runs under the piriformis. Because the muscle is...
Wrist Pain at Work
Is it REALLY Carpal Tunnel?Might it be Tendonitis? FIf you work at a computer all day you may, like so many of us, you may fear the dreaded carpal tunnel syndrome. But carpal tunnel syndrome is only one of several possible causes of work-related wrist pain. Learn the differences in this post.First Published: February 22, 2020. Last Update: March 17, 2025 Clarifying Carpal Tunnel Syndrome Pain due to carpal tunnel syndrome can happen when pressure is put on a nerve in your wrist. This nerve is...
Two Posture Problems in One
Computer hunchback posture leads to another problem called forward head posture.Last Update: April 10, 2025 Two Posture Problems in One Computer-related hunchback almost always leads to another misalignment called forward head posture, also known as FHP. With FHP, the head no longer sits on the neck in a well-aligned way. This can happen when you crane your neck to better see your monitor. The craning action results in what I call "kinking at the back of the neck." Craning and kinking are...
Exercise Ball as Office Chair?
When it comes to workstation wellness, the question I'm asked most frequently is: Can I use an exercise ball as an office chair? Yoga ball, gym ball, exercise ball or fit ball - they all refer to the same thing. Here's the answer. First Published: April 28, 2019 Last Edited: January 6, 2025 Let’s face it, a yoga ball is not an ergonomic chair. Most lack backrests (or have backrests that are woefully minimal.) Plus, the seat can’t be adjusted, and generally, there are no arm rests to speak...
Protect Your Neck with My Monitor Tips
Protect Your Neck with My Best Monitor Tips First Published: December 24, 2017. Updated: January 9, 2025 Do you work with your face stuck in a screen? If so, you may upping your risk for a serious neck condition, or at the very least, nagging discomfort there, as well as in shoulders, arms and hands. Proper monitor placement may help prevent this. Here are my best tips: (Disclosure: Affiliate links are present in this post.) Where is Your Monitor Placed Relative to Your Eyes? These days, many...
5 Ways Your Office Job May Be Giving You Pain
Every occupation is subject to injury risk factors, but this post focuses on - yes, it's possible - the risks that come with a desk job. LET'S CHAT ABOUT ERGONOMIC RISK FACTORS Whether you work in an office or have a more active occupation, your job will likely pose at least some risk for an injury or pain. Understanding ergonomics and posture can help you avoid that. You probably have a sense of what posture it. But what is ergonomics? Ergonomics is about how you interact with the things you...
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