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I often have clients ask me why they’re so “tight”. I place the term “tight” between quotations delicately; In some cases, it may be the correct term, but in many others, it is not. Regardless of terminology, the perception remains the same in the eye of the proprioceptor, and the bottom line is that they just want that tight muscles …
Most of us are fairly hard on our wrists and hands without even knowing it. We spend a good portion of our days gripping things and typing on keyboards or mobile devices, neither of which are actions that make your hands, wrists, and forearms very happy. If you’re gripping and lifting heavy weights, you’re really asking them to do a …
If I were asked to identify a part of the body that is widely misunderstood, the hip flexors immediately come to mind. This may be partly due to the fact that we colloquially use the term ‘hip flexors’, since that’s easier to say than naming the specific muscles in the group, and partly because a large portion of people I …
As of late, I’ve seen a fair number of folks using voodoo floss. Admittedly, I hadn’t given it much thought, seeing as most of the folks using it would easily qualify as meatheads, and the first guy I saw using it told me he used it to make his arms puff up so he could “Look more swole, bro”. Yeah, so anyway. …
I get this question quite often from both clients and friends, and while it may be formulated as a question, it usually isn’t really a question. Most of them mean something like “I know I should do yoga, right? Yoga will help me”. This attitude should come as no surprise, given that yoga has grown drastically in popularity in the recent …
Foam rolling can be pretty awesome. I recommend it to many of my clients for a variety of issues, and as far as self-care methods go, it is one of the more versatile and easy to do. So I’m sure you can imagine that I enjoy seeing foam rollers making a rather widespread appearance. They’re in gyms, PT clinics, and …
When it comes to the body, there’s a lot to learn about. It is a pretty complicated and interesting machine, and the more I learn, the more I realize I have to learn about it. When I work with clients on their pain or mobility issues, I try to explain a bit of what’s happening and why, to help them …
When most people come in for a first session with me, they have some knowledge of their body. Most people know about quads, hamstrings, calves, biceps, and a handful of other muscles, but most people have less overall knowledge of the rest of the muscles – of which there are a lot! Today, we’re going to take a look at …
By now, you’ve probably seen people wearing it. Brightly colored or black tape standing in stark contrast to the skin, applied to various areas of the body in sometimes dramatic pattern. More often, you probably don’t see it – because it’s hiding beneath clothing or shoes. Regardless of where it is or what color it is, you may wonder exactly what …
Welcome to the blog portion of this site! So, why does a bodyworker need a blog, you ask? Well, I probably don’t. You can learn about me and the type of work I do by clicking around on all the other parts of this site. But there’s a lot of stuff out there that I read about and hear about. …