Backbends in yoga are often misunderstood to mean one should bend your back as much a possible. If you are someone who has always disliked the way backbends have felt in your body, start first with the mechanics of how a backbend should be executed. Cobra pose, known in yoga as Bhujangasana, is one of […]
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How to Backbend Better
By Lara Heimann
Jun 29, 2022
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Fight or Flight and The Pelvic Floor
By Guest Author
Jun 22, 2022
by ashley newton, pt, dpt The pelvic floor is known to hold onto stress. The body has nerves that go to the pelvic floor that are intimately connected with our sense of fight or flight. This area of our body is responsible for supporting our organs, so it makes sense that when the body […]
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Four Simple Intrinsic Foot Exercises for Happy Feet
By Guest Author
Jun 16, 2022
by Thalia Wynne, PT, DPT, AT Having poor foot intrinsic muscle activation is often a sneaky culprit for foot and ankle pain. Your foot intrinsic muscles are small muscles in the feet that help control your foot mechanics, provide balance and stability, and help with proprioception (your ability to sense the environment). When people […]
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The Glory of Fascia
By Guest Author
Jun 8, 2022
by Sarah Apple June is skin health month and also my personal favorite month as my birthday is in June! 🙂 What better way to celebrate than to discuss my newfound favorite topic FASCIA! So what is this new buzzword? As John Barnes explains, “The fascial system surrounds, infuses with, and has the […]
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Why do I have to pee all the time?
By Guest Author
May 26, 2022
by Ashley Newton, PT, DPT If your family was anything like mine, before a car trip, my mom would always ask if everyone made sure they had gone to the bathroom. And even if you didn’t have to go at that moment you would make a trip to the bathroom to try to avoid […]
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Train Like A Girl
By Guest Author
May 19, 2022
Follow the Rhythm of Your Monthly Cycle and Optimize Your Training Did you know that as females, we run on two different biological clocks? We have a circadian rhythm that runs on a 24-hour cycle and the infradian rhythm that runs on a 28-day cycle. Everyone has a circadian rhythm. It runs many physiological […]
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Plantar Fasciitis
By Guest Author
May 10, 2022
by Sarah kingsley Plantar Fasciitis is one of the most common causes of heel pain today. Best known for its hallmark sign of a nagging, aching, burning, or stabbing pain in the heel or bottom of the foot, plantar fasciitis is often felt first thing in the morning when you put your feet down […]
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Lara Heimann
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Kristin Williams
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