Check out this diagram (click to enlarge) “When?” is one of the most important pieces of information we consider You have pain, balance, coordination concerns, or anxiety. As part of our process of getting you back on track physically or developmentally, we want to know what happened and when in order to understand how your […]
Keeping you active at every age to support your best physical, mental and cognitive health is our goal at The Bridging® Institute. You want to stay active, yet life can hand you challenge after challenge. Staying active is really about how we pick ourselves up and keep going when things in life happen. Often a […]
Wanting to stay active, but … Sometimes you are doing your best to get into healthier habits yet your body doesn’t want to cooperate. Often we assign the sensations to being out of shape, needing to try harder, or being more consistent. Sometimes there is something basic, yet overlooked. Here’s an example. Sound familiar? I […]
Chronic Back Pain Back pain impacts so many people on a daily or periodic basis! I had the recent pleasure to meet a local internet media personality and former U.S. Marine who has had back pain for about 10 years. The chronic pain was just wearing him down. He was able to get through the […]
A child’s knee pain can be frustrating to you and to them! Summer is a time when your child is both very active, and often, growing! When knee pain strikes it can be concerning and frustrating if it lingers. Do any of these scenarios sound familiar? Your child awakens at night with knee pain. You […]
A recent study from Baylor University discusses findings relating activity, osteoarthritis and knee pain. The study highlighted that walking helped prevent and reduce pain. Although the study followed people over the age of 50, it shows that people who walk frequently had less pain at the outset. In other words, get moving! In an effort […]
“What do you feel when the muscles change?” Inquisitive clients have posed this question over recent weeks. My response? To those of us doing Bridging®, the change feels like the muscles and movements soften and melt, similar to butter. The movement become easier for us, and for you! Butter can have many states from hard […]
Over 2 million legs are fractured each year in the U.S. The three most common types of leg fractures are: Patella (knee cap) Tibia/Fibula (lower leg) Ankle The most common cause of fractures is falling, or being hit, such as in sports injuries. Foot injuries and fractures can result in a cast also. You broke […]
According to the CDC in 2017, approximately 1 million Americans are injured annually as the result of falling on ice and snow. You were careful, but … down you went. 🙁 Nothing was broken, but you just don’t feel yourself. You might have gone to the urgent care to make sure all was ok. What […]
Facts about feet issues and surgeries Bunions affect approximately 25-30% of adults. Most common foot surgeries are to address: bunions hammer toes tendon release neuroma metatarsal repair Feet still hurting after surgery? Your feet may have been hurting so bad that surgery seemed like the best solution. Surgery is finished, your foot is healed, and […]