Is a Spring micromovement tune-up on your calendar? It should be! Warm weather is finally here! Are you ready to do all the things you dreamed about all winter long — softball, soccer, lacrosse, biking, gardening, running, or a simple walk with friends? Or, is something holding you back? Outdoor activity has so many benefits, […]
Omicron, Delta, or Original? Almost sounds like drink orders at a bar, right? But which version you contracted wasn’t really a choice. For those of us who got Covid, we pretty much ended up with the catch of the day. I had Omicron. It wasn’t nothing, but it wasn’t terrible. And, thankfully, no lasting effects […]
Pain? Tight hips, low back? Rounded posture? Fatigue? Is breathing the root cause? We breathe over 1 million times a day! For something that should be automatic and easy, it’s been amazing how many people we meet whose breathing mechanics don’t work correctly. We meet because you are looking for pain relief at the knee, […]
“Feels good to be able to fully breathe in again!” – Runner training for 2021 Chicago marathon Breathing and the Marathon Training Plan My friend is training for the Chicago Marathon, not her first, but she has been struggling for her breath after 4-5 miles. Since her training plan calls for a 10-12 long mile […]
???? You feel exhausted. ???? You’re feeling stuck, and struggling to get anything done. ???? Your child seems to be spinning out of control. And, there are more weeks of at-home time staring you down. At Kinetic Konnections we specialize in helping you and your family with the micro-movements needed for your nervous system to […]
Beginning the New Year Many of us set goals for the year and attainment of these goals generally involves an element of change. As the Change Model graphic shows, transition is essential. What If We Are Stuck at The Transition? We consistently find that being stuck in a life transition correlates to being stuck […]
Headaches with An Unusual Cause For years, 11-year-old Zoey experienced daily headaches. For as long as she could remember, Zoeyâs mother said her daughter would comment about her head pain, particularly toward the end of each day. âAs the day would go on, the pain would worsen,â she described. Unwilling to take any medicine to […]
Breathingâsimple, yet so often wrong! When the muscles supporting breathing don’t work well there are many functions of our lives that don’t work well either. Anxiety Poor sleep Tight/frozen shoulder Poor digestion Headaches Slumped/rounded posture Low energy levels The coolest thing is experiencing the changes in breathing myself! My colleagues used our BridgingÂź technique to […]
Points….Ice! Winter is not done with us yet! The ice wreaks havoc on many fronts. Weâve seen several people in the past month for help with fall-related issues. Here are three typical injuries and how we are able to helpâ Head vs. Ice Slipping on ice, no matter how careful, often ends up with […]
Jordan’s Back to School Journey! “I constantly had a headache, felt seasick, and had shooting pains through my face and neck. I looked completely fine, so people thought I was completely fine. I was far from fine!” Fall 2015:Â Jordan is in her junior year of college studying abroad for the semester. As typical as […]