Medical Procedures: Setting a broken bone is a procedure too Our client had been working out, finished, and was getting off the equipment when her pant leg got caught. Down she went. The good news was she caught the fall; the bad news — her wrist took the brunt of the impact and broke. Injuries […]
Medical Procedures: Add some Bridging for Additional Recovery Injuries happen any time of the year, whether from sports, accidents or daily living. When the pain is bad enough, an MRI may show a tear. This type of injury generally needs some surgical help for repair. We recently met a college athlete who still had pain […]
Flying and bags overhead: a recipe for many an injury Traveling this holiday season? Believe it or not, how you use the overhead space on a plane is essential to maximizing time with loved ones. There are so many ways that putting a bag overhead can lead to an injury which can ruin holiday plans. […]
Proactive work on your balance can reduce the impact of a fall, and help your brain health! Wow, it has been slippery outside! Short story to share about a client who had a close encounter with a sidewalk. Letting the dog out one night, he was victim to the random tug of the leash. On […]
Shoulder and head strength, hand-eye coordination, hand function, and more — so many essential postural and motor skills emanate from tummy time! What may not be so apparent? The same fundamental laddered skills related to tummy time support our visual-motor function and are needed at every age. If these skills are so important, how do […]
Surgery fixed the issue; Bridging®gets you feeling good again! It’s that time of the year where we freak out saying ‘where did summer go, I still have so many things I want to do!’ However, summer surgery seems to be one of those things that people actually get done. This is commonly so their recovery […]
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 […]
Breathing—simple, 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 Bridging® technique to […]
Points….Ice! Winter is not done with us yet! The ice wreaks havoc on many fronts. We’ve seen several people in the past month for help with fall-related issues. Here are three typical injuries and how we are able to help— Head vs. Ice Slipping on ice, no matter how careful, often ends up with […]
A Wild, Weird, Cool Year of Amazing Client Stories—2015! Looking back on the stories of new clients this year further reinforces that we are crazy resilient and the myriad of things that affect us before birth makes me wonder how any of us actually grow up and function. Here is a sampling of the reasons […]