Your foot is important. It is your base of support. It must be stable enough to support the joints above and transmit force, yet mobile enough to adapt to the ground and provide shock absorption. In my practice I see a lot of people with foot pain and a lot of dysfunctional feet. I don’t…
Sleep and Your Health Here are 10 simple steps to improve your sleep and improve your health. Our last blog post, Can Sleep Deprivation Increase Pain?, discussed the links between sleep deprivation and chronic pain. The following information focuses on suggestions on how to optimize your sleep hygiene which are habits and practices that are…
Sleep – the 5th Vital sign Inherently we all recognize that sleeping is important to our health, however we often view sufficient sleep (7-9 hours per night for adults) as a luxury and equate reduced sleeping time with increased productivity. Attitudes toward sleep are shifting in the medical community as research continues to reveal that…
I’ve heard fascia described in many ways, ranging from, ‘’The white stuff on a chicken’, to ‘a body wide tensional network, which consists of all fibrous collagenous soft tissues, whose fibrous architecture is dominantly shaped by tensional strain rather than compression’ (that’s a mouthful!) Fascia is connective tissue – it literally connects and holds together…
Dry needling may be your answer to a pain-free life. It is possible that you have heard of dry needling by now. Perhaps it has been recommended to you by a friend or family member who has received this treatment, but what is it exactly. Contrary to popular belief, dry needling is not synonymous with…
Myofascial Decompression (MFD), or ‘cupping’, has been around for thousands of years. Recently it has re-gained popularity within the health and wellness community and amongst physical therapy professionals. So, besides leaving red circles on the skin, what is the point? MFD is unique amongst manual therapy modalities in that it is, by nature, decompressive. Most…
