Just Because You Can, Doesn’t Mean You Should.
I am grateful that my family wants to provide me with real life injury rehabilitation experience. I not grateful that it comes at the expense of injuries to the ones I love. This past weekend, my older brother fell from the mountain while skiing at Kirkwood (in...Hey Dodgers, call me!
Dodger fans are in a state of mourning. Their all-star, two time Cy Young award winning, left-handed pitcher is on the Disabled List for the first time in his major league career. Clayton Kershaw strained a muscle in his left shoulder after their return from a game in...Walk this Way
Did you know that the best workout you can do for your body is walking? Seriously, plain ol’ walking is the best way to load all of your tissues along their axis. That means no heels, including athletic shoes that have a slight heel, and posture should be...Shoulder Injuries Suck – Part 2
Injury rehabilitation is not an easy journey. It is annoying, uncomfortable, and continuously changing. There are the occasional setbacks, but that does not mean all is lost. Whenever I am working with injuries, pain that is changing is usually a good sign. No pain at...Shoulder Injuries Suck
Bruise Day 2 I’M BACK! I just moved into a new apartment and the last few weeks have been NUTS! I know that very few people actually enjoy moving, but I moved so often in college, I never accumulated enough stuff to make it too stressful. Moving in college also...Rebuilding Your Foundation Post-Injury
Did you know that after your body is injured, it does everything in its power to not only protect the injury, but to also forget it? Without you even being aware, your body begins to tighten the surrounding tissues, forming a cast with the neighboring muscles and...Change, schmange. It’s only as big of a deal as you make it!
Change is scary. Thought of a new job or a new opportunity, new house, EEEKKKS!! But change and challenge are excellent for you. They help you to grow as a person and try (and accomplish!) things you never thought possible. You honestly can never be 100%...An Alpha A Day…
This week is Alpha ball week on the Holla For Some Mala Facebook page! Each day I will be posting a new video with techniques specific to the Yoga Tune Up® Alpha ball.What technique would you like to see? Come join the action on Facebook! Post by Holla for Some...Put an End to Back Pain
For many people, back pain is a daily occurrence. While much of it has to do with our posture and positioning throughout the day, another offender is a muscle of the lower back, the quadratus lumborum (QL). If you’re working on better posture throughout the day...Hi, I’m Alex!
Tension. Soreness. Cranky. Achy.
These are all nice words for pain - and pain is something you don’t have to just deal with.
When you don’t feel good - everything suffers. Your relationships, Your home life, Your work life.
You’re not YOU when you’re in pain.
You can change the unchangeable starting today.
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