Sports Injuries: Acute or Chronic
Sports injuries acute (recent) or chronic (longer than 6 weeks)are generally classified as either traumatic or overuse injuries. My physical therapy sessions address the painful conditions of Plantar Fasciitis, Shin Splints, Runners Knee, Cramp, Rotator Cuff Injuries, Achillies Tendonitis, IT Band Syndrome, Wrist Tendonitis, or Repetitive Stress Injuries, Sciatic Nerve Pain (Sciatica) Tennis Elbow & Golfers elbow […]
Wrist Tendonitis & Wrist Stretch
What is Wrist Tendonitis? A form of Repetitive Strain Injury, which can be so painful, that it can totally incapacitate you! Wrist Tendonitis is tough to manage, but you CAN! Why is it so painful? Tendonitis is the irritation of the lining of the tendon and its sheath (which contains the lubrication to the joint). It’s not […]
How Does Stress Affect Fertility?
How Does Stress Affect Fertility? Are you are trying for a baby without success? Would like to avoid fertility specialists and fertility drugs if possible? Do you believe that stress is either worsening or causing the situation? If stress takes a toll on your body, then it can cause you to ovulate later than usual in your menstrual cycle, or not at […]
Breathing To Enhance Fitness Performance and Reduce Stress
Many of us simply forget that efficient breathing enhances your fitness performance AND reduces stress. As something we do naturally, it seems crazy to find myself writing about breathing. However, I’ve noted that many of my clients Reverse Breathe’. Additionally, I have noted when breathing patterns are corrected that there are very obvious and dramatic […]
Joint Pain….How Does It Occur?
How Does Joint Pain Occur? Joint pain is due to many factors; hereditary, congenital, and inappropriate wear and tear. Sadly, we can’t do a thing about our gene pool, but with the wear and tear issue, we can! I have read that by the time we reach 65 yrs old as many as 75% of […]
ITB Syndrome
What Is Ilio-Tibial Band syndrome (IT Band friction syndrome)? ITB Syndrome is a common cause of knee pain and hip pain in sports participants. Knee pain is most commonly felt along the outside (lateral) knee and the lower thigh. ITB syndrome may also result in a nagging or acute pain on the outside of the hip. […]
How to get your energy back. Chronic Fatigue | ME
How do you get your energy back? Getting your energy back and keeping it, can seem impossible once you’ve developed Chronic Fatigue. I found that working for even a few hours zapped my energy so much I would have to rest/ sleep for as much as 16/18 hours a day. Living a ‘normal’ life seemed impossible. What would have been […]
Can You Recover from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome | ME
Can you recover from Chronic Fatigue Syndrome/ ME? Yes, I believe that you can. The most positive way that you can manage and overcome Chronic Fatigue / ME is by using it as a wakeup call. It may be a personal re-evaluation of what you want from your life and how to achieve those aims is required. For several years I was […]
Does Stress Cause Chronic Fatigue?
Does extreme or prolonged stress cause Chronic Fatigue Syndrome or ME? Some common causes of Stress Recently I asked a group of nine people two questions. “What causes your stress” and “How does stress affect you personally” The results were both interesting and funny! There were 68 different answers, here are a few… Arguments, disputes Arrogance Bills – financial difficulties Boss, […]
How To Treat A Sprained Ankle
Learn how to get fast relief with my step-by-step sprained ankle treatment process. I use a combination of techniques to provide effective solutions to treat PHYSICAL INJURIES and PAIN. Common causes and risk factors associated with ankle sprains include a lack of conditioning inadequate warm-up and stretching inadequate footwear training on uneven ground Lastly and most […]
