Not only is stretching important for flexibility, it is CRITICAL for muscle growth! When you think about improving muscle mass, stretching is probably not the first thing that pops into your head. Were you aware that stretching plays a critical role in building muscle? Every muscle in your body is...
I have an overwhelming number of patients in my chiropractic practice coming in because they have right sided upper back pain. Here's a quick tip to consider when sitting in front of your desktop. If you are not a two finger typer, like myself, and do not require looking down...
Myofascia is a strong and flexible network of connective tissue that surrounds, cushions, and supports muscles, bones, and organs – right down to the cellular level. Functionally, it forms a continuous web from head to toe. Fascial restrictions can result from accidents, injuries, repetitive stress situations, surgical or traumatic scarring,...
Many people these days spend the majority of their day sitting at a computer, typing or mousing. In this posture the shoulder joint is held in a position of internal/medial rotation to accommodate the palms of the hands facing downward and engages the muscles between the shoulder blade (on the...
The most common question about intra-oral work is “Why would anyone need massage inside their mouth?” Simply stated, to increase the health of the jaw muscles. If the muscles of the jaw are too tight it may cause a decrease in mobility of the jaw when eating, speaking, and yawning....
This article is for all of those computer working, desk slumping, poor driving posture, tv watching hours a day people. The most common home care exercise that I have given to clients is to stretch out their pecs. Often the tension that we feel in between the shoulder blades can...
SEMG is a clinical tool used by chiropractors in the treatment of aberrant joint movement, musculoskeletal pain, and some neurological disorders. Surface EMG may be used to better understand how a fixated joint is causing a broader problem; it allows one to see how the mobilization of a joint has...