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Celebrating National Massage Therapy Week: A Healing Touch for All Ages
October 21, 2024As the autumn air turns crisp and the month of October progresses, we have the perfect opportunity to celebrate National Massage Therapy Week, held during the last week of the month. This annual celebration highlights the many benefits of massage therapy, reminding us how this ancient practice can promote physical and emotional well-being for people of all ages. From infants to older adults, massage therapy is not only a means of relaxation but also a powerful tool for overall health, injury recovery, and stress management. Whether you’re a weekend warrior, a busy parent, or a senior looking for relief from chronic pain, massage therapy has something to offer everyone.
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Managing the Calm: Box Breathing
May 03, 2021Let’s be honest—the majority of us are under a lot of stress right now. Stress comes from a multitude of sources and while a little can be useful in motivating us to get tasks done or in running away from a saber-toothed tiger; over a long time, chronic stress wreaks havoc on our bodies. One practice that I discuss with many of my patients is box breathing. Box breathing is a technique of slow, deep, and intentional breathing. By practicing this, it is just about impossible for our bodies to stay in the fight-or-flight mode.
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If I Wear Out My Body Where Am I Going To Live?
December 02, 2019Have you ever thought about the wear and tear your body goes through on a daily basis? To me, being a chiropractic practitioner, this is an interesting thought. Like many of you, nearly every day my body experiences varying degrees of stress and strain, over and above the normal forces that our body must deal with, like gravity, for example. Even if you sit at a desk all day, there are still stresses and forces at work on a continual basis that our bodies must react to and withstand in order for our bodies to function.