Written by: Sheila Olson Maintaining good health every day can be challenging, especially if you work long hours or have issues with stress and anxiety. Not only is it important to make sure you’re eating right and getting in daily exercise, but you also have to think about reducing those feelings of stress in order […]
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Correct Movement Patterns in Children
Form or Function? Do Movement Patterns Matter? As a pediatric physical therapist, I see a lot of debate and discussion around how to get our children to do more functional activities. We know they will navigate the world perfectly, but how imperfectly do we let them move? Is it worth the time to develop the […]
Boost Your Fitness Routine with These Simple Self-Care Practices
Guest Writer: Shelia Olson Self-care is more than just a trendy term thrown around by yoga junkies. GoodTherapy.org describes self-care as any action you take toward reaching peak physical and mental well-being. It involves caring for yourself through your daily activities, such as getting enough sleep, providing your body with nutrition, and taking the […]
Do you Trust Your Body?
Feeling versus Thinking When I place my hands on a client or patient, I don’t necessarily know what their body needs. I can come up with plenty of hypotheses. I can do special tests, and postural analysis, and think critically about their symptoms. But when I place my hands on a client’s body, I listen […]
Barefoot
Do you barefoot? Have you seen people running or at the gym in those silly looking shoes and wondered what why they wore them? Or maybe you’ve noticed the occasional fitness expert walking outside barefoot. Maybe you even heard your holistic friend talking about the benefits of grounding. If you wonder what everyone is […]
Breathe
The Best Way to Breathe Recently, I have heard several theories about the “right way to breathe.” Every expert has a great idea on how to breathe and how not to breathe. Often, they suggest their way of breathing is THE BEST. Studying this, I discovered what a surprisingly controversial subject breathing could become. It always […]
