This is a series on the causes of arm and hand pain. There is a checklist for you at the beginning of this series. “Sit up straight!” your mother would correct you. It wasn’t only because you looked bad slumped over, she knew that it was bad for your back, probably because she suffered from […]
Imaging and breathing can be powerful tools for pain relief. At first Sukie B. was tense during her neck pain treatments and had trouble letting go. To help her, we worked on breathwork and imaging. She had learned in her Mindfulness Based Stress Reduction (MBSR) class about using the breath to reduce stress. I taught […]
There is still controversy over this question and I often hear what I believe to be incorrect information given out by medical professionals. The guidelines for hot and cold applications found in Chaitow and Delany’s Clinical Applications of Neuromuscular Techniques makes the most sense to me. This is the general guideline for muscles that I […]
Sometimes it’s little things done often that provide chronic pain relief. Here are five easy and reliable suggestions to help you feel better today. 1) Keep moving. Even random movements will move toxic fluids and increase blood and lymph flow. It may be hard to get up and going, but once you do, your energy […]