Feet, Toes, Ankles and Knees, Fingers, Thumb, Hand & Wrist, Head, Neck, Jaw & Shoulders, Lower Back & Hips
While I have written extensively about arthritis in this blog, this is my first post on Bursitis. Similar to arthritis, bursitis is largely about inflammation. While arthritis is inflammation in the joint, bursitis is inflammation in the bursa capsule, which for the...
Fingers, Thumb, Hand & Wrist
Following last month’s post about arthritis in the thumb, we received numerous requests for techniques to prevent and rehabilitate problems in the thumb, wrist and hand. So here you go. Stretches and Exercises for Thumb Arthritis: This first video offers simple...
Fingers, Thumb, Hand & Wrist
If you are experiencing symptoms of thumb arthritis, you are in good company. Joint pain in the thumb is a very common problem and is considered to be second in prevalence only to arthritis in the knee. But, what is arthritis, really? Arthritis is a condition that...
Fingers, Thumb, Hand & Wrist, Head, Neck, Jaw & Shoulders, Posture, Biomechanics, Gait & Mobility
As you begin to read this article mentally check out your shoulders. Are one or both elevated toward your ears? If so, release them. Push the outside tops of the shoulder blades down and back while moving the bottom tips in and towards each other. This movement will...
Athletes & Sports Injury, Feet, Toes, Ankles and Knees, Fingers, Thumb, Hand & Wrist, Medical Errors & Misdiagnosis
Swelling is a common, yet rarely diagnosed, underlying cause of much physical discomfort. It is not something that gets photographed in X-rays, MRI’s or CAT scans and as such, remains an invisible, untreated culprit. Unresolved swelling can lead to serious issues...
Fingers, Thumb, Hand & Wrist, Posture, Biomechanics, Gait & Mobility
In this blog I will present a case study of a woman whose Carpal Tunnel Syndrome was alleviated through the methods of massage, stretching and biomechanic adjustment that I outlined in my previous two entries – A New Perspective on Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and...
