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Inflammation
Inflammation is a bit like fire -- if you have an ignition source and adequate fuel, you end up with a self-sustaining chain reaction. We...
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Nitric Oxide
Most people know oxygen. Some know carbon dioxide. But there’s a third gas that rarely gets mentioned— And without it, the others can’t...
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The Fascial system.
Your fascia system is with you from day one—fully intact and ready to adapt. Over the course of your life, every movement, injury,...
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Is stretching making your symptoms worse ?
If stretching a tight area makes your symptoms worse, it’s no doubt bracing for instability. In these cases, releasing the area can...
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We are as one !
Chronic, widespread muscle tension is usually a result of some combination of anxiety, stress, and increased sympathetic tone -- not just...
Tina
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The body, a holistic unit !
The body, a holistic unit that’s managed to gather itself in space by relying on the synergy between opposite forces, and applying that...
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Good feet, bad feet .
Much of how your muscles activate and deactivate when you walk is dictated by the feet -- patterning, sequencing, and timing. As your...
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How does the muscle compress the nerve ?
The compression of the sciatic nerve by the Piriformis muscle is a mechanical action. The exact mechanism by which the Piriformis muscle...
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The nervous system and body stress.
The body is dependent on the nervous system to carry out its functions. It is thus vital that the nerves are kept free of anything that...
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