The Bodymatters Motion Blog

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...

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...

Your fascia system is with you from day one—fully intact and ready to adapt. Over the course of your life, every movement, injury,...

If stretching a tight area makes your symptoms worse, it’s no doubt bracing for instability. In these cases, releasing the area can...

Even pain related to structural things such as arthritis, bone spurs, degeneration, etc can often be greatly improved. This is because...

Chronic, widespread muscle tension is usually a result of some combination of anxiety, stress, and increased sympathetic tone -- not just...

The body, a holistic unit that’s managed to gather itself in space by relying on the synergy between opposite forces, and applying that...

Much of how your muscles activate and deactivate when you walk is dictated by the feet -- patterning, sequencing, and timing. As your...

The compression of the sciatic nerve by the Piriformis muscle is a mechanical action. The exact mechanism by which the Piriformis muscle...

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...