Apr 30, 2021
When life overwhelms us, our instinctual reaction is to usually disengage from the source. The mind becomes hijacked by negative, catastrophic thinking, because it becomes stuck on the potential and ramifications of the negative outcomes. For example, if we have a bad...
Apr 23, 2021
Physical Contributors to Stress: Nutritional Deficiencies Knowing how your diet can contribute to stress and how that affects the body, will help you make more informed decisions in regards to your lifestyle and habits. Macronutrient Deficiencies It is...
Apr 17, 2021
What Are Rounded Shoulders? Rounded shoulders refer to a muscular strength imbalance between the shoulder and chest muscles. It is when there is a “rounding” of the shoulders due to an excessive internal rotation at the shoulder blade (scapula) and a restriction of...
Apr 17, 2021
The basis for most compensation patterns start out from inefficient upright movement (walking and running). How we stand and walk for extended periods of time can create foot problems, especially in the arch, because of hard, flat surfaces and unsupportive shoes. When...
Apr 17, 2021
The Body’s Neutral State When the body is at a neutral state (or how it’s designed to move), it is balanced in an upright position, with the head squarely centered on the neck between the shoulders. Moving downward, the spine is fairly straight with slight curvatures...
Apr 17, 2021
What are Elevated Shoulders? Having elevated shoulders refers to the movement distortion where the shoulder complex and muscles are raised up above the neutral alignment due to muscular strength imbalances around the rib cage and back muscles (rhomboids and...
