Importance of Lateral Hip Strength
Lateral hip strength is important for the pelvic floor, low back, and knee health as well as maintaining optimal bone density in the femur. The neck of the femur is one of the main areas of the body where fractures happen due to osteoporosis. When our bones are...
Check Yourself Before You Wreck Yourself
Sometimes it's difficult to know what your alignment actually looks like unless you see yourself in a mirror, window or photograph. Sometimes that's a good thing, like when you jump off the bed doing the splits while playing the air guitar. You think you looked...
Walking Benefits
The way you walk matters. Proper biomechanics allows for optimal function and flow of blood, lymph and nerve conduction with minimal wear and tear of the tissues. Our muscles and even our bones have adapted to our daily habits and end up influencing how we walk, for better or for worse.
Correct Toes™ Toe Spacers
Your feet are your foundation. What does your foundation look like? Is it collapsing inward like a sinkhole (over-pronation)? Are your toes curled up like a buckling sidewalk (hammertoes)? Does it look like you are standing on a mudslide (foot smear)? Would you...
Knee Pain-Are Your Kneecaps Stuck up?
If you have stuck-up kneecaps you’re at risk of having knee pain, hip pain, or other joint-related problems. According to the CDC in 2009, the total knee replacements in the US equaled 676,000 and total hip replacements equaled 327,000! Of the 676,000 knee replacements, 303,000 were between the ages of 45-64! And of the 327,000 hip replacements, 152,000 were between the ages of 45-64!
Vaginal (Pelvic) Steams: Review
This article is for educational purposes only. All reported benefits are based on personal accounts and are not based on scientific studies. This information is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent disease. Consult a qualified health care professional if...
Is Sitting The New Smoking?
It's not so much that sitting in chairs is bad, it's the frequency that we sit in chairs that is causing problems like low bone density, short weak muscles, abdominal congestion, decreased blood and lymph flow and cellular degeneration. We weren't designed to sit in...
Upper Body Strength, Pull-Up Journey
I have super strong hands from doing massage for 18 years (I challenge any of you suckers to a thumb wrestling match!), but there is no way I could pull myself over a fence if the cops were chasing me. Upper body strength is important not only for fleeing from the cops but also for pain-free baby holding, keeping the shoulders down away from the ears, reducing neck strain and improving blood flow to the head.Rest your arms at your side, now look down. Are your elbow pits facing forward, or are they pointing inward with the knuckles forward? If the elbow pits are pointing inward
Squatty Potty Review
This is why I love the Squatty Potty: It’s fun to say Squatty Potty. The platform that you put your feet on has a slight angle tilting away from you, allowing for tight calf muscles, so if you have been wearing shoes with positive heels most of your life this is a nice feature. Even a one inch heel from an athletic shoe can shorten your calf muscles and make it difficult to get into a proper squat.
About Me
Barbara Horsley, practitioner & educator of abdominal massage, Visceral Manipulation™ practitioner, certified women's health herbal educator, and mind-body therapies.
