Just as the mountains and valleys were created over millennia through the forces of nature, anything that lasts takes time, effort and consistency: a friendship, a marriage, a career, good health. A hand on the arm of a friend in need builds compassion and togetherness. Listening to an upset child builds trust in the present [...]
Archive for September, 2010
Good Health Is A Long Term Committment
Posted in Health, Hip pain, Movement, Muscle pain conditions, Uncategorized on September 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
Pandiculation-”Dynamic Stretching” Squared
Posted in Hanna Somatic Education, Hip pain, Knee pain, Movement, Muscle pain conditions, Pandiculation, Somatic Exercises, Stretching, tagged back pain, Hanna Somatic Education, hip pain, pain relief, pandiculation, stretching on September 20, 2010 | 7 Comments »
In a recent New York Times article about stretching, Gretchen Reynolds reported on the largest study ever conducted on the effectiveness of stretching. The results showed that… stretching makes no difference one way or the other as far as injury prevention is concerned. The percentage of those runners assigned to do 20 second static stretches [...]
Quick Relief For Painful Knees
Posted in Hanna Somatic Education, Knee pain, Movement, Muscle pain conditions, Posture on September 15, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
An old friend stopped in for a brief visit over the summer. He was planning an extended trip overseas and was very concerned. His left knee caused him severe pain, especially when walking or kneeling and he wanted desperately to be able to enjoy walking while on his trip. He asked me, “Could you please [...]
Swimming Does a Body Good
Posted in Hanna Somatic Education, Health, Hip pain, Knee pain, Movement, Muscle pain conditions, Posture, Sciatica, Uncategorized on September 8, 2010 | Leave a Comment »
Summer is officially over, yet I hope that everyone continues to move outdoors as much as they can – walking, running, hiking, and playing. I recently received this email from a client while I was on vacation: I thought I’d pass along an interesting experience I’ve been having. I remember you telling me that after [...]
Back Pain, X Rays, and Tight Muscles
Posted in Back pain, Hanna Somatic Education, Health, Hip pain, Knee pain, Movement, Muscle pain conditions, Posture, tagged back pain, Hanna Somatic Education, movement, pain relief, trauma on September 1, 2010 | 2 Comments »
A client sent me an interesting blog post about X-rays, chiropractors and back pain. Chiropractors and doctors tend to look at back pain as a STRUCTURAL problem, when in fact most back pain is FUNCTIONAL in nature. If you understand functional movement you don’t need to see an Xray to know that someone has an [...]
