Are foam rollers really all that useful? Many of my readers have asked me about foam rollers. What do I think about them? Can they really eliminate muscle pain that develops over time? If you’re looking for more than temporary relief – no, they don’t. In fact, I would say that they might even invoke [...]
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Foam Rollers: Do They Really Help Sore Hips, Glutes and Muscle Pain?
Posted in Iliotibial Band Syndrome, Pandiculation, Sensory Motor Amnesia, sports/fitness training, tagged pandiculation, Sensory Motor Amnesia, sports training on March 16, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Football, Somatics and “Post Concussion Syndrome”
Posted in Pandiculation, Sensory Motor Amnesia, sports/fitness training, tagged neck pain, pain relief, Sensory Motor Amnesia, Somatic Exercises on February 7, 2012 | Leave a Comment »
Superbowl 2012 was a nail-biter… …and I loved every minute of it. I love movement, and football players really know how to move. I have profound respect for the training that goes into being able to run, leap, dodge, fly, fall and manage to stand back up and do it all over again. Football season [...]
How To Stretch without Straining
Posted in Foot pain, Hanna Somatic Education, Pandiculation, Sensory Motor Amnesia, sports/fitness training, Stretching, tagged Hanna Somatic Education, pain relief, pandiculation, stretching on April 6, 2011 | 8 Comments »
Traditional stretching routines involve forceful pulling or pushing of muscles. Traditional stretching routines focus on individual muscles rather than on any pattern or group of muscles. This approach to readying muscles for action can cause muscles to become tighter than they were when you started. What works better than traditional, passive stretching? Pandiculation. A pandiculation [...]
