Plantar fasciitis begins in the center of your body and works its way out to the perpiphery. In my last post I described the Clinical Somatic approach to plantar fasciitis. It’s not simply a condition of the feet! Let’s recap the steps to eliminating plantar fasciitis (and other general pain in your feet): Determine whether [...]
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Video Tips on Eliminating Foot Pain, Plantar fasciitis and Heel Pain
Posted in Foot pain, Hanna Somatic Education, Muscle pain conditions, Plantarfascitis, walking, tagged altered gait, Hanna Somatic Education, pain relief, pandiculation, Plantarfascitis, stretching, walking on August 17, 2011 | 9 Comments »
Eliminate Heel Pain and Plantar fasciitis with Somatic Exercises
Posted in Back pain, Foot pain, Hanna Somatic Education, Movement, Plantarfascitis, tagged back pain, Hanna Somatic Education, hip pain, movement, pain relief, pandiculation, Plantarfascitis on August 9, 2011 | 1 Comment »
Plantar fasciitis and heel pain affects approximately 2 million people a year in the United States. People stretch, ice, roll the muscles of the lower leg, get acupuncture, and wear night splints, and orthotics. Here’s an example of the current view on plantar fasciitis, pain in the connective tissue of the bottom of the foot [...]
Pain Relief From Piriformis Syndrome – A Somatic Approach
Posted in Hanna Somatic Education, Hip pain, Movement, Muscle pain conditions, Piriformis syndrome, tagged Hanna Somatic Education, pain relief, Piriformis syndrome, Plantarfascitis, Sciatica, trauma on May 31, 2011 | 14 Comments »
It is never just one muscle that causes your muscle pain. It doesn’t matter if you have sciatica, piriformis syndrome, plantarfascitis or even herniated disks. You aren’t a jumble of separate body parts randomly put together; you’re a living, breathing, constantly changing system, controlled by the brain and coordinated to move as a whole piece. [...]
Top Three Myths About Poor Posture
Posted in Back pain, Hanna Somatic Education, Health, Muscle pain conditions, Posture, tagged back pain, Hanna Somatic Education, hip pain, knee pain, neck pain, Plantarfascitis, posture on February 15, 2010 | 2 Comments »
I’ve heard several common misconceptions people have about their posture. Thankfully due to advances in Somatic Education and neuroscience, more people are accepting the fact that they have the ability to change their posture through diligent awareness and practice. At one time I accepted the idea that I simply had “bad knees,” (after all, I’d [...]