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 [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Sensory Motor Amnesia’
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 »
How Somatics Can Help Cyclists Relieve Muscle Pain
Posted in Back pain, Hip pain, Iliotibial Band Syndrome, Knee pain, Somatic Exercises, sports/fitness training, tagged back pain, hip pain, knee pain, Sensory Motor Amnesia, sports training on February 21, 2012 | 1 Comment »
Cycling is a universal activity – one that can be done casually as a form of transportation, or one that can be done competitively. Cycling, whether competitive or for pleasure, has the potential for serious injury, sensory motor amnesia and a host of painful muscular conditions. The most frequent problems facing cyclists are accidents, knee [...]
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 [...]
The Basics Concepts of Hanna Somatics…Simplified
Posted in Hanna Somatic Education, Movement, Muscle pain conditions, Pandiculation, Somatic Exercises, tagged movement, pandiculation, Sensory Motor Amnesia, somatic stress reflexes on October 9, 2011 | Leave a Comment »
I had an eager group of people at Pilates for Sport in Furlong, PA last weekend. Participants came from Baltimore, Delaware, New Jersey to attend the workshops on How to Relieve Back and Hip Pain, and Relieving Painful Necks and Shoulders. One participant drove 3 hours from Delaware. She said she’d spent years looking for [...]
Top Four Myths About Back Pain
Posted in Back pain, Hanna Somatic Education, Health, Movement, Muscle pain conditions, Uncategorized, tagged back pain, Hanna Somatic Education, movement, pain relief, Sensory Motor Amnesia on February 8, 2010 | 3 Comments »
Myth #1 – Back pain comes with old age. Back pain is not age related. It can happen at any age. However, the older you are, it stand to reason that you’ve had more time to accumulate muscular tension. I’ve worked with nine year olds, teenagers, and senior citizens – all suffering from back pain. [...]
