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Exercise of the Month – Downward Dog Preparation
This pose creates awareness and improves endurance in lumbopelvic (low back and pelvis) and scapulohumeral (shoulder and shoulder blade) stabilizers. It is also a wonderful…
Keep Your Spine in Line with These Tips
We could go on forever when talking about posture. But you can keep it simple by periodically checking in on your body position from the…
Trigger Point Needling – A Powerful Tool to Release Tight Muscles
By Pat Staszak, PT If you’ve ever felt the relaxing benefit of a massage…only to feel tension and pain return relatively quickly, then Trigger Point…
5 Yoga Poses for Balance
By Patricia Staszak, PT You may think of yoga as a way to relax, but yoga boasts physical benefits, too. The slow, measured movements and…
Yoga as Medicine for Movement – Combining the Philosophies of East And West
By Patricia Staszak, PT As a physical therapist, it’s my job and my passion to examine, analyze and teach movement. I was first drawn to…
The Importance of Pelvic Floor Strength
The pelvic floor muscles contribute to core strength and balance, as well as their primary duty of supporting the pelvic organs, which include the bladder,…
Abdominal Breathing
…A courtesy practice written by Ginger Garner MPT, ATC…an imprint of Elemental Renewal & Living Well, Inc. Research clearly touts many benefits from those who…
Loosening Up with a Foam Roller
You might have seen people at the gym rolling around on what looks like a pool toy. What they’re probably doing is a self-massage of…
Pelvic Health Starts at Your Core
By Catherine Lewan, PT, DPT, CYT Did you know that your pelvic floor is part of your "core"? Core muscles include the multifidus, the transversus…
Forward Head Posture – the Biggest Piece of the Posture Puzzle
By Patricia Staszak, PT, Owner "Stop slouching!" How many times did your mom tell you that? Of course, just like that advice about eating…