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person sliding into pain cycle

The Slippery Slope of Pain.

Last year, 10 years after my accident, marked the point in my recovery where I have been out of pain … More

Movement, pain, pain cycle, pain management, Recovery, rehabilitation

Keeping the glass full.

I have the honor of helping clients through their recovery from injury and illness. This was a place where I … More

empathy, fear, illness, Injury, Movement, movement teacher, pain, pain management, Pilates, Pilates Instructor, pilates teacher, Recovery

An Ode to my Favorite Muscle

If you can be especially fond of a physical feature like your eyes, your legs, or whatever else, why not give special honor to a part that no one sees?

Injury, muscle, pain, Recovery, serratus anterior

How do we get them to stay? Exercise adherence and client retention.

We have all had those clients that come to us in agony with goals of getting moving and staying moving…If they could just get back to moving well, they would feel great, they say.

exercise, gym, medical model, Movement, pain, physical therapy, rehab, studio

I have the best job in the World.

I LOVE MY JOB! I am that person on Monday morning that jumps out of bed, dances while getting ready and sings all the way to work.

Body Harmonics, Gait, Movement, pain, Pilates, Posture

The Core has Your Back.

We can’t always rely solely on the back to do all of the heavy lifting for us. After all, if the spine is the backbone of the body, what is the “backbone” of the spine?

central nervous system, connective tissue, Core, force, hand dominance, handedness, locomotor slings, Movement, Muscles, pain, peripheral nervous system, Pilates, soft tissue, Spine, Strength, structural support, Teacher Training

The Big Toe: What’s the big deal?

Have you ever wondered why we have one toe that is much bigger than the rest? Well, there is very good reason.

Alignment, Ankle, Big Toe, Feet, First metatarsal, Foot, Gait, hip, jumpboard, knee, Movement, pain, pelvis, Pilates, Pilates Reformer, running, walking

Body Awareness: The danger of being too aware.

Body Awareness is a popular term especially in yoga and Pilates circles, but what does it really mean?

Anatomy, Body Awareness, central nervous system, fear, kinesthetic awareness, Movement, Movement Professional, muscle, pain, Pilates, rudolf von laban, sense, somatic, Yoga

Walking with Your Ribs: The Importance of the Upper Body in Gait.

Most people do not consider what happens from the waist up when they walk.

Biomechanics, Gait, Mobility, Movement, Movement Specialist, pain, Pilates, Posture, rehabilitation, Spine, Stability, walking

Chasing the Symptoms: A Discussion

We have witnessed time and again that where the client reports feeling pain is not necessarily the root cause of the functional problem.

Biomechanics, Bodywork, Functional, Mobilize, Movement, pain, Pain-free, Pilates, Stabilize, Structural Integrity, Symptoms, Therapeutic Exercise

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