If You Have Osteoarthritis, Here's How to Give Your Cartilage the Best Chance to Heal Osteoarthritis is a painful, debilitating condition that affects millions of people around the world and puts a significant drain on our healthcare system. More than 32 million Americans live with osteoarthritis, and the rate of osteoarthritis worldwide has increased [...]
Lifestyle and Environmental Causes of Rheumatoid Arthritis Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is an autoimmune condition in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the synovial lining of the joints. The synovial lining is a layer of connective tissue that lines the joints, and is responsible for secreting synovial fluid into the joint cavity to help joints [...]
How to Resolve Upper Crossed Syndrome with Clinical Somatics Exercises In this article I'll explain what upper crossed syndrome is and the muscular patterns involved. At the end of the article, I describe which Clinical Somatics exercises are most effective at fixing the postural misalignment. What is upper crossed syndrome? The term “upper [...]
How to Fix Pelvic Torsion (Twisted Pelvis) With Clinical Somatics Exercises In this article I explain what pelvic torsion is and the muscular patterns involved. At the end of the article, I list which Clinical Somatics exercises are most effective at fixing the misalignment. What is pelvic torsion (twisted pelvis)? The skeleton [...]
How to Fix Lateral Pelvic Rotation (Rotated Pelvis) With Clinical Somatics Exercises In this article I explain what lateral pelvic rotation is, why we develop it, and the muscular patterns involved. At the end of the article, I list which Clinical Somatics exercises are most effective for fixing the misalignment. What is lateral pelvic rotation? [...]
How to Use Clinical Somatics Exercises to Heal Achilles Tendinitis What is Achilles tendinitis? The Achilles (calcaneal) tendon is located at the back of the ankle, where it attaches the calf muscles to the heel bone. Overuse injuries to the Achilles tendon—whether they be inflammatory tendinitis or degenerative tendinosis—can be very painful and limit [...]
You can listen to Sarah's podcast on this topic here: The Myth of Unequal Leg Length Your doctor or chiropractor may have told you that you have one leg longer than the other, and that your leg length discrepancy is the cause of your back, hip, or knee pain. The truth is that [...]
The Cause of Idiopathic Scoliosis: Involuntary Muscle Contraction Scoliosis is regarded as mysterious and incurable by many people in the medical community. While some scoliosis cases are caused by congenital structural abnormalities or neurological or muscular diseases, the vast majority—around 85%—are of unknown cause. The fact is, the bones in our body do not [...]
Understanding the Pelvic Floor Muscles and Pelvic Pain What is the pelvic floor? The pelvic floor is a large sheet of skeletal muscle that forms the base of the abdomen. It is made up of the levator ani (subdivided into the puborectalis, pubococcygeus, and iliococcygeus muscles) and the coccygeus muscles, and associated connective tissue. [...]
What really causes muscle cramps? Muscle cramps have long been attributed to electrolyte depletion and dehydration, especially when they occur in athletes. However, research does not support these theories, and instead points to altered neuromuscular control and muscle fatigue as the culprits. In this post, I'll summarize the research and explain why muscle cramps [...]
Why You Can't Release Your Tight Psoas Muscle With Stretching Your physical therapist, chiropractor, or yoga teacher might have told you that you have a tight psoas muscle, and they may have taught you stretching exercises to release it. While they're probably right—having a tight psoas is a very common problem—static stretching has little [...]
How Muscles Contract in Scoliosis C Curve Learn how chronic, involuntary muscle contraction pulls the spine into a C curve, and how muscles on the opposite side of the spine contract to stabilize posture. Click here to watch this video in Spanish. Click here to watch this video in French. [...]
Cómo prevenir y aliviar la degeneración espinal La degeneración espinal se refiere a cualquier ruptura o cambio estructural en nuestros discos y vértebras espinales. La degeneración es prácticamente siempre el resultado de la tensión muscular crónica, la postura y la forma en que nos movemos y usamos nuestro cuerpo de forma regular. La degeneración espinal puede ocurrir a cualquier edad, [...]
La recuperación de Anaya del síndrome de fatiga crónica Cuando me diagnosticaron el síndrome de fatiga crónica (SFC) / encefalomielitis miálgica (EM) hace dos años y medio, el médico me dijo sin duda el más famoso de todos los comentarios breves sobre el SFC: "95% de la gente no se recupera, así que no te hagas ilusiones ". Mi respuesta internamente fue "¡A la mierda!" y [...]
El ejercicio forzado y la reducción del estrés revierten los síntomas del Parkinson Si leíste la publicación de la semana pasada Los médicos piden el fin de la pandemia de Parkinson, aprendiste que la enfermedad de Parkinson suele ser el resultado de una interacción compleja entre factores genéticos y ambientales, que incluyen la exposición a sustancias químicas neurotóxicas , traumatismo craneoencefálico, falta de ejercicio, dieta, [...]
Los médicos piden el fin de la pandemia de Parkinson La enfermedad de Parkinson no es nueva; se pueden encontrar descripciones de la afección en textos médicos chinos antiguos de 425 BC y textos médicos indios de 600 BC. Ha habido referencias a los síntomas de Parkinson en documentos de las civilizaciones griega, romana y de otras civilizaciones durante los últimos dos mil [...]
El misterio médico del síndrome de fatiga crónica La encefalomielitis miálgica / síndrome de fatiga crónica (ME / CFS) se ha descartado durante mucho tiempo como una condición psicológica. Debido a la falta de comprensión en la comunidad médica, en el pasado, las personas necesitaban años para obtener un diagnóstico oficial, si es que obtienen un diagnóstico. Un 2015 informe [...]
Cómo cuidar sus rodillas durante un largo recorrido El dolor de rodilla es uno de los tipos más comunes de dolor crónico que experimentan las personas, y no es de extrañar por qué: ¡nuestras rodillas soportan el peso de nuestro cuerpo durante toda nuestra vida! Y mientras la población estadounidense envejece y tiene más sobrepeso, las tasas [...]
What causes Restless Legs Syndrome (RLS), and how can you reduce or eliminate your symptoms? Restless legs syndrome (RLS; also called Willis-Ekbom Disease) is a condition that causes uncomfortable or unpleasant sensations in the legs, often described as creeping, crawling, itching, tingling, pulling, throbbing, or painful. People with RLS feel an irresistible urge to [...]
Do you have joint hypermobility, and can Clinical Somatics help? Generalized joint laxity (loose joints throughout the body) is fairly common, present in between 20% and 30% of the population. This hypermobility can occur in the absence of a systemic disease that affects connective tissues, like Ehlers-Danlos syndrome or Marfan syndrome. While joint hypermobility [...]
