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. [...]
Comment prévenir et soulager la dégénérescence vertébrale La dégénérescence vertébrale fait référence à toute panne ou changement structurel de nos disques vertébraux et de nos vertèbres. La dégénérescence est pratiquement toujours le résultat de notre tension musculaire chronique, de notre posture et de la façon dont nous bougeons et utilisons notre corps régulièrement. La dégénérescence vertébrale peut survenir à tout âge, [...]
Récupération d'Anaya du syndrome de fatigue chronique Lorsqu'on m'a diagnostiqué le syndrome de fatigue chronique (SFC)/encéphalomyélite myalgique (EM) il y a deux ans et demi, le médecin m'a dit sûrement le plus célèbre de tous les one-liners du SFC : "95 % des gens ne guérissent pas, alors n'espérez pas. Ma réponse interne a été "Fuck that!" et [...]
L'exercice forcé et la réduction du stress inversent les symptômes de la maladie de Parkinson Si vous avez lu l'article de la semaine dernière Les médecins demandent la fin de la pandémie de Parkinson, vous avez appris que la maladie de Parkinson est le plus souvent le résultat d'une interaction complexe entre des facteurs génétiques et environnementaux, notamment l'exposition à des produits chimiques neurotoxiques. , traumatisme crânien, manque d'exercice, alimentation, [...]
Les médecins appellent à mettre fin à la pandémie de Parkinson La maladie de Parkinson n'est pas nouvelle - des descriptions de la maladie peuvent être trouvées dans d'anciens textes médicaux chinois de 425 BC et des textes médicaux indiens de 600 BC. Il y a eu des références aux symptômes de Parkinson dans des documents de civilisations grecque, romaine et autres au cours des deux mille [...]
Le mystère médical du syndrome de fatigue chronique L'encéphalomyélite myalgique/syndrome de fatigue chronique (EM/SFC) a longtemps été rejetée comme étant une condition psychologique. En raison d'un manque de compréhension au sein de la communauté médicale, dans le passé, il fallait des années aux gens pour obtenir un diagnostic officiel, si tant est qu'ils obtiennent un diagnostic. Un rapport 2015 [...]
Comment prendre soin de vos genoux sur le long terme La douleur au genou est l'un des types de douleur chronique les plus courants que les gens ressentent, et il n'est pas étonnant que nos genoux supportent le poids de notre corps tout au long de notre vie ! Et tandis que la population américaine vieillit et fait de plus en plus d'embonpoint, [...]
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 [...]
