Self Care Articles

Cool Tip for a Hot Summer

For optimal health, especially if you're involved in an exercise program, you need an 8-oz glass of water for every hours you're awake...

CranialSacral Therapy

...Now for nearly 30 years, osteopathic physician and researcher John E. Upledger, D.O. O.M.M. has been a proponent of using the rhythm of another body system - the craniosacral system - to enhance body functioning and help alleviate pain and discomfort.

Dangerous Stress-Healthy Stress

Unfortunately, modern day life causes us to respond with a long-term stress response. This is not healthy. Increasingly, science has concluded that learning how to cope with stress and how to use it to our advantage is vital to our health and mental well being....

Exercises for Repetitive Stress Injuries and Carpal Tunnel

...six exercises for head, neck, shoulders, arms, wrists and fingers.

Massage for Sore Muscles

Massage for muscles used for walking, running, swimming, cycling, rowing or weight lifting.

Massage Therapy: Early Intervention and Prevention of
   Repetitive Stress Injuries

...massage's greatest potential is its preventive power: not allowing RSI to progress to acute pain and avoiding expensive medical costs, surgery, and time away from the job. An ounce of prevention, in this case, is definitely worth a pound of cure.

Massage vs. Cortisone: the Winner? You!

According to the health bulletin section of Men's Health Sept/97, massage in the winner when used for shoulder pain.

Oh Those Hard Working Quads!

The key to maintaining optimal knee function and stability or preventing further damage is to strength the quads.

Osteoarthritis

OA is the term used to describe many different degenerative joint diseases that can result from aging, sports relation injuries, repetitive trauma, or infection...

Osteoarthritis & Massage Therapy

In recent years, massage therapy has emerged as a powerful weapon in the fight to relieve discomfort from osteoarthritis.

Osteoarthritis & Nutrition-The Secret Weapon

Many researchers believe the presence of absence of certain foods in the diet may be a contributing factor for osteoarthritis.

Repetitive Strain Injuries Update

Ergonomics, the study of equipments design to reduce operator fatigue and discomfort, is the key to preventing RSI...

Seasonal Affective Disorder

Winter is a miserable season for nearly 10 million Americans. Reduced amounts of sunlight during winter's short days causes mood and behavioral changes known as Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), which makes routine living seem difficult. Depression, fatigue, and food binging are common among those who suffer from this disorder...

SomatoEmotional Release®

Research conducted in the late '70s by Dr. John Upledger and biophysicist Zvi Karni led to the discovery that the body often retains the emotional imprint of physical trauma....

Sports Massage

World-class athletes are largely responsible for popularizing massage therapy because it enhances their performance, prevents injuries, and helps restore their bodies to homeostasis...

Starting an Exercise Program?

Before beginning an exercise program, seriously consider seeing your family physician. Your health care professional can advise on the pace of progression when you being your exercise program....

I have found that I am best able to manage my business and vacation needs by taking shorter trips more often.

Visceral Manipulation

The visceral system relies on the interconnected synchronicity between the motions of all the organs and structures of the body. At optimal health, this harmonious relationship remains stable despite the body's endless varieties of motion.

Weight Training-The Fountain of Youth in a Barbell

In recent years, research has clearly documented the benefits of weight lifting for all age groups, men and women alike.

Work Station Ergonomics

...More Comfortable:

• Back rest at 100° angle
• Inward curve of spine in the lower back
• vertical upper arm...