All About Postpartum Massage

  Having a baby puts your body through a tremendous amount of physical and emotional stress, to say the least. Many women take such good care of their bodies while they’re pregnant, and then once the baby arrives, they’re all but forgotten with the demands of motherhood. Many overlook the recovery time necessary to fully […]

How To Prevent Back Pain While Gardening

This is the time of the year that all gardeners love. Whether it’s flowers or herbs, vegetables or fruit, gardeners are in their element right now. But that also means, it’s the time of year for a lot of work. All that work, the bending and lifting, it takes a toll on your back. So, […]

How Deep Bodyweight Squats Are An Indicator of Good Health

  For quite some time, we’ve been shown what some people think good health looks like. Whether you’re looking at a magazine, watching TV, or scrolling through any form of social media, you’re likely shown perfectly slim, toned bodies. Health and body image are often viewed as one; however, those with a thin body aren’t […]

Chronic Sleep Deprivation: How It Affects Your Health

Chronic sleep deprivation is defined as getting less than the recommended seven or eight hours of sleep each night for an extended period of time. It isn’t just associated with new parents trying to survive that first year with a baby; anyone getting less than the necessary sleep on a regular basis is suffering from […]

How to Make Your Home Office Ergonomic

  Right now, you may be suddenly working from home, and many of you have never had to do that before. So that means, you may not have access to a private home office and are likely making due with what you have. You may be using your dining room table or couch for work […]

How to Take Care of Your Mental Health During Isolation

  Whether you’re an introvert or extrovert, this kind of isolation that we’re all facing right now is likely taking a toll on your mental health. Being distanced from your extended family, as well as close friends and coworkers, being out of a job temporarily, it can all leave you feeling unlike yourself. Here are […]

Living with Spinal Stenosis

Spinal stenosis is a narrowing of the spinal canal, the space that contains the spinal cord. This is most often caused by degenerative changes that occur over time, just as with herniated discs, arthritis, compression fractures, etc. The stenosis, or narrowing of the space, can put pressure on the nerves that travel through the spine. […]

Knee Replacement Surgery: What To Expect

  More than 4.5 million Americans are living with at least one knee replacement. While there’s numerous reasons you may need knee replacement surgery, arthritis – the degenerative wear and tear on the joint over time – is the most common. Whether you’ve recently had a knee replacement or your doctor just mentioned it as […]

The correct massage therapy industry terms, and why they are important!

Massage therapists have worked and struggled for years to educate the public on the reality of the profession; not just about the benefits of the therapy, but also to disassociate the industry from those who use the legitimacy of the profession to hide illicit activities. Television and movies haven’t helped over the years, often acting to perpetuate this unfortunate […]