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Encompasses a wide range of topics including the mechanics of gait, manual therapy studies, book recommendations, exercises for self-treatment, and discussions on the psoas muscle and vagus nerve stimulation. It reflects a deep dive into bodywork, offering insights from Esty’s experience and client interactions, along with significant findings from scientific and technology-oriented publications.

Lymph System Massage

When we get out of the shower or bath, usually the next thing to do is dry ourselves. Seeing as we are going to dry ourselves anyway, it is an excellent opportunity to do a little Lymphatic Massage. The idea is to dry yourself in the direction...

The Gut Microbiome

Explores the gut microbiome's critical role in health, emphasizing its influence on metabolism, disease resistance, and systemic health, advocating for a balanced diet, prebiotics, and probiotics to maintain a healthy microbiome, linking it to...

Adrenal Fatigue

discusses adrenal fatigue as a modern condition stemming from chronic stress, contrasting with our ancestors' short-term stress responses. He advises cautious supplementation and Hair Trace Mineral Analysis (HTMA) to identify and address...

Headaches

Here is an interesting poster put out by Mt Saini Hospital on Headaches. It is interesting to note that they are now acknowledging that Manual Therapy manipulations are effective at managing headaches. However, the way Touch Therapy is...

The Cranial Bones Move

The controversy about whether the bones of the skull move relative to each other has absorbed more hours of discussion in the lives of Cranial Therapists than perhaps any other subject. From the perspective of Allopaths (standard American...

Locomotor Primitives

We human beings like to think that we control our bodies, that as we command our bodies to do something, it is our sense of ourselves that acts. When we think, “Pick up that cup and drink from it”, it is our conscious sense of self...

Neck and Shoulder Issues

Four-legged animals have it easy. As they walk along, their ribs hang off of their spine like clothes on a clothesline, the weight of their torso helping to stretch out the joints and ligaments of their spines. Even our ape-like ancestors, who...

Integrating Reflex Responses

When our automatic reflexes are working well, we rarely even notice. These extremely fast reactions happen much quicker than would be possible if we had to think through the best option for that circumstance, making reflexes incredibly useful...

Cell Phone Towers

I have made something of a hobby trying to find out where the cell phone towers that surround me are. This is more of a challenge than it may initially appear, as they are often cleverly disguised. This post documents some of the more...