Are you suffering from prolapse?
If you're suffering from prolapse, you're probably embarrassed, frustrated and feeling helpless. I see this a lot, since thankfully, many women turn to Pilates in hopes of getting their pelvic floor strengthened. A few months ago I started coaching a young woman...
How to sit if you want to avoid back pain
I know you spend a lot of time sitting and your back is stiff all the time. I want to help you with some useful tips, so you can take things into your own hands and start feeling better! Sitting is one of those positions that just makes you want to melt and slump into...
A GREAT exercise for Sciatica!
Do you often suffer from Sacroiliac joint pain and Sciatica has been your long term companion? Believe me, the debilitating pain shooting down into the leg is very familiar to me. I meet people all the time who have been living with this kind of pain for decades! My...
My vacation was ruined by foot pain!
It's my Sunday morning ritual to make a blueberry oven pancake for breakfast, and to take a bath while it bakes. After breakfast I head out to my Zumba class. Most of the lovely women I dance with have been my clients or they will be at some point. You know why?...
My secret to a pain-free neck!
I was working with my client Carole today. Her neck has been bothering her, so I had her use a neck device I absolutely love. I use it with all my neck pain clients and everybody loves it. It gives your neck muscles a break from desperately trying to keep your head on...
Open this, if you have Sciatica!
People are always surprised when I tell them, I used to have Sciatica. They don't expect to hear this from me. First of all, I don't look 'sick". Second, they think I'm too young to have chronic pain. Thankfully, my sciatica is a thing of the past. But it didn't go...
A quick shoulder fix for you!
The shoulder is designed for mobility, yet, you lack the ability to raise your arms over your head. How's that possible and how did you get there? It is common to lose overhead mobility from sitting all day and not taking your joints to their end range on a regular...
The power of movement when you’re in pain
Did you know, dogs could have back pain? Yes, it's true. They develop spinal degeneration, just like people. I'm having a personal experience with it, as my dog Cami got diagnosed with spinal spondylosis. It's a broad term which basically means spinal osteoarthritis,...
How to avoid twisting your neck?
You know by now that forward head position aggravates your neck and creates imbalance in your neck musculature, aka, some of your neck muscles chronically shorten, while other chronically lengthen. But what about a rotational posture? Being stuck in a rotated position...
Neck pain is the worst!
Hands down, neck pain is my favorite topic. I like to think I'm an expert when it comes to neck pain. It accompanied me for 6 years. I know what triggers it and what gets rid of it. The most common cause of neck pain is forward head posture. Do you want to know how it...