Head aches and neck pain can stem from these major neck muscles, especially when extreme or whiplash type movements have occurred.
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Mini Back and Chest Workout!
Mini Back and Chest Workout by Dan Watt, PT (nwhealthfitness.wordpress.com co-blogger) Interesting that young women (18-20ish) are concerned that weight training will decrease their chest size, women (27-35) don’t care, and women (36-50) want to know if it will decrease their chest size. If you are dieting it will effect your chest size. Weight trainingContinue reading “Mini Back and Chest Workout!”
Tibialis Anterior (Shin) Stretch by Taylor Norris, RMT
The tibialis anterior are lower leg muscles that lie across the upper half of the front and latetal area of the tibias (shin bones).
Complete Calf Stretch!
Stretching the soleus and gastrocnemius muscles of the calves.
Erector Spinae Stretch
Erector Spinae Stretch By Taylor Norris RMT at unionwellness.ca Co-blogger of TWHEALTHHUMOR.com The erector spinae are comprised of three sets of muscles; the iliocostalis, longissimus and spinalis. These muscels then each further break down into sub sets that all run parallel to eachother along the spinal column, and collectively (though origin and insertion pointsContinue reading “Erector Spinae Stretch”
QL Stretch with Better Pictures!
Clearer pictures of QL Stretch with Registered Massage Therapist, Taylor Norris
Quadratus Lumborum (QL) Stretch with…Taylor Norris, RMT
The QL muscles lie deep on either sides of our central low back. Attached to four of our lowest vertebrae, they span between our last rib and top most part of the hip. They give us the ability to side bend our torso and keep the 12th ribs in place during deep respiration (eg. helps singers stabilize their diaphragm).
Rotator Stretches for Supraspinatus by Taylor Norris, RMT
He’s some great stretches to relieve rotator (supraspinatus) pain.
Full Circle: Speaking to a Kinesiology Class about Massage Therapy! by Taylor Norris, RMT
A couple of weeks ago, I was offered a chance to return to my high school to be a guest speaker for the grade 12 kinesiology class.
Avoiding a Sore Back when Shoveling!!!
Once it turns into the heavy and more difficult to remove sort of snow though is when trouble for the body, especially the low back, neck and shoulders, can begin!
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