What is TMJ/TMD? Your temporomandibular joint (TMJ) connects your mandible or lower jaw to your temporal bone in your skull. TMJ is the anatomical term for this joint, whereas TMD stands for...
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Am I Letting My Body Recover? By Dr. Chelsea Walter
Am I Letting My Body Recover? Recovery is quite the buzz word these days. You can’t get on Facebook without being served an ad about the latest and greatest device meant to speed up recovery....
Oh, My Aching Back! By Barb Sferra
Several years ago, while teaching a mat class, one of my newer clients asked, after hearing my unending queues to engage the abdominals: “So, do you walk around all day long sucking your gut in?” My...
The Therapeutic Benefits of Yoga By Christy Plaugher
I recently met Chrissy Plaugher and was immediately impressed by her depth of knowledge around yoga. When someone can talk about their teachers’ teacher it usually causes my ears to perk up. It...
Mobility versus Flexibility- What’s the Difference? By Dr. Chelsea Walter
Mobility versus flexibility- what’s the difference? If you’ve spent any time exercising or even doing housework, you have experienced the importance of mobility without even realizing it. You were...
How Pilates Builds Self-Awareness
How Pilates Builds Self-Awareness For nearly a decade I have relied on Pilates based exercises to help teach my patients about their bodies. My interest in Pilates started way back when I was...
How can the McKenzie Method help with your pain? By Dr. Chelsea Walter
How can the McKenzie Method help with your pain? By the time I finished my last semester of classes in physical therapy school, I still had no idea how to help clients with low back pain....
8 Reasons YOU Should Do Pilates by Dr. Sarah Crawford
8 REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD DO PILATES It’s often thought that Pilates is a female-dominated practice but in reality, many men participate as well, especially athletes. Used as a form of...
Physical therapist, physiotherapist, or physio? What’s the difference? By Dr. Chelsea Walter
They all refer to the same profession! If you’re reading this in the US, you’ve likely heard of physical therapy but it’s less likely that you’ve heard of physiotherapy. If you’re reading this...
Let’s Talk About the Core by Dr. Jessica Chavez-Kline
Let’s Talk About the Core You know, the core muscles in your body. Chances are if you’ve been involved in a fitness activity in the last few decades, you’ve heard someone talk about how important...