Jennifer Lie, RMT and Melanie Barnabé, RMT designed a 45 minute course for the office worker. You will learn body awareness and muscle activation in order to maintain an effortless posture at your work station. The course will target breathing and areas such as neck, shoulder, back and hips. The course is broken into several segments allowing…
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Being Barefoot
There’s a wave of blogs, articles written on the subject of being barefoot, whether it’s running or walking. Topics vary from how to walk and run barefoot, who should or should not be in them, how to start and so on. Some of you may have already tried barefoot walking or running. For some of…
Thoracic Outlet Syndrome and You.
Ever get that tingly feeling into your hands or finger tips, like they’ve fallen asleep? Often times, that sensation is the result of compression on the nerve and/or the blood vessel that feed into the arm. Most people dismiss it as temporary and leave it alone, shaking their hands or moving their shoulders around, without…
Tension Headaches
Stress is a major factor for developing tension headaches. Poor postural habits from sitting at a computer for long periods is one type of stress that can cause tension headaches. ”Computer postures” may result by straining the muscles of the neck, shoulders and upper back. These muscles are known to have referral patterns into the…
Posture at Work
Do you remember when your parents would tell you to sit up straight? In this computer, iPhone, Blackberry generation, we often fall into postural habits such as slouching and head forward posture resulting in our bodies taking the shape of a foetus. So what happens to our muscles, ligaments, and internal organs? The muscles along…
