As stated in the last two week’s posts, core strengthening is not just limited to working your abdominal muscles by doing crunches. It also includes exercising other muscles that help stabilize and strengthen your back, trunk, pelvis and hips. In this three part series, I will be writing about three different muscles that I like to encourage my Seattle [...]
PJ Harris, Licensed Massage Practitioner, Reiki Instructor and Infant Massage Instructor in Seattle, WA
Tag Archive: body allignment
Core Strengthening Part 1 of 3
Core strengthening is not just limited to working your abdominal muscles by doing crunches. It also includes exercising other muscles that help stabilize and strengthen your back, trunk, pelvis and hips. In this three part series, I will be writing about three different muscles that I like to encourage my Seattle Treatment Massage clients to strengthen if I find [...]
Another Frequent Culprit of Shoulder and Neck Pain
Do you have pain on the tops of your shoulders? Do you find the more you feel stress the higher your shoulders climb or are you feeling like atlas with the weight of the world on them?…Today’s post is going to offer you a few simple ways to “shrug off” your stress…So here are a stretching and breathing exercise you can do to provide upper shoulder relief…
7 Keys For Healthy Knees
I received a request from a follower on twitter to post about problems with knees. While I can’t give detailed advice on recovering from an injury without seeing someone in person, I can give some general suggestions on how to keep your knees injury free.
Like all parts of your body, your knees are not islands [...]
10 Exercises You Can Do at Your Desk
This post is an interview with Kate Conwell, Personal Trainer Extraordinaire followed by her tips of 10 Exercises You Can Do at Your Desk. Below are some of the questions I asked her:
What suggestions do you have for people who have a hard time motivating themselves?
When someone wants to get back into shape and needs [...]
Benefits of Yoga
Many of the clients coming to my Seattle treatment massage practice suffer from a lack of flexibility and/or a lack of strength in their muscles. I believe these issues are often the ultimate cause of their pain. One of the most effective ways to increase your strength and flexibility is with yoga.
Yoga is an ancient [...]
Do you have muscle pain when you wake up in the morning?
Many of the clients coming to my Seattle massage practice are suffering from pain and/or muscle tension when they first wake up in the morning. Some people have low back pain and many have shoulder pain. It leads to reason that they are doing something while they are sleeping to cause themselves this discomfort. Unless they have a [...]
What can YOU do to help relieve back pain?
There are a few common muscle weaknesses I see on my table with clients coming to my Seattle massage practice. Today we are addressing the ones that contribute to low back pain. These exercise will get you off to a great start. As always, check with your physician before starting any exercise routine. Only do [...]
What is Myofascial Release?
In my Seattle treatment massage practice, one of the modalities I use is Myofascial Release (MFR). What is Myofascial Release you say? Well, myo means muscle and fascia is connective tissue. What is fascia? To know what fascia is, it helps to think of the thin saran wrap type film that covers a precooked chicken [...]
Ergonomics in the Workplace
Many of the clients I see in my Seattle massage practice have pain due to poor ergonomics at their desks. What is ergonomics?
Ergonomics, when applied to sitting at a desk, is the process of the correct placement and alignment of the joints of your body. When your body is supported in its proper alignment [...]