Word of mention: “Qi”, pronounced “Chee”, which can translate to energy. In Chinese medicine, how action and understanding is applied within the medicine is attuning to nature. Humans are a part of nature, and our emotions are movements of Qi. Healthy emotions move through us to gain emotional resilience and help us adapt through life. [...]
Over the course of my six years in practice as a RMT I have worked at a number of multi-disciplinary clinics with a wide variety of practitioners. One common theme I’ve noticed is the breast tissue and anterior thorax areas of the body are being widely ignored. The reason why isn’t a mystery; [...]
Are you curious about how pain and sex hormones are interconnected? This in-depth talk discusses how pain, inflammation, hormones, and lifestyle are all interlinked. Why pain happens, how to diagnose, treat, and prevent it!
Foot & Ankle Rehab By Christy Mader Running season is well under way! And for some people, it comes with shin splints, tendonitis/tendonosis, or plantar fasciitis. Ankle sprains are also common right now for trail runners and climbers who like to boulder. As a massage therapist treating these injuries, I always [...]
Shoulder & Neck Rehab By Christy Mader In this post I will go over a few basic activation exercises I found helpful when dealing with my own neck and shoulder pain. The focus of these movements is to unload the neck while moving the shoulder and arm. From a pain science perspective, [...]
Nerve Glides By Christy Mader Do you ever get tingling or numbness in your hands and wonder why? There are a myriad of things that can cause your hands to go numb or tingle, but I’ll let you go down the Dr. Google rabbit hole if you want a comprehensive list. Sometimes it [...]
Shoulder Rehab 3 By Christy Mader The purpose of this blog is to help you build shoulder strength. I talked about this in the last blog, but it’s really important, so I’m going to get back on my soapbox. Everyone is different regarding what position feels the best for them when training their [...]
Shoulder Rehab 2 By Christy Mader Once you have gone through the Neck/Shoulder Rehab 1 exercises and you are able to move your shoulder and connect with your stabilizers a bit more, you are ready to increase the load. I have found it important to strengthen my shoulders in a similar position that I [...]
