One of my favorite things I’ve done as a massage therapist is volunteering at the Eugene Marathon, treating runners post-marathon. For about 15 minutes, I get to find out where they’re from, what issues they deal with chronically and what…
As an athlete, your body takes a beating. There are a number of reasons to include massage as part of your training and health care. One great reason is that it’s an excellent tool for preventing new and recurring injuries…
Hopefully, you are looking forward to your first massage appointment and have some goals for your treatment. Whether you are suffering from a recent injury or trauma, stress, depression or chronic pain, massage can help. Trust that you’ve made an excellent decision for…
When I first started running, I wasn’t serious about it. The true reason I even set foot on a treadmill the first time was for my best friend’s wedding. She was getting married soon and wanted to be in her…
Running is a tough sport. It requires mental strength, physical strength, dedication and perseverance through the many adversities that runners face. Running is one of the most physically demanding sports, mainly because you put your body through constant jarring and…
As a lifelong athlete, I’ve heard the admonition “practice makes perfect” over and over again, and I believed it. I practiced volleyball every day, and I got better. I ran every day and improved. I worked on weight training consistently,…
Running is a tough sport. It requires mental strength, physical strength, dedication and perseverance through the many adversities that runners face. Running is one of the most physically demanding sports, mainly because you put your body through constant jarring and…
Many patients suffer from chronic pain that will not resolve in the typical insurance timeframe of 6-10 treatments. Community style acupuncture is wonderful bridge between full priced, private treatments, and nothing at all. Recently, I had a patient come into…
Lumbar disk herniation usually occurs from degenerative disk disease (dessication of the annulus fibrosis) in patients between 30- and 50-year-olds. The L5/S1 disk is affected in 90% of the cases. Compression of neural structures, such as sciatic nerve, causes radicular…
Recently, Dr. Travis Bradberry, Ph.D., wrote a great blog on LinkenIn called, “9 Things Successful People Won't Do” and in it he featured tips that can be directly applied to health management. When patients first enter my clinic in Eugene,…