by Amy Beyer | Dec 2, 2019 | Education, Self-Treatment
Have you noticed how your breathing changes during times of stress or anxiety? As our body responds to stressful moments you may notice a more shallow and upper chest breathing pattern. Shallow breathing, breath holding and hyperventilating triggers the sympathetic...
by Amy Beyer | Oct 22, 2019 | Education, Self-Treatment
Many of the clients that I see have already been through multiple rounds of physical therapy or are seeing a chiropractor which means they are coming into the clinic with a home exercise routine. Some of these clients stopped doing the exercises because they didn’t...
by Amy Beyer | Oct 10, 2019 | Education, Self-Treatment
Many of our clients struggle with hip and back related symptoms. Some have pain with activities and others notice tightness. There can be many causes to these symptoms, but whatever the cause most people have tightness in the hip rotators. This figure 4 stretch is a...
by Natural Balance Therapy | Aug 28, 2019 | Education, Self-Treatment
As we come upon the season change many of us feel sluggish or may tend to get colds more easily. Transitions between seasons can be challenging for many especially if our lymphatic system is compromised. If it is functioning properly we have a strong defense against...
by Amy Beyer | Aug 15, 2019 | Education, Self-Treatment, Services
The Myofascial Release (MFR) approach encourages us to become aware and in touch with our whole body; but how many of us are aware of our breasts? From our teenage years we are encouraged to perform monthly breast self-exams, but most of us don’t, including me. Many...
by Amy Beyer | Jun 27, 2019 | Education, Self-Treatment
Heat and ice can both be beneficial treatment options to help minimize pain and your discomforts at home. But many times our clients don’t know which option would be best for them. Over the years, we have found that some people do better with heat and others find...