Natural Balance Therapy Resource Center
At NBT, we believe in educating you so you have a better understanding of your body, the treatment that you are receiving, and important ways to eliminate your pain at home. Take a moment to view our articles and self-treatment exercises that will help you on your path to well and an active and pain-free lifestyle.
IT Band Syndrome: It’s Not the IT Band!
Have you been out running or walking when the outside of your knee starts to hurt? Have you been told that you have IT band issues? The IT band is a common area for lower extremity injuries making running and long walks very difficult. What is the IT Band? It is a...
Check Your Garden Hose: Lymph and Fascial Connections
Most of our clients are pretty familiar with fascia: the spiderweb-like sheets that wrap over and around and through every structure of our bodies. We’ve seen in our own healing processes how restriction in the fascia can produce our symptoms. Many of my clients have...
Upper Back Tension – It May Not Be Where You Feel It
As a therapist, one of the most common symptoms I hear my clients mention is pain or tension in the upper back and neck. They describe it as a knot, pain or tension between the shoulder blades or from the shoulder running up to the base of the skull. In all of these...
UPDATE(7/15/20): COVID-19: Our Extra Precautions
Recently we've been asked when we plan to lift our COVID precautions. At this time our precautions will remain in effect until we start to notice an improvement in the overall COVID situation. The majority of our clients, many of them high risk, have been appreciative...
Balance, Support, Hope
As our clinic closed last week the decision was not an easy one or made out of fear. Instead, we believe this decision can help slow the spread of COVID-19 by decreasing risk and exposure to our clients and anyone they come in contact with. We have always had the best...
Getting to the “CORE” of Back Pain
Are your core exercises helping you or hurting you? We’ve all heard how important core strength is for a healthy back, but most of us are doing them incorrectly, which can be harmful to the back. It all comes back to that five letter word with the silent “p”, the...
Hamstring Stretch: 3-Ways to Ease Tightness
The muscles along the back of the thigh, our hamstrings, are common areas of tightness for many of our clients. It is very important to create length and eliminate restriction in this area, but they can be a difficult area to get results due to other contributing...
Foam Rolling – Getting The Best Results
Are you sore, stiff, or tight? We understand what you are feeling and many times will recommend foam rolling to ease muscular soreness, reduce muscular tension and eliminate myofascial tightness. You may be saying, “I’ve tried foam rolling in the past and didn’t find...
Foam Roller – Anterior Pelvis
Many of our clients struggle with the effects of fascial restrictions in their lower abdomen. They present with a myriad of ailments including low back pain, painful periods, headaches, digestive discomforts, scar tissue adhesions after surgery, pelvic floor...
Getting Up With Ease After Lying Down
Have you ever gotten out of bed and noticed that your back is stiff? Do you struggle to stand up straight in the morning? Well, you aren’t alone and this is a common complaint for our clients. Over the years I’ve had clients injure their back putting on their socks,...
IT Band Syndrome: It’s Not the IT Band!
Have you been out running or walking when the outside of your knee starts to hurt? Have you been told that you have IT band issues? The IT band is a common area for lower extremity injuries making running and long walks very difficult. What is the IT Band? It is a...
Check Your Garden Hose: Lymph and Fascial Connections
Most of our clients are pretty familiar with fascia: the spiderweb-like sheets that wrap over and around and through every structure of our bodies. We’ve seen in our own healing processes how restriction in the fascia can produce our symptoms. Many of my clients have...
Upper Back Tension – It May Not Be Where You Feel It
As a therapist, one of the most common symptoms I hear my clients mention is pain or tension in the upper back and neck. They describe it as a knot, pain or tension between the shoulder blades or from the shoulder running up to the base of the skull. In all of these...
UPDATE(7/15/20): COVID-19: Our Extra Precautions
Recently we've been asked when we plan to lift our COVID precautions. At this time our precautions will remain in effect until we start to notice an improvement in the overall COVID situation. The majority of our clients, many of them high risk, have been appreciative...