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.
A Balanced Pelvis with Push-Pull-Squeeze
A high percentage of our clients come into the clinic for their first session with an imbalance in their pelvis. Many aren't even aware that they have an imbalance and how it can be contributing to many of their symptoms including neck pain, headaches, back pain,...
COVID – Clinic Update – 10/2/20
We would like to express gratitude and thank all of you, our clients, for your support during this unprecedented time. If it wasn’t for your honesty involving your activities outside of the clinic we might have had to close the clinic again as COVID numbers rise. The...
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...
Neck Pain – What Can You Do About It
Neck pain is a common complaint for our clients and well, it’s a “pain in the neck !” Some interesting facts and statistics you may not know about neck pain: ● 1 in 5 individuals are experiencing neck pain right now, with 54% of people having had neck pain in the last...
BACK PAIN: 8 Tips to Find Relief
One of the most common physical ailments that bring people into our office is BACK PAIN. Yes, we could all probably admit that at some point we have dealt with or are currently dealing with some form of back pain. Causes can range from old injury, lifting, trauma, or...
Getting the Most Out of Your Session
As I sit and reflect on the past 23 years as a therapist I can’t be happier that I stepped away from the traditional care setting. Don’t get me wrong I was a very good therapist and my clients always got better, but I never understood why they returned 3-6 months...
Keep the Holidays Simple & Meaningful
Yes, the holidays are going to be different this year. The pandemic has become a part of our everyday life and large gatherings are not recommended. Don’t let this take away your holiday spirit and let it be a time to create new family traditions. We always have great...