Upper traps can be affected by more than just there lower counterpart. Let's talk about bones. Lower traps are a major source of tension...

Traps get a lot of flack for being too tight, causing headaches, and as the source of neck and shoulder pain. Are they really the source...

Gut health is a key indicator in overall health and, as this study shows, may also be linked with the pain we feel. Our gut microbiome...

Sometimes waiting to get to your LMT is not an option! Here’s how to work out that annoying trigger point wherever you are. Trigger...

Working out muscle knots traditionally involves a bit of pain. What what if there were a more effective way to address them that didn’t...

Gluteal amnesia. Dormant butt. Dead butt. All of these names are just another way of saying that your glute muscles aren’t firing as...

It isn’t your glutes and it isn’t your TFL. What else could be making your IT Band tight? A not-so-little quad muscle called the vastus...

Your butt is more connected to your knee than you might think! Ensuring a healthy balance in your glutes can relieve IT Band tightness. ...

If you’ve been stretching and foam rolling your IT Band for days but it still feels super tight and your knee still burns, then it might...

Ever wonder if your headaches and jaw pain are connected to your pelvic dysfunction? You’d be right! One of the tenants of bodywork I...

It’s easy to assume that the awful tingling pain running from your low back down the back of your leg is sciatica, but it could actually...

Our society is inundated with chronic disease and pain. I bet you can think of at least one person - if it isn’t yourself - who is...

In the last few months, I have seen a number is clients whose pain stems from trigger points. Lots of them. While it is common for...

People are like ogres are like onions. This is something I've started saying often to describe a particular aspect of pain recovery...

Every day, for years, you take the same route home. (Stick with me here!) This route you follow happens to be a bit circuitous and a...

Last week we discussed the signs of a happy period. While an ideal world would automatically come with the perfect menses for every...

Low back pain. The World Health Organization estimates that as many as 70% of adults in industrialized countries will present with this...

If you've ever wondered what your massage therapist was feeling for during your sessions, here are 4 tissue qualities that tell them where your body needs attention.

Using pain as a therapeutic tool has some legitimate benefits. However, there are other ways that better center the bodymind's need for safety. Learn more here.

There is a common misconception that "deep tissue" must mean "heavy pressure," but there are other, more effective methods for reaching the root of your pain.