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The body amazes me EVERY SINGLE DAY

The body is amazing with its resilience and capacity to heal, sometimes it just needs a helping hand. As a practitioner, the body amazes me everyday, as each person is so different in their needs and responses to treatment.

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The upper traps – one of the top muscular overachievers

Being an overachiever - isn't this usually a good thing?  Getting a 100% on the test...working hard to achieve your goals...going above and beyond for your loved ones... Well, when it comes to your muscles, the key word that we are looking for is balance.  If there are any overachievers or underachievers in the group,… Continue reading The upper traps – one of the top muscular overachievers

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Why I think Myofascial Release is the bees knees and why everyone needs it!

I'm sure people are getting tired about hearing me talk about FASCIA this and FASCIA that, but seriously, it is EVERYWHERE and connects EVERYTHING in our bodies!  As I am working on patients, I often hear "how come I can feel it on the left side of my neck when you're working on my right… Continue reading Why I think Myofascial Release is the bees knees and why everyone needs it!

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Notes from a trip to Kiwi country

One of the first things I learned on my recent trip to New Zealand was that the word Kiwi can describe 2 things - the bird or a native New Zealander.  What about the fruit?  NEVER say only the word Kiwi to refer to the fruit - it's always called a Kiwifruit, otherwise it might… Continue reading Notes from a trip to Kiwi country

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Health and happiness – the basis for a good life. What better gift can you give than this?

Solstice Physical Therapy specializes in getting people back to their ultimate fun, active and pain-free self!  We also specialize in listening - everyone has different goals and it is our job to assess those goals and figure out how we can return someone to their best life.  If you or a loved one are being… Continue reading Health and happiness – the basis for a good life. What better gift can you give than this?

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Not just PT…should it be called BodyWork?

I don't complete just traditional PT, I've specialized in so many other "manual therapy" techniques that don't fit into just the PT category - I'm now calling it PT and BodyWork