Dr. Lisa Wilcox has launched a YouTube channel to enhance patient self-care between treatments, allowing her to focus more on hands-on therapy. The channel aims to educate viewers about Myofascial Release and effective self-care techniques. Wilcox releases 1-2 videos weekly, encouraging feedback and sharing resources for better health.
Have you ever struggled to maintain a healthy diet and clean eating? Have you ever tried to eat clean for 1 or 2 meals and then given into your cravings, feeling a complete loss of willpower? I sure have! I don't know how many times in my life I have started on my "clean eating"… Continue reading Review of the book “Ultra-Processed People”, by Chris Van Tulleken
Women's health physical therapy is completely different at Solstice Physical Therapy. It incorporates Myofascial Release, full-body treatment and also incorporates the mental and emotional aspects that may be contributing to pain and dysfunction in the woman's body. It is completely individualized care.
I was trying to come up with a catchy title for this post, then I tried to come up with a title that would summarize this post, and I just couldn't do it. I don't know if it's because this is the first time that I am writing anything besides a shopping list and a… Continue reading COVID-19 quarantine – so many things!
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
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!
I LOVE working with runners. Runners are usually a PT's dream client - they are active, self-motivated, and are usually willing to do just about anything to get back to the sport that they love without pain or injury. Often, I have to be careful when giving a runner an exercise program, because they'll not… Continue reading Calling all runners!
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
I had absolutely no idea what to expect when Baby Emma arrived in August 2018. I was soooooooooo nervous! I am a little on the older side for having a baby - my medical chart described me as "elderly" and "geriatric," which could really give someone a complex! I turned 37 two days after Baby… Continue reading Adventures with Baby Emma
Physical therapists often work with people to help relieve headaches and migraines. When I was working in insurance-based clinics, we tended to focus completely on the upper body, because if we worked on anything lower than the mid-back the insurance company may balk at the fact that we were going too far from the pain. … Continue reading Headaches and migraines are such a pain in the butt (or pelvis)…literally.
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