We’d like to introduce you to fascia, the thin sheath that encloses our muscles and organs, and help you understand its function, how it can be damaged, and the importance of helping it to heal and return to its intended state. Fascia has been described (perhaps for lack of a better description) to resemble that…
When you think of tendonitis you imagine pain, burning, and decreased strength and flexibility in an affected area caused by the kind of normal activities you get up to every day. It’s important for you and your therapist to understand that it’s more likely tendonosis that’s causing these classic symptoms so you can move forward…
No need to try to describe the feeling of straining a muscle as we all know what it’s like. What were you doing when it happened? Lifting groceries out of the trunk? Reaching for a glass on the top shelf? Doing the ‘slip on the ice shuffle’? It hurts, it spasms, and it can really…
Vancouver Massage Therapy Article of the Week: Treating Scar Tissue with Massage Therapy Almost everyone has a scar, and every scar has a story. Scars have all sorts of street creed and are firmly implanted into popular culture. In the 1975 blockbuster ‘Jaws’, three quarreling and sea hardened sailors bond and settle their differences over…
This week we have a guest post from Vancouver RMT Jennifer Keene. The post was written during the early stages of her recovery process and is a perfect example of why it is important to step back and be respectful of the recovering body. It is easy to let the challenge become overwhelming, but at…
Athletes are always rigorously training to perfect strength and endurance in their field. Many professional organizations and athletes travel with a medical and therapeutic team to make sure their recovery time is minimal so they can get right back to it without the risk of injury. A chiropractor is often (if not always) a part…