Total Motion Release (TMR): This one is hard to explain than to just show you, so bear with me. TMR comes from a therapist in North Carolina, Tom Dalonzo-Baker PT, who found that he was getting much better movement out of people when he was stretching the OPPOSITE side of what was tight. Say what? That can’t be true, right? Well, you have to try this on yourself, because my talking isn’t going to convince you. I will show you how to PROPERLY do this in the clinic so you

This is a great journal entry in my personal journey to Find Myself Running. I hope that you get some great insights and that you use your time as the true gift it is. After all, there’s a reason they call right now “the present”. Enjoy!! "Hello, today is July 22, 2013, and I just got back from a run, and I feel great. In my state of post-run euphoria I decided that I would quickly dictate a message about the amazing dissenting given. Lately, I've been thinking about grati

As a physical therapist, I see a lot of people who have lingering issues of pain for session after session, and no matter if I seem to help them, the relief is only temporary. With my manual techniques and exercises, I am able to help my patients calm their nervous systems down, which leads to less feelings of pain (it’s more complicated than that, but that’s the gist of it). If overactive pain reflexes are responsible for this person’s pain, then this can help the patient

This is a cool journal entry from my birthday last year. I hope it inspires some of you to think a little deeper into your purpose in life. Be well, my friends!! April 3, 2016: My 37th (100th?) Birthday Today I turned 37 years old, and it was such a great birthday to realize how lucky I am to have all the amazing people I do in my life. It is such a wonder to me the miracles that have put me in this place, and all the uncomprehensible workings of the universe to put this a

I came upon this email from Learning Strategies Corporation, which is one of the best companies in the world (in my humble opinion). The study outlined below greatly stresses the importance to have something in your life that you’re here for and gives meaning. It could be running, being a great mom, healer, garbage man, etc., as long as you have a deep sense of purpose to it. Enjoy the article and let me know what your insights are from the questions listed at the bottom.

This is a journal entry on 3-28-16 that I recently found on my computer, which I really wanted to share with all of you awesome people out there. Enjoy, and appreciate all your moments!! This seems all too simple to help, but it’s absolutely amazing to experience the shift I feel when I enter into a sense of appreciation. In the book The Joy of Appreciative Living by Jacqueline Kelm, 3 simple exercises performed daily for 28 days can create greater happiness. See the webs

As some of you may know, I am a HUGE Chicago Cubs fan. I’m still in the afterglow feeling of celebrating the first World Series title in 108 years. It seems surreal to me even now. The Cubs manager, Joe Maddon, is a quirky character who gets every bit of potential out of all his players. In one game in 2016, he put his relief pitcher in to play Left field, then he makes a great catch and hits a home run! He rarely holds team meetings, and plans visits from magicians, zoo

In the line of work that I do, I am very fortunate to be able to see all sorts of people with all sorts of physical ailments, ranging from ankle sprains, lower back pain and cervical whiplash patients. Though all of these patients each bring a set of challenges, there is something totally different when I see someone who is a runner. Since I have been one myself for over 20 years, and lots of that time spent injured, I know how hard it is to miss time to an injury and not g

I see a lot of runners at my job at New Heights Physical Therapy, many of whom are coming to see me for nagging calf pain, Achilles tendonitis/tendonosis, plantar fasciitis, Iliotibial Band syndrome, and other connective tissue issues. For these runners, I definitely need to improve their mechanics through exercises and ChiRunning instruction. However, a huge part of helping the healing process is something my patients call “scraping”, “torture tools”, or “the blade”. It’s

These are some thoughts that I had after assisting in a ChiRunning class with Danny Dreyer on June 27, 2015. I learned a lot while teaching, and I hope these insights are helpful to you. Enjoy! I just got done with Chi Running class with Danny Dreyer yesterday, and I had all these thoughts in my head that I got up early this morning to jot them down. I really want the best for running and health for all my patients and clients, and that means that I have the responsibility