Near Infrared Therapy (NIR) enhances cell function and the function of the extracellular matrix in many different ways. NIR is widely used as a cosmetic treatment for regenerating collagen and elastin under the skin. Collagen and elastin are...
Category - Ergonomics and Social Architecture
These posts cover optimizing human-environment interactions to improve health, discussing auditory and vision optimization, shoe and furniture design, and movement. It includes practical solutions like the Sprike app and kneeling stools to promote better posture and well-being through ergonomic practices
It is very common in my practice to encounter what I have been calling “gluten sensitivity”. Both for myself and many of my clients I consistently find that restricting consumption of wheat quickly drops 10 lbs of water weight...
The biomechanics of using keyboards and mice for extended periods can compromise the vigor of the body systems engaged in this activity. These body systems include fingers, wrists, elbows, shoulders, neck, and head. In my view, the tension...
Babies (DVD):Culture has a profound influence on the developmental trajectory of infants. Although somewhat obvious, it is highly educational to observe how settings and attitudes define the opportunities for growing children. The documentary...
Over the last 30 years it has come to be accepted that very small children have abstract, structured, coherent, causal representations of the world around them - representations that are similar to scientific theories. They use those...
Here is an interesting poster put out by Mt Saini Hospital on Headaches. It is interesting to note that they are now acknowledging that Manual Therapy manipulations are effective at managing headaches. However, the way Touch Therapy is...
Four-legged animals have it easy. As they walk along, their ribs hang off of their spine like clothes on a clothesline, the weight of their torso helping to stretch out the joints and ligaments of their spines. Even our ape-like ancestors, who...
I have made something of a hobby trying to find out where the cell phone towers that surround me are. This is more of a challenge than it may initially appear, as they are often cleverly disguised. This post documents some of the more...
Should we, or should we not vaccinate our kids? Even getting the flu shot is controversial. In working with Autistic children and kids with other challenges, time and again I run into parents who point to the time when they began to notice...
When I started studying Deep Tissue Bodywork in 1983 the common perception in the U.S. was that therapeutic change couldn’t manifest through touch. Even Acupuncture at that time was commonly considered akin to witchcraft. Talk therapies...