by Domenic Lopez | Feb 1, 2021 | Home Exercise Ideas, other self care ideas, Stretching
Reduce heel pain by massaging and stretching the foot. Heel pain and/or plantar fasciitis are common foot ailments. They are sometimes one and the same problem, though heel pain can come from various other causes. The plantar fascia is a fibrous band of tissue that...
by Domenic Lopez | Apr 24, 2020 | Home Exercise Ideas
Re-establishing a normal breathing pattern, with proper diaphragm activity, is vital to your health for the following reasons: It provides proper oxygen delivery to your body. It allows you to use your lungs to their fullest extent. The wave-like motion imparted by...
by Domenic Lopez | Apr 10, 2020 | Home Exercise Ideas
Why pay attention to your breathing? 1. It brings our attention inwards to ourselves. We must be accepting and kind to ourselves in order to move forward in our lives in a healthy balance. 2. It allows for self discovery. Only by stopping to listen will we see, feel...
by Domenic Lopez | Aug 23, 2017 | Home Exercise Ideas, other self care ideas
Do you have a nagging knot between the shoulder blades? or upper back or back side of your shoulder? Do you wish you could just put your finger on it and dig it out? Here is a self treatment tip worth trying. Use a tennis ball for those hard-to-reach spots. TRY THIS...
by Domenic Lopez | Jun 15, 2017 | Home Exercise Ideas
When your abdominal muscles are working properly they provide essential protection for your spine. Sadly, this is not the case for many people. I see this in the large number of troublesome backs that come through my office. There are four layers of abdominal muscles....