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Your posture affects how you breathe. Your breathing affects your stability. Your stability affects your posture. They're not separate problems existing in a vacuum, please recognize this is one intricate biological system. In 2008, Spence demonstrated that training people to breathe properly with their diaphragm improves their posture and reduces pain, (Spence, 2008). Teaching athletes to stabilize their core through proper breathing reduces shoulder pain and improves perfor

Dry needling: Powerful Treatment option What is Dry Needling? Your muscles get tight small, hard spots that hurt when you touch them. These are trigger points, and they can make you miserable. A knot in your shoulder might give you a headache. Your lower back might ache for weeks. Dry needling goes after these spots directly. A therapist takes a thin needle, the kind used in acupuncture, and slides it into the trigger point. When it hits the right place, your muscle

I've always been captivated by the brain and nervous system, how the body functions, adapts, and heals continues to amaze me. This deep curiosity naturally steered me toward the fields of health, rehabilitation, human movement, physical therapy. Boxing, too, has been a constant in my life for as long as I can remember. It's more than just a sport—it's a way of being, a form of expression. And when you begin to understand the brain as a prediction machine designed for movement

What Is Nitric Oxide? Nitric oxide (NO)  is a vital, naturally occurring gas in the human body that serves as a critical  signaling molecule, deeply involved in regulating blood flow, supporting immune function, and enabling proper lung and respiratory performance. It works by helping blood vessels relax and widen a process known as vasodilation which improves circulation and oxygen delivery throughout the body. What started as research into how nitroglycerin relaxes smooth m

SNC the biological clock sends important signals to the Pineal gland Your circadian rhythm works like your body's internal clock, it guides your sleep, energy, digestion, even your mood without you having to think about it. Your eyes pick up light around you and send signals straight to your brain, which sets the tempo for everything else that follows. Morning light tells your brain to wake up and energize. The brain's master clock sits in a tiny spot called the suprachiasmat

Modern life affects a lot of people, sometimes putting them into a state of constant stress. Between long hours at a desk and the pressure of a busy schedule, your body rarely gets a chance to truly power down. Your nervous system reacts to these daily stresses by shifting into a "survival" mode. This stress changes how you hold yourself. You might notice your posture and breathing are not the best. Your pelvis is rolled forward and your ribs are stuck up. These aren't just

Persistent aches and stiffness can disrupt daily life, limit movement, and reduce overall well-being. Many people seek quick fixes that mask symptoms but fail to address the root causes of their discomfort. Myotherapy offers a different path. This therapy focuses on understanding and treating the underlying issues that cause pain and restricted movement, providing lasting relief and improved physical function. Myotherapy combines hands-on techniques with a personalized approa

Your body gets stronger when you rest, not when you train. This happens through something called "Supercompensation". Russian scientist Nikolai Yakovlev figured this out between 1949 and 1959 (Yakovlev, 1949-1959). The idea is simple. You work out hard, your body breaks down a bit, then it rebuilds stronger. Firstly, training creates fatigue and your performance drops. Second, you recover back to where you started. Third, your body adapts and gets stronger than baseline. Four

If you've ever been given a rehab exercise program, chances are it said something like "3 sets of 10-12 reps." A default prescription that has been handed out for decades. However, it is rarely the best approach for actually achieving your goals. The Three Principles That Actually Matter Forget the complicated science for a moment. Effective strength training comes down to three simple principles: 1. Specificity  - You get what you train for. Want to build maximum strength? T