Therapy by Alice 
Booking now
Posted on August 15, 2022 Leave a Comment
https://pocketsuite.io/link/alice-perryman
This is my booking link. I’ll be available after Wednesday this week and all next week then out of town until Labor Day.
Milo’s Eyes
Posted on August 11, 2022 Leave a Comment
Of course I already bought the book
https://www.cbsnews.com/video/blind-equestrian-on-defying-the-odds/
check out this story.
Addressing Postural Plasticity-reprinted from Erik Dalton
Posted on July 29, 2022 Leave a Comment
Digital Dementia is a term coined by neuroscientist Manfred Spitzer to describe a condition caused by digital technology overuse that results in a breakdown of cognitive abilities. When most of us consider the term cognition we think of our ability to think, problem solve, or just do our work, but how many of us relate it to posture? Poor posture is not a cause as much as it is a symptom. Essentially, it is dysfunction of various systems in the body that are either over or under functioning. In most bodywork circles, we think of faulty posture as a ‘tissue issue’ and, in many cases problems do arise from strained or overused connective tissues and joints, but what about visual or balance (vestibular) disorders that may be compromising of the brain’s sorting and switching stations?
Digital Dementia
The PMRF is a dynamic relay station located in the brainstem at the pontomedullary junction where pons meets the medulla. It is considered the epicenter for postural control (Image 1.). The PMRF houses eight cranial nerves that carry out vital motor and sensory functions including eye-ear coordination that aids in head righting reflexes and balanced gait. When functioning properly, the PMRF inhibits cervicothoracic flexion, which, in turn, effectively resists gravitational exposure. Those clients with PMRF disorders may present with an Upper Cross Syndrome pattern, i.e., forward jutted chin, internally rotated arms, protracted shoulder girdle, and t-spine hyperkyphosis. Each day these bodies battle gravity and in the absence of experienced manual, movement and brain-based therapy, usually end up on the losing end.
Hours sitting staring at screens, lack of exercise, and poor body biomechanics all contribute to the symptom of poor posture, and may lead to other conditions such as lack of focus, visual disturbances, depression, poor balance, protective muscle guarding and more. When performing a postural assessment as part of a client’s intake exam, I’m not only looking at tissue issues, but more importantly, what the nervous system is doing with this information. For example, I may include proprioceptive challenges such as one-legged standing to assess for vestibular (balance) dysfunction, gaze stabilization exercises for visual disturbances or the Romberg (sway) Test for cerebellar weakness. Sensory impulses originating in the neck and ankles are particularly important. Proprioceptive input from the neck indicate the direction in which the head is turned and cues from the ankles indicate the body’s movement or sway relative to the ground.
As sensory integration takes place through good bodywork and corrective proprioceptive exercises, the brain stem transmits impulses to the muscles that control movements of the eyes, head and neck, trunk, and legs, thus allowing a person to both maintain balance and have clear vision while moving. Of course, there are multiple neurological systems that contribute to optimal posture. Our goal is synergistic integration of these systems to normalize and restore flexor/extensor synergy and postural stabilization during dynamic movement.
Connective tissue and yin yoga
Posted on July 18, 2022 Leave a Comment
Three types of connective tissue as follows.
1. Ligaments—bind bone to bone
2 Tendons – bind muscle to bone
3 Fascia-fibrous material that binds the whole body together. The webbing of the body.
These connective tissue don’t respond well to heat building types of workouts. The respond better to slow workouts.
Key benefits to yin yoga
Posted on July 13, 2022 Leave a Comment
Coming soon to Adagio and Massage therapy will be any other classes. The key benefits to one yoga are as follows below
1. Improve joint health
2. A bridge between mind and body
3. Balance yin and yang.
Yin yoga differs from vinyasa Yoga that it target joints and muscles to increase flexibility in the sense of peacefulness. Yin yoga is not movement based, but instead quiet and peaceful so it works very well in conjunction with Massage therapy and is good for even folks with less flexibility and athleticism than someone who might want to participate in Vinyasa yoga
Fingers crossed yoga classes will begin in the month of August at 135 E. Brook St. in evant Texas. The schedule will be posted as soon as it’s available
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