Mindfulness is an evidence-based practice to improve nervous system regulation and connectedness to your body. As a result, mindfulness significantly reduces psychological and physiological stress in the body. Breathing is automatic from lower, primitive centers in the brain stem. However, mindful breathing requires use of the prefrontal cortex or higher brain center and requires conscious thought and practice. Stress contributes to breath holding and relying on automatic bre

Dry Needling therapy is increasing in popularity as more individuals are experiencing the benefit of this ground-breaking modality for pain relief and inflammation reduction. As a physical therapist, my main job is to restore movement and function, and I use several manual therapy tools to accomplish this, including dry needling. Dry needling is NOT the same as acupuncture. The same tool is used (a fine, filament needle) but that is the only similarity. Acupuncture is based

With all the stressors in our daily lives, we often forget about one of the greatest life forces, our breath. Performance scores in...