My Jaw Hurts
NO MATTER the name – TMJ, Temporomandibular Joint Pain, TMJD, TMJ dysfunction, TMJ syndrome, TMD, TMJ disorder – you are miserable. Chances are if you are reading this you know more about TMJ disorder than you want to. You still have your pain, clicking,...
Athletes, Non-Athletes, Knees, Trigger Points, and Bonnie Prudden Myotherapy®
The Knees Go First It is often said that the knees go first when it comes to athletes. And we hear of football greats like Joe Namath who have undergone knee replacements at the young age of 48 and go on to sell products like Icy Hot or supplements for joints....
Bonnie on Education
BONNIE WAS KNOWN to quip during her public lectures, something like: ”Doctors don’t know anything about three things: exercise, nutrition, and sex. And the last time they saw a muscle was in first year medical school and it was dead.” All very true – and if you...
Humanics? What’s That?
OF ALL THE HONORS bestowed on Bonnie over her many years, there are only a few that she ever talked about. One of these was the honorary Master of Humanics granted to her in June 1958 by Springfield College. If you have ever been privileged to attend a Bonnie...
New Year Resolutions and the Cardinal Dos and Donts of Exercise
WHATEVER YOUR New Year’s Resolution may be… when it comes to exercise there are certain rules that should be followed. Whether you are a NEWBIE who’s just starting out, a “get tough” weekend warrior or an expert going for the Gold, certain rules apply. Donts...
Musicians, Muscles, and Myotherapy
“Music can move us to the heights or depths of emotion. It can persuade us to buy something, or remind us of our first date. It can lift us out of depression when nothing else can. It can get us dancing to its beat.” ~From the book jacket Musicophilia by Oliver Sacks...
Babies Have Muscle Pain Too
EVEN THOUGH most babies are very welcome, the race for the door can be time consuming and exhausting for both mother and baby. Seldom do babies just slip through the exit. More likely they bang their head against a seemingly solid wall… and slowly a door opens....
Baby Needs Exercise Too!
BONNIE PRUDDEN first launched her Fitness from the Cradle program of infant exercise in the Sports Illustrated May issue of 1960, which was also the week designated by President Eisenhower as National Youth Fitness Week. The series was designed to introduce a...
ACTION… The Secret of Successful Aging
TO FEEL YOUR BEST and reap the most, exercise must be maintained as long as life is maintained. Bonnie Prudden’s first opportunity to work with older people came in 1956 when Harper and Row published her first book Is Your Child Really Fit?, and the ladies at the...
Taking Care of the Most Important Person
“Each life is a whole world. No one has ever read the books you have read exactly the way you have read them. No one has really heard the music as you heard it, nor even seen the sky as you see it. No one knows all that you know or even a small part. No one has loved...

