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Clicking, Roaring, Hissing, Buzzing, Ringing = Tinnitus
IF YOU ALREADY have TINNITUS then you probably know the definition, causes, what to do, and the current treatments available. But read on because if you’ve tried everything and haven’t been helped, then give Bonnie Prudden Myotherapy® a try. DEFINITION...
Good Night Restless Legs
IF YOU’VE EVER experienced RESTLESS LEGS you know the definition of restless: uneasy, unquiet, jumpy, unsettled, and the very opposite of calm, quiet, and restful. RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME (RLS) According to the medical community there are 3 kinds of restless...
Action Promotes Healing
DON’T JUST SIT there! Action promotes healing. This is especially true in the case of injury or surgery to the lower leg/ankle/foot and the forearm/wrist/hand. These areas are furthest from the heart and so action in the area of the hip where the lower leg and...
Scars of Life
THERE ARE ALL kinds of scars, inside, outside, big, little, emotional, physical, some obvious, others hidden. Here we will be addressing the physical scarring from accidents and operations. SCAR TISSUE Scar tissue, whether it is very obvious in a line running...
If Your Knees Give Way
IF YOUR KNEES give way as you walk or if you have pain on the outside of your knee, look to the tensor fasciae latae (TFL) and its friend the iliotibial tract (ITT). The tensor fascia is considered part of the gluteal set. It is a small but powerful muscle and its...
VLOG: Fit and Pain-Free the Bonnie Prudden Way
WE ARE HAPPY to announce our new monthly VLOG: Fit and Pain Free the Bonnie Prudden Way. It will center around fitness pioneer Bonnie Prudden, her method of exercise, and Bonnie Prudden Myotherapy®, a way to erase muscle pain. Sandy Dirks and I, Enid Whittaker,...
Weight Training
BEFORE CHARLES ATLAS, before Bernarr Macfadden and before anyone else, there were the Greeks. So when you enter the emporiums with the chrome and glitter of today, know that it started with the barbells and kettle bells of yore. There is nothing new under the sun....
S-T-R-E-T-C-H: Why, When, How
WHY Proper and consistent stretching equal more flexible muscles. Strength plus flexibility in the proper timing and intensity yield coordination. Flexible muscles perform better since they are able to give up their tension. No matter how strong you are, you...
Don’t Give Your Shoulder the Cold Shoulder
DON’T GIVE YOUR shoulder the cold shoulder or you may end up with a frozen shoulder. Everyone knows that it is better to deal with a problem in its early stages in order to prevent it from getting worse – and that goes for roofs, cars, and muscles too. Medically...
Always Warm-Up First!
WHAT IS A WARM-UP and what is its purpose? Like the weather, wait a minute and it will change. Is coffee good or not? Wine? The application of heat and/or cold? To sit up, crunch, or plank? How to stretch, when to stretch, if to stretch? Wait a minute and...