Discover the Supplements that Support Brain Health Did you know that supplements, nutrition, hydration, and exercise are the secret sauce to a healthy brain? Why exercise can prevent dementia and memory loss? Increasing circulation to the brain increases nitric oxide. Nitrates are found in beetroot and dark leafy greens like spinach and arugula. When you [...]
How to Change Pain, the Brain, and Neuro Tags We will experience pain when our credible evidence of danger related to our body is greater than our credible evidence of safety related to our body. Equally we won’t have pain when our credible evidence of safety is greater than our credible evidence of danger (Moseley [...]
Are you trying to stop pain and increase mobility? Are you finding that Stretching alone does not work or create lasting results? Thinking about doing yoga, tried chiropractic, tried acupuncture, feeling frustrated as everyone promises to get you the results you desire? The only treatment that provides lasting results is the treatment that addresses the fascia directly. Everyone [...]
How to Beat Brain Burps movements can help increase circulation and integrate communication in the brain. The secret is to do these simple movements daily. The book was inspired by Caileigh a 3-year-old girl who continually fell down the stairs; she had trouble digesting her food, appeared lazy and listless all the time. She became [...]
During the concussion conference, it was announced that the NFL funded 11 million dollars to a researcher at the University of Calgary. What does that mean for you? What does that mean for treatment? New information about assessment discovered. Everyone thinks they have to become unconscious or see stars to get a concussion. This is [...]
Concussed chicks chat about the movie Concussion starring Will Smith. This movie opened up the conversation about head injury and brought awareness and laser-like focus on the NFL and of how concussion affects your life, relationships and suicidal thoughts to mainstream media and puts pressure on the NFL to start addressing concussion. CTE It began [...]
Dr. Corey Deacon shares his story of how concussion changed his life during university. Dr. Corey Deacon recalls his first concussion at age 11 after playing hockey. Symptoms started after he played football, started with anxiety that he started to self-medicate with alcohol Raw and Real Disclosure Dr. Deacon shares that symptoms of concussions came [...]
I this episode, I share briefly how my ADHD put my brain in overdrive after my second concussion in 2010. The nature of my physical injuries prevented me from working out for 5 years, but my weight did maintain even though through blood test I had a hypothyroid due to the stress, pain and brain [...]
A concussion can happen to anyone at any time. Marcia( Concussed Chick) shares her story of how she had 3 concussions. Her first concussion happened in a car accident she was taken to the hospital, the medical personnel and emergency focused on her arm, as she could not move it. In reality is your brain [...]
Predicting Performance, Predicting Potential It's all in the structure, or is it? How Does a Team Decide? Performance prediction is the cornerstone of sports medicine. It is essential in training and assessment of an athlete. Imagine it’s down to the last two players to be chosen on the team. Who gets the multi-million dollar contract [...]
Fascia Disorders – Frozen Shoulder Once you have ruled out any pathology such as diffuse synovitis and capsulitis, the cause could be fascial. Although there is some evidence that suggests frozen shoulder is a result of a metabolic change or assault on the body. Why would that cause a restriction, particularly in the shoulder and [...]
Simone was invited to present with other healthcare professionals at Navigating Trauma conference. Simone Fortier BA BSC, Fascia Therapist, Manual Therapist, Medical Intuitor, Author -Fascia Training Institute Topic: How Trauma Reshapes Fascia and the Brain Simone will discuss how trauma both physical and emotional can change the shape of your body, in turn, affecting performance, [...]
