Concussions -Treatment
Does It Look Like You Have A Concussion? 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 [...]
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 [...]
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Introducing Cinnamon the Fascia Catz and Snowy the Lymph Catz Fascia Training Institute and Simone Fortier are pleased to announce the launch of Simone's children's book " How to Beat Brain Burps" September 2018. Here is what my editor is saying before its released. "Maybe I've tuned in more since meeting you, but I notice so many people [...]
Fascia Training Program for - Athletic therapists/trainers, medical professionals, health care professionals and strength and conditioning coaches. The Fascia Training Institute is pleased to announce the six module online training with a three day intensive workshop starting Fall 2018. This course is designed specifically for those with a solid understanding of anatomy and a desire [...]
Definition of Fascia Explored Creating a new language for fascia so that all healthcare practitioners can agree and communicate is difficult. There is no other structure that creates such controversy, diverse definitions, or confusion. Holds the essence of the soul The science of Classifying Fascia There are several types of fascia in the [...]
Asking the Right Question It takes a team of professionals to heal a concussion. Knowing what questions to ask your doctor is critical to obtain exceptional treatment. You may not even know what to ask and rely on outdated advice for treatment. Did you know that 80 percent of individuals recover within two to four weeks [...]
What is the next step after being diagnosed or assessed with a concussion? Sweltering Room The room was hot and stuffy; no water was provided and not one break during the entire evening, 4 hours long. Do these researchers even understand what is going on in the head and body of someone with a [...]
It Just Appeared I woke up one day and had my grandmother’s hands. Where did that bump come from on the knuckle? Was it from the time I had that finger slammed in a door when I was 10? Or the time when I dropped a pot lid on my toe that left a black [...]
How does Mindful Meditation affect the Fascia? Meditation can affect the perception of pain; breathing into the pain to release the pain out of the body has been supported in many studies as well as demonstrated with monks who practice daily. What the mind perceives the body believes. Breathwork also increases oxygen input into the [...]
“Oxytocin, a hormone, and neuropeptide ... plays a major role in attachment processes and serves several purposes: It causes women to go into labor, strengthens attachment, and ...[increases] trust and cooperation". Admir Levine How Thoughts and Emotions Affect Fascia Hormones and emotions affect your fascia. What your brain is doing, thinking or feeling directly tightens [...]
Science of Fascia Recent Findings According to the National Institute of Health study by Myroslava Kumka, MD PhD. Fascia is an uninterrupted viscoelastic tissue (similar to the consistency of honey, resists shear and strain, when stress is removed from the honey it returns to its original form), which forms a functional 3-dimensional collagen matrix, it is [...]
