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What to eat to reduce swelling/edema and lymphedema

What to eat when you have swelling, edema, lymphedema. Melissa Gallagher, lymphedema specialist in Georgia.

Nicole Longwell

Oct 26, 20192 min read

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How Stress Affects the Lymphatics

Stress hormones can make lymphedema worse. Stress can change hormone regulation and can increase inflammation in the body.Melissa Gallaher

Nicole Longwell

Oct 16, 20191 min read

Help your posture and neck and shoulder tension

Neck, shoulder and middle back tension or pain? Activate the lower trapezius muscles.

Nicole Longwell

Mar 29, 20191 min read

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Fascia and its connection to Pain

Fascia: The once elusive tissue that has been shown that it is far more than just glue to hold us together.

Nicole Longwell

Mar 7, 20191 min read

Muscle Activation-Part of the key to promoting better posture, while helping to alleviate pain

#correctiveexercise #sacralpain #chronicpain #backstrengthening #backstiffness #backpain #legpain #hipstiffness #hipflexors #hippain...

Nicole Longwell

Mar 1, 20191 min read

Pelvic floor exercise to prevent urinary incontinence

Great video with step by step instructions on Kegel and pelvic floor toning to help with urinary incontinence, pelvic floor pain or...

Nicole Longwell

Mar 12, 20181 min read

Help with Sciatica (Piriformis Syndrome)

#spinalflexibility #chronicpain #backtension #lowbacktension #backstiffness #backpain #musclestrain #legstretch #hip #hipstiffness...

Nicole Longwell

Nov 17, 20171 min read

Why do Pilates Roll-ups and Roll-downs

In Pilates, roll-downs and roll ups have been one of the basic exercise taught to begin learning how to engage the spine, pelvis, and...

Nicole Longwell

Aug 16, 20171 min read

IC Treatment in 2016 - Do You Know The Six Steps Of Treatment?

#ic #interstitialcystitis #pelvicfloordysfunction #pelvicfloorrelease #pelvicfloor #painfulintercourse #bladderproblems #health...

Nicole Longwell

Mar 15, 20171 min read

Issues from Forward Head Posture

Chronic forward Head Posture has repercussions. A few are listed in the picture, but there are many other hidden issues related to poor...

Nicole Longwell

Aug 8, 20161 min read

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Side-sleeping benefits and brain health

Sleeping in the lateral, or side position, as compared to sleeping on one's back or stomach, may more effectively remove brain waste and prove to be an important practice to help reduce the chances of developing Alzheimer's, Parkinson's and other neurological diseases, according to researchers at Stony Brook University.

Nicole Longwell

Jul 19, 20163 min read