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Understanding the rotator cuff is crucial to shoulder treatment and health, and it’s a more complex story than the one we’ve been taught in Western anatomy. The hip has a rotator cuff as well, which isn’t defined as such. But it makes sense if we remember that before we evolved into two-legged beings, our hips […]

I recently broke a rib. Unless there is damage to the lungs or heart, there is no treatment for a broken rib besides waiting – or so I’ve always told my clients. (Killing pain may be helpful, but remember, it’s not a treatment.) I told my friend Paula Macali, bodyworker and Meditation/Qi Gong teacher extraordinaire, […]

You know you should strengthen. And stretch. Duh. But remember two things: The type of stretch and strength needed is different for each person. There’s a third dimension of fitness that’s more important than the first two. Competing at the recent World Championship, I learned the hard way that you need a very particular kind […]

Laughter is a curious thing. Some people laugh when something is funny. Some people laugh when things are awkward or uncomfortable. Some people even laugh when angry. It’s such a significant event in our lives that the English language has numerous words for this action. Here are but a few: chuckle, giggle, snicker, snort, snigger, […]