The psoas connects into bone at the bottom of the thoracic spine, all lumbar vertebral bodies, and transverse processes and discs. The iliacus attaches via direct muscle into bone (no tendon) to the entire inner table of the ilium. The psoas fascia connects, directly or indirectly, to the diaphragm and the QL, and many other […]
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Put Your Practice On Solid Ground
How Are You Doing In Practice? Are you Realizing your vision? Improving your technique? Expanding the range of clients and conditions you can help? Sharing experience, strength, and hope with strong, trustworthy colleagues? Deepening your relationship with yourself and your work? Are you getting excellent continuing education tailored to your style and needs? “George’s supervision […]
Low Back Pain: The Big Picture
Back pain has many causes. Among them are mood and attitude, formative experiences of pain in self and others, and the state of a person’s spirit. When people with low back pain think about going to a chiropractor, most are expecting an adjustment to put the spine back in place. The first thing I look […]
Step by Step: Self-Care for Plantar Fasciitis and Achilles Tendonitis
Plantar fasciitis and Achilles tendonitis are different effects of the same problems, involving a chain of tissue from your thigh to your toes. This string of structures works as a unit. A problem anywhere in the chain slacks or pulls on everything else. The most stressed or most vulnerable part is the one that will […]
Are You Sitting Down?
Dr. George Russell Are you sitting down? You are, aren’t you? Well, sitting may not be good for you. Dr. Russell, must you ruin everything? Hear me out. A long time ago – long before I was around to ruin everything – and before we evolved from four legs to two, our spines were parallel […]