by Jessica Kisiel | Oct 27, 2015 | Injury Recovery, Personal Wellness
Fear is a risk factor for disease and pain. Fear raises your stress. Stress reduces your ability to heal. Recall my January blog, Stress Prevents Self-Healing, where I reviewed the book Mind Over Medicine by Dr. Lissa Rankin, M.D. In her book, Dr. Rankin details how...
by Jessica Kisiel | Sep 28, 2015 | Posture and Technique
Imagine that when you look upon the world, the ground seems to be sloping away from you. Subconsciously, your brain perceives, through your visual sense, that you are always going downhill. This is an optical distortion. And this is how I see the world. How do you...
by Jessica Kisiel | Aug 13, 2015 | Posture and Technique
Take a look at the photo above. The person has taken a posture of stress and pain. The body is in an extended position. They have overly-arched their lower back. Also, they have pulled their shoulders so far back that they are behind the hips. Finally, their diaphragm...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jul 29, 2015 | Injury Recovery
Should I be wearing foot orthotics? Will they help my joint pain? You may have asked yourself these questions. And to be honest, I did. After my third knee surgery, I pursued orthotics with my orthopedic surgeon. Although he didn’t seem convinced they would help, he...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jun 22, 2015 | Personal Wellness
Many of us judge the success of our day by how much we accomplished: “How many things did I check off my to do list today?” This is because our society places great value on busyness. Since we have these ingrained beliefs, you might feel guilty or lazy when you are...
