by Jessica Kisiel | May 15, 2023 | Personal Wellness
In January 2022 I listened to the Wellcoaches’ continuing education (CE) class–“The Urgency of Sabbaticals” by DJ DiDonna, founder of the Sabbatical Project. I recall that before I took the class, I had recently talked with an excited client about his sabbatical and...
by Jessica Kisiel | Apr 5, 2023 | Injury Recovery, Pain Science Education
Two weeks ago, I developed severe right shoulder pain and stiffness. It was excruciating to move in any direction, and I couldn’t get into a comfortable position to rest. I worried that I wouldn’t be able to meet with clients, teach my class, or ride my bike. The...
by Jessica Kisiel | Mar 22, 2023 | Injury Recovery, Pain Science Education
A perfect storm, like chronic pain, emerges when numerous factors combine simultaneously. Merriam-Webster defines “perfect storm” as “a critical or disastrous situation created by a powerful concurrence of factors.” Let’s substitute chronic pain into this definition:...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jan 10, 2023 | Injury Recovery, Personal Wellness
Chronic pain is a complex experience. I like to say that it is a whole person experience affecting many aspects of one’s life that goes far beyond an unpleasant physical sensation. On my client intake form, I ask, “Do you have any ideas about what it is...
by Jessica Kisiel | Dec 15, 2022 | Injury Recovery, Posture and Technique
This is the second blog in a two-part series on neck pain. Read the first blog: Neck Pain and Posture. This is a collaboration with Dr. Michael L. Rothman, M.D. Dr Rothman is a former orthopedic surgeon and Advanced Exercise Therapist (AET), certified by the Egoscue...
