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 | Nov 10, 2022 | Injury Recovery, Personal Wellness, Posture and Technique
Please enjoy this guest blog by Dr. Michael L. Rothman, M.D. Dr Rothman is a former orthopedic surgeon who now helps his patients overcome chronic pain using posture alignment therapy. He is an Advanced Exercise Therapist (AET), certified by the Egoscue Institute, who...
by Jessica Kisiel | Oct 24, 2022 | Injury Recovery, Personal Wellness, Sports Training
The Pain Revolution is a grassroots movement that strives to change people’s understanding of chronic pain. The genesis of this evolution in our understanding of pain is based in Australia. Specifically, the Pain Revolution started in South Australia, in the city of...
by Jessica Kisiel | Sep 16, 2022 | Personal Wellness
While I was recently talking with a client, she remarked, “I don’t know how to relax. And when I try, I worry that I am doing it wrong. After a few minutes (of sitting still and breathing) I get antsy and start doing something. It is uncomfortable to be still.”...
by Jessica Kisiel | Aug 9, 2022 | Personal Wellness, Sports Training
After a two-year delay due to Covid-19, my husband and I were excited to finally be on the start line for the 2022 Oregon Trail Gravel Grinder (OTGG). The OTGG is a 5-day stage race in the Cascade mountains. Our trek included nearly 350 miles and more than 30,000 feet...
by Jessica Kisiel | May 12, 2022 | Injury Recovery, Personal Wellness, Posture and Technique
We learned everything we needed to know about our skeleton in kindergarten . . . Recall a section of the lyrics from the children’s song Dem Bones: “The ankle bone’s connected to the leg bone, . . . The leg bone’s connected to the knee bone, The knee...
