by Jessica Kisiel | Dec 19, 2016 | Personal Wellness
Are you perpetually making to-do lists–but find yourself unable to complete the tasks efficiently? Additionally, do you often feel lost and overwhelmed with your responsibilities, and despite being continuously busy, perceive you are not making progress in the...
by Jessica Kisiel | Nov 22, 2016 | Posture and Technique
So, what are winged shoulder blades? If you look at the image above, you’ll see a young boy with winged shoulder blades (scapulae). While looking at the image, notice the pen marks on the inner edge of the scapulae where these bones are sticking out from his...
by Jessica Kisiel | Sep 29, 2016 | Posture and Technique
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines pronation as “rotation of the medial bones in the midtarsal region of the foot inward and downward so that in walking the foot tends to come down on its inner margin.” If you look at the image below, you can see an image of...
by Jessica Kisiel | Aug 24, 2016 | Posture and Technique
At 38, my doctor diagnose me with severe (grade 4) bone-on-bone left hip osteoarthritis. Since I was too young for a joint replacement, he advised me to reduce my activity level and avoid any movements that hurt. When the pain was excruciating enough, and my activity...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jul 21, 2016 | Posture and Technique
“Our bodies change our minds . . . and our minds change our behavior . . . and our behavior changes our outcomes.” This was written on one of the slides in Amy Cuddy’s popular TED Talk, Your Body Language Shapes Who You Are. Her point is this: how we express ourselves...
