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Practice Yoga to Relax, Strengthen, Tone, and Achieve Your Fitness Goals
Yoga is a great exercise that not only tones and strengthens your body, but helps you manage stress. No matter what your fitness and health goals are, yoga can support you where you are at any level. Learn why it may be the best exercise for you to incorporate into your routine! Yoga is Accessible…
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The Art of Draping: An Essential Skill for Massage Therapists
In the field of massage therapy, the art of draping is an essential skill to harness. Mindful, efficient massage draping is an important for practicing massage therapy — and for students, preparing for a physical exam that will test your skills. What is draping? Massage therapists use special techniques to cover the body with a…
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Paper Learning: Why it is Better
Is the Pen Mightier than the Keyboard? Distractions are the enemy of productivity, especially when trying to study important content that you need to pass tests or perform advanced tasks. Many schools are banning digital devices and returning to traditional pen on paper and textbooks—citing better student learning and social outcomes. There are many advantages…
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Level up your Practice! Book a Consulting Session with Dr. Nikita Vizniak
Dr. Nikita Vizniak is available for one-on-one consulting! Are you looking for help to prepare for Board Exams? Or a patient consultation with a diagnosis and functional treatment plan? Do you need a CE Seminar for your clinic group, or a top-notch, evidence-informed speaker for your association, AGM, college or university class? If so, Dr. Nik’s got your…
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Improve Your Health: Walking is the Best Medicine
Walking is an accessible and low-impact form of physical activity that has many positive impacts on short-term and long-term health, and can cause improved outcomes. It is universally accessible, requires little skill or equipment, and has a low risk of injury. Improved Body Composition and Fitness A meta-analysis by Murphy et al1 included 24 randomized…
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Patient Education Pain Series Handbooks
We are pleased to introduce a new series of Patient Education Handbooks, focusing on pain relief for specific body regions, and effective workouts to improve fitness and rehab. These are the ultimate guides to help your patients alleviate pain: Head & Neck Pain (US Store | CA Store) Shoulder Arm Wrist & Hand Pain (US Store | CA Store) Low Back…
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Keeping Strong: The Importance of Squatting
Today, we’re going to talk about the importance of squatting. Often, in rehabilitation and recovery plans, the focus is on strengthening and recovering function in other muscle groups. The muscles involved in squatting can end up being overlooked. This is problematic, because the muscles involved in squatting are crucial for maintaining and improving basic executive…
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IASTM: An Interview with Dr. Vizniak
In this interview, Dr. Vizniak shares his knowledge and answers some basic and common questions about Instrument Assisted Soft Tissue Mobilization (IASTM) in a way that can benefit both patients and practitioners. Q: A lot of massage therapists have come to me because they’ve been overusing their hands trying to help other people heal. I…
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Workout Exercise Posters
https://vimeo.com/390090057 Build muscle strength, balance, and transform your body with ‘better faster, stronger longer’ exercises — 16 Doctor Designed 1000+ exercise posters Would you like a more muscular, toned body? Do you want to slow the aging process and improve your quality of life? Do you want more exercise options? Do you lack muscle strength,…
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Joint-Play and Mobilization eBook
“Movement = health and motion is life.” – The Joint Play and Mobilization textbook is now available in eBook format. It contains concise, easily accessible information on topics including joint play and mobilizations, muscle energy and myofascial techniques, and much more. Joint Play and Mobilizations is designed as a quick reference guide for students, instructors…
