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Jamie Justice at Sycamore CrossFit
Jamie Justice, PT, WCS, recently had a great time spending a few hours with the coaches from Sycamore CrossFit discussing pelvic floor and core strengthening principles. Here, she shares some of her experience and explains some of the concerns women …
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Lynn Batalden Attends CoreAlign Workshop
OwnerLynn Batalden, DPT, Orthopedic Clinical Specialist, recently attended a CoreAlign workshop to learn how to use our CoreAlign equipment more effectively. The three-day class further confirmed Lynn’s high opinion of this equipment to be used for all types of clients. …
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Posted in Physical Therapy, training, exercise, Personal Training
Tagged Running, creative therapeutics, core strength, lynn batalden, corealign, core exercises, walking, core align
Pelvic Floor Muscles: The Five S’s
The pelvic floor muscles are some of the smallest in our body. But together they create a very important diaphragm that provides a ton of support for our core. Here are the 5 S’s: Sexual Function During intercourse, the pelvic floor …
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Core Concepts–Posture: The Key to a Strong Core
Thursday, Nov. 8 | 6:00-7:00 PM We had a great turnout for our first workshop in this series all about how the respiratory diaphragm works to “ignite” the core muscles! Now, find out how integral your core is to your …
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Posted in stretching, Osteoporosis, Women's Health, Men's Health, Physical Therapy, Chronic pain, exercise
Tagged creative therapeutics, workshop, jamie justice, core, posture, core concepts, phsycial therapy, seminar, class, discussion
Fractured Mind
Several years ago, I had lingering pain in my left ankle and went to a podiatrist to find out the reason. The doctor took an x-ray and discovered bone fragments were causing the pain from several previous ankle injuries. He …
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Posted in Chronic pain
Tagged creative therapeutics, dekalb, sycamore, genoa, counseling, children, malta, psychotherapy, psychology, emdr, ronald bennet, ron bennet, mind body, counselor, students, family counseling, first responders, lifeline therapy
Creative in the Community
NIU Campus Meets Community Block Party | Tues., Sept. 11 | 11:00-2:00 PM Creative Therapeutics will join the festivities at this new event on the Martin Luther King, Jr. Commons at NIU held to introduce our local Chamber of Commerce …
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Posted in Publication, Massage Therapy, Physical Therapy, Creative in the Community
Tagged creative therapeutics, dekalb, sycamore, community
Body Rolling Workshop: Upper Body | Thursday, June 14 | 6:00-7:15 PM
Wow! We had a great turnout of brave souls for the lower body-focused portion of our Body Rolling Workshop last month. We hope to continue the pain fun next month as we turn our attention to the upper body–back, shoulders, …
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Posted in Publication, stretching, Physical Therapy, training, exercise
Tagged creative therapeutics, physical therapy, stress, tension, body rolling, foam rolling, rolling, myofascia, myofascial, trigger
Amy Prais Goes for RYT 500
Yoga instructor Amy Prais has begun working to complete her next level of yoga training. Amy is currently registered as an RYT 200. An RYT 500 means she will complete an additional 300 hours of teacher training and have been …
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Posted in Yoga, stretching, Meditation, training
Tagged yoga, creative therapeutics, dekalb, sycamore, yoga nidra, amy prais, northern illinois, instructor
Direct Access Bill Passes House
Great news! The Direct Access bill passed the House of the Illinois General Assembly unanimously! This is a promising development. HB 4643 as amended will now move to the Senate without opposition. Next week: we will be asking for you to contact …
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