Transform Your Health: Insights and Tips

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Transformative Growth at the Retreat

What truly impressed me about the recent DKB Transformations Movement retreat was witnessing the incredible growth in participants' movement abilities, from pelvic and core stability to standing balance, and overall body awareness after a week of twice-daily exercise. This transformation was particularly evident when using the Oov – a device designed to challenge core stability, pelvic control, and standing balance…

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The Fabulous Foot: Finding Balance

Foot obsession? No, not really; however, because our feet are so essential to our function, mobility, and well-being, they play a significant role in my client evaluation and programming.

I frequently commence an evaluation of movement or injuries from the ground up. I will assess the alignment of the toes, the arches, the muscular support between the toes ankle and calf muscles, the position of the heel bone, and the ability to stand on one leg or rise onto the toes. Putting together all of the jigsaw pieces could significantly improve a person's ability to have a correctly functioning foot, which enables them to maintain balance, walk successfully and support the hip and knee…

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Knee osteoarthritis (OA)

Osteoarthritis affects the whole joint, not just the cartilage, which may seem intimidating. However, it is a far more positive viewpoint than it seems since you can truly affect many of the aspects in the whole joint…

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Balance a bit off?

Most of us are aware that if our ankles get stiff or we have tight calf muscles, we may easily trip over our feet, or if we have painful tight hips, we may not elevate our leg high enough when walking or over obstacles, which can also cause us to fall…

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