Jewelwolf
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I bought mine from Amazon
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I have one too. You can take the handles off and use it; they just give you more exercise options. The material itself doesn’t stretch like an aerial hammock and that’s way it’s cheaper.
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Unfortunately, it’s still a relatively unknown therapy. Try a different chiropractor. I’ve done massage therapy for nine years in May and I’ve worked for a few and they all have different techniques. It sounds like your hips are off and maybe it’s making one leg “shorter,” causing the feet to hurt, but again it depends on the person. Mom used to be able to handle manual adjustments and she has to have activator and the atlas orthogonal adjustment, but that’s enough for her. I work well with manual, but I do more activities so I need a stronger adjustment. We have the same chiropractor, and I will say his manual adjustments are gentle compared to my last one, but I feel it works better…sometimes stronger/more aggressive isn’t always better. I use a grid foam roller on a regular basis for tension in my hips and legs because I’m on my feet a good portion of the day (the surface makes a difference tile vs. carpet). I will say if you constantly look down texting, that will contribute to your posture and neck shoulder tension. You’re strong from pole dancing, hold the phone up to eye level.
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I studied Level 1 from the Upledger Institute, and it’s still not an easy therapy to explain. It didn’t really come into play until Mom was diagnosed with BPPV and Meniere’s disease, which are fancy terms for she can’t have her neck in extreme positions without a vertigo attack and she has to be cautious with sodium intake to not trigger an attack. It’s very subtle in the technique, but it can produce results with the right therapist. No one therapy works for every one, and it’s not a replacement for a therapeutic massage, adjustment, etc. I took me a lot of practice to be sensitive enough to feel the “wave” of the cerebrospinal fluid (it has its own rhythm like the circulatory system and respiratory system). When you first learn it, you’re feeling for differences in the right and left sides (ideally it should be even), the pace, and how strong or sluggish. I’m working with the cranial bones that do move, but only millimeters in comparison to a hinge joint or ball and socket joint. It’s not so much feeling what’s out of place (although that would affect the rhythm), but feeling for restrictions in the tissue underneath. If you do CS on someone with meningitis, it would be very painful. For Mom, every time I do it with her she says she feel ten pounds lighter in the head. I can tell she’s “off” when she rocks back and forth when sitting still or when her eyes don’t focus. She is disabled and I live with my parents and do regular neck and shoulder massages and CS when she needs it. She’s a very independent woman, so the last few years were difficult because she doesn’t feel confident to drive solo, however the CS, atlas orthogonal adjustments, and massage improve her quality of life. Sometimes she says she feels like she’s dropping even though she’s perfectly safe in the bed or massage table. It does have a science to it (read Upledger’s two textbooks), and it’s because of where the spinal cord attaches to the spine. The myofascial techniques happen to be where you would put your hands for reiki, and that’s why it sometimes gets confused with energy therapy. I’ve had it done do me when my belayer dropped me ten feet on my back and my therapist focused on my sacrum. I did that for a year and it worked for me…it just depends on what your medical history is. Some people will argue it’s a very deep therapy even though the techniques are very subtle. For example, if the sphenoid bone is ‘off’ then everything is off because all of the cranial bones connect to it except the jaw and that might be the cause of your headaches or even tmj because the mandible connects to the temporal bones and the temporal bones are off because the sphenoid bone is off. I hope that helps!
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For being her first time on it, having to learn two other dances, and for doing difficult moves in the routine before and after they ran up the stairs to the poles I thought it was good. They would have been more comfortable if the stage poles weren't on a high stage. In general I expected more from them as a couple this year, especially after Shawn Johnson last season. She's 16 or 18 and throughout the season I thought they dressed her to look older than she is; it was annoying that they couldn't flatter her body better. I wasn't a huge fan of Mark's choreography this year and he resorted to a lot of hip rolls and booty shakes and she's capable of a lot more. Sometimes he has really creative numbers, and sometimes he looks like he could dance out of his skin that his movements look too exaggerated and he outdoes his partner. My favorite one from them was the contemporary Titanium dance. I know he was injured this year, but he still didn't have to include a lot of lifts…if he concentrated more on content and footwork, it still would have been impressive from them (and they're both guilty of goofy facial expressions at times).
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I was amazed he was able to do the cross knee release with those pants on…
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I was expecting more from the pole display too. I noticed Mark went out of his way to call it a "vertical apparatus" and not a "pole" so they get more respect. Wynonna tried to a pole move to a Def Leopard song the night before she was eliminated. Anyway, he looked more comfortable with it in the preview than she did, and because she's not just a gymnast, but a gold medal Olympian the expectations were higher.
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Lil Mynx is offering the Petite size with more options now! It's not on the site yet, but you can order them over the phone:
Petite Color Original: 8-9' $199, 9-10' $219
Petite Color Rotator: 8-9' $249, 9-10' $269
Petite Stainless Rotator 8-9' $299, 9-10' $319
I might get a rotating SS and color one for me!
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I have three Lil Mynx poles: all two inch diameter, one stainless steel, one stationary powder paint coated black, and one spinning pink one. I prefer the stainless steel for spins, and the other two for tricks and climbs (I can do it on the SS, but it's more work). I love the convenience of them.
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The standard Swedish massage is more relaxation based, and a deep tissue massage is more involved with reducing trigger points, lengthening tight muscles, etc. The long muscles like the quads, calves tend to stick to bone and stick to other muscles. It's not so much the pressure as it is the techniques; you can have gentle pressure with great results. You also want to increase your water intake if you haven't already; it helps to flush out the toxins released in a massage.
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I'll be a certified massage therapist six years in May, and I work for a chiropractor. He works with the spine promoting a good foundation for everything else in the body. One of my teacher's favorite statistics is a fatigued muscle at rest recovers 20% after five minutes of rest, and up to 100% after five minutes of massage. Massage reduces trigger points, increases range of motion, improves performance as far as balance and posture, reduces the sorenes and fatigue etc. I have one every two weeks. If you're budget conscious, get massage from students from the massage schools in your area or at least pick up a foam roller for self massage. Muscle fibers that hold tension don't get the oxygenated blood they should.
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Massage, foam roller, and if you can find it in a health food store or online: "Calm." Calm is simply a powdered magnessium which most people are deficient in. It helps muscles relax if your body holds a lot of tension. Take small amounts initially; you'll know when you've taken too much because it does soften stool.
You want strong muscles that are also pliable, not strong muscles with tight with tension. You also want to focus on symetry in the body; you don't want one side compensating for the other.
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You'll find plenty in either Studio Rio on Rosemont and VB Blvd or Esteem Fitness on Birdneck Road.