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不調のトリセツ｜The Off-Day Manual

不調のトリセツ｜The Off-Day Manual

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1d ago

Sharp Pinch in the Front of Your Hip When You Squat Deep?

A pattern I see in clinic every few weeks: someone comes in pressing two fingers into the crease at the front of their hip. “It pinches…

Sharp Pinch in the Front of Your Hip When You Squat Deep?

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3d ago

Side Stitch Every Time You Run? Your Lungs Probably Aren’t the Problem

Every year around late November, a few of my patients sign up for a holiday fun run. And every year, at least one of them comes back with…

Side Stitch Every Time You Run? Your Lungs Probably Aren’t the Problem

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4d ago

Front of Your Shoulder Aches After Carrying the Groceries?

Every November I meet the same shoulder. A patient walks in rubbing a spot just below the front of the collarbone and says something like…

Front of Your Shoulder Aches After Carrying the Groceries?

不調のトリセツ｜The Off-Day Manual

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6d ago

Wrists Burn the Moment You Hit a Plank? It’s Usually the Angle, Not Your Strength

A lot of my patients can hold a hard day at the desk without complaint, then feel their wrists light up the moment they drop into a plank…

Wrists Burn the Moment You Hit a Plank? It’s Usually the Angle, Not Your Strength

不調のトリセツ｜The Off-Day Manual

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Nov 5

The Cold Is Gone, but Your Ribs Still Ache When You Twist? Blame the Cough, Not the Cold

A patient came in last week and said, “I’m over the cold. Why does my side hurt when I reach for the seatbelt?” Her fever was long gone…

The Cold Is Gone, but Your Ribs Still Ache When You Twist? Blame the Cough, Not the Cold

不調のトリセツ｜The Off-Day Manual

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Nov 2

Shoulders Up Around Your Ears Since the Weather Turned? Your Body Is Bracing, Not Breaking

A patient told me last week, “It happened overnight. The first cold morning, my neck just locked.” I hear a version of this every November…

Shoulders Up Around Your Ears Since the Weather Turned? Your Body Is Bracing, Not Breaking

不調のトリセツ｜The Off-Day Manual

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Oct 31

Aching After a Long Shift on Your Feet? The Problem May Not Be Standing. It May Be Standing Still

A barista in her thirties told me she was “tired of being tired from just standing there.” Her lower back burned by mid-afternoon, her feet…

Aching After a Long Shift on Your Feet? The Problem May Not Be Standing. It May Be Standing Still

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Oct 29

Can’t Twist Far Enough to Check Your Blind Spot? Your Neck May Be Doing Your Mid-Back’s Job

A man in his fifties came to my clinic last spring and said, “I have a stiff neck every time I reverse the car.” He had stretched his neck…

Can’t Twist Far Enough to Check Your Blind Spot? Your Neck May Be Doing Your Mid-Back’s Job

不調のトリセツ｜The Off-Day Manual

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Oct 28

Stiff Fingers Every Morning That Loosen Up Within Minutes? What the Clock Is Telling You

Many patients tell me the same thing in the clinic: “My fingers feel like wood when I wake up, but by the time the coffee is ready, they’re…

Stiff Fingers Every Morning That Loosen Up Within Minutes? What the Clock Is Telling You

不調のトリセツ｜The Off-Day Manual

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Oct 26

Inner Ankle Aching by Evening, and Your Arch Seems to Be Sinking?

In the clinic, the story often starts the same way. Someone in their forties or fifties says their shoes seem to be wearing down on the…

Inner Ankle Aching by Evening, and Your Arch Seems to Be Sinking?

不調のトリセツ｜The Off-Day Manual

不調のトリセツ｜The Off-Day Manual

PT × licensed acupuncturist in Japan. East-meets-West self-care for the 'not-quite-sick' aches we push through: stiff shoulders, tech neck, tired eyes, sleep.

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