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Want to achieve your new year's fitness goals? Taping for common workout pains and injuries will help you get there.

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Discover the benefits that kinesiology tape can have when applied to areas of your body. These include accelerating recovery, muscle support, and so much MORE!
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There is no doubt that headaches are amongst the most complicated conditions to treat. In fact, there are plenty of textbooks discussing the classification types of headaches, signs and symptoms and treatment options.
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The origin of the lateral rectus (LR) is an area of the eye known as the annulus of Zinn. The muscle originates from a tendinous ring surrounding the optic nerve.

LR Inserts into the lateral aspect of the eye on the fibrous layer, more specifically the sclera.

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A common question is, "does acupuncture work?". As an acupuncture practitioner, I have discussions with patients daily on the topic. While some have had a great experience, others complain “it did nothing”. In our field, it’s common to hear that acupuncture commonly works through the placebo effect or something that doesn’t quite have an explanation and achieves outcomes largely due to a patient’s psychological expectations of a particular treatment modality.
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You floss twice a day. Right? We’re told this every time we go to the dentist. The dentist reviews the benefits of flossing on long term tooth and gum health, but is there carry over to overall health and well being. The discussion around oral health and heart disease is not new.   
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In this article, we will discuss 3 considerations when evaluating a patient for thoracic outlet syndrome.
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Swelling. What do you do for it ? Everyday on social media I get an article sent to me, with this question.

Do I apply ice? Do I apply heat? Do I compress? Do I move it? The list of questions could go on, but lets make our best attempt to answer them!

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When it comes to ankle injuries, three considerations can be made to help guide the recovery process and lead to better long-term outcomes. Learn here!

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“I had a bunch of scar tissue that needed broken down”. How many times have we've heard this? Whether you're a trainer, a therapist or even just someone with an injury this line is used every single day.

Is it true that we can break down scar tissue?

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Neck pain, a common complaint I see in my practice. Frankly I really enjoy treating it.

I find with a couple of really effective techniques and a little bit of Tapegeeks Kinesiology Tape, you can create some pretty dramatic results.

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There are 5 primary muscles that flex the hip: psoas major, iliacus (collectively known as iliopsoas), rectus femoris, tensor fascia lata and sartorius. All of these muscles play a different role in hip flexion depending upon the position of the hip, knee and rest of the body during walking, running, jumping etc.
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