Flexible Health Spending Accounts ( FSA) are great, but they have one big drawback–they expire at the end of the year. Here’s some good advice on how you can make sure you use every last cent of it. Use all this year’s money for your necessary treatments! We suggest you see your primary care physician […]
Manual Lymphatic Drainage Massage (MLD) is a specialized type of massage, and feels completely different from more commonly known massage techniques. It is intended to stimulate the lymphatic system and assisting the natural circulation required for the elimination of metabolic waste, excess fluids, and bacteria from the body, and increasing the activity of the immune […]
When looking for treatments that offer permanent results for Anxiety and Chronic Pain, it is Rolfing that we see gives our clients relief almost immediately. And when finished with a 10 session Rolfing treatment, a body transformation typically occurs because the body has come into proper alignment, not only lifting the head and shoulders, […]
Pain management can be hard to understand so our concept and belief here at Balance Orlando is to help our clients stay off medication when managing pain. The impact of massage therapy is huge and needs to be expressed more now than ever. We found this infographic on; “Function in Pain Populations: A Systematic Review […]
Research by the VA is showing (again!) that massage therapy helps with pain–not only particular cases of back pain, but ANY pain. Probably that’s due to the effects on hormonal and nervous system regulation that go way beyond pure relaxation. So how can you get your pain treated most effectively, if you’re not sure what […]
Balance Orlando owner and certified Rolfer™ Lu Mueller-Kaul shares her tips for treating plantar fasciitis, gleaned from years of helping clients with this chronic foot condition. Want to know how to treat your feet? Read on. 1. For Plantar Fasciitis, Rest is Required This might mean taking it easy for a couple of days when […]
Lower back pain is such a common affliction that, according to the NIH (National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases), nearly 8 in 10 Americans are affected at some point in their lives. Along with acute or chronic pain, symptoms can include limited flexibility and range of motion, as well as an inability […]
You know the basics about shin splints; now read up on Balance Orlando’s own Mimi Ravndal‘s best practices for alleviating pain and healing this common injury. Although you can get shin splints from one über-intense bout of exercise, they occur more often as a repetitive injury that continues over the course of several exercise sessions. Once […]
Lymphedema is swelling, usually in the arms or legs, due to a blockage of the lymph passages. The lymph passages are defined as “vessels that drain fluid from tissues throughout the body, and allow immune cells to travel where they are needed.” Lymphedema caused by lymphatic obstruction is most often found in individuals who have […]
What are shin splints? Let us educate you: *The term “shin splints” is used loosely to refer to pain in the shin area. *Shin splints usually involve inflammation stemming from repetitive overuse injuries to the muscles and connective tissue surrounding the shinbone. *“Repetitive overuse injury” means you keep wiping your shin muscles out each time […]
