In an effort to get motivated for my brother's upcoming wedding, I decided to go old school and pull out my Mari Windsor Pilates DVD's. These go back further than my days in a Virginia gym, further than Zumba, further than yoga, and all the way back to my North Carolina college years. I remember being up late one night in my little bachelorette pad, watching TV and cuddling with my cats. The Windsor Pilates infomercial came on and I was immediately intrigued. I had never heard about Pilates...
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Yoga Versus Pilates
By Ann Bartlett, Health Expert
Yoga vs. Pilates In David’s recent post on yoga someone raised the question of yoga or Pilates, which is better? My first exposure to... Read more »
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Meet Alexander: Can his technique help your asthma?
By Sloane Miller, Health Expert
As a person with asthma, I carry a lot of tension in my upper chest and in my upper back. Are you like me? Or perhaps you carry a heavy... Read more »
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Breathing techniques to improve asthma symptoms
By Fred Little, Health Expert
In this entry, I would like to summarize a recent research study on the effect that certain simple breathing exercises can have on... Read more »
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Movement Therapy Can Improve Back Pain: Alexander versus Feldenkrais...
By Christina Lasich, MD, Health Expert
If you moved more efficiently and with a better posture, would your back pain disappear? Well, some British researchers recently released... Read more »
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Helping Caregivers Relax. ‘Stop' Technique Helps Deal with...
By Christine Kennard, Health Expert
I have to share this great, simple technique with you. I have used it myself with excellent results. It is called ‘Stop'! It is a way of... Read more »
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Q&A: Does the Alexander technique work for back pain?
A study published in the British Medical Journal found that the Alexander technique--a non-invasive way of adjusting body posture to relieve stress... Read more »
Q&A: Mindful breathing technique may ease COPD
A reader recently diagnosed with chronic obstructive pulmonary disorder (COPD) asks Dr. Donohue about a breathing technique that may ease his... Read more »
New technique may diagnose osteoarthritis earlier
Swiss researchers say a new minimally invasive microscopic technique could diagnose osteoarthritis (OA) earlier than current diagnostic techniques.... Read more »
New Technique May Improve Women's Fertility
Scientists have developed a new technique that allows them to awaken dormant ovarian follicles, and this may make more eggs available for ... Read more »
Suction technique may ease carpal tunnel
In a new small study, a healing method called "cupping"--which is used in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, and parts of Africa--helped to relieve... Read more »
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