Craig W. Brue, D.C. Dr. Eric Ricchette, an orthopedic shoulder specialist with the Cleveland Clinic, states that “neck and shoulder pain so commonly overlap that some refer to it as schneck pain.” Why? Because the neck and shoulder are intimately controlled by a common branch of nerves called the brachial plexus. The brachial plexus of nerves…
Category: August 2022
August 2022
A New Year, Getting to Know Our Clergy, Tisha B’Av, and Tashlich
Happy New Year Rosh Hashanah will be observed Sept. 25 and 26. Yom Kippur on Oct. 4 and 5. The IJSS Board is actively planning High Holiday Services. … and Mark Your Calendars Shabbat Services are scheduled for Nov. 4 and Dec. 16, 2022, and Jan. 27, Feb. 24, March 24, and April 28, 2023.…
August 2022
Jewish Friendship Group
Marsha Foresman The Jewish Friendship Group (JFG) has had an active and rewarding season. We were able to meet in person for all activities. The Book Club will meet again in October. We look forward to reviewing interesting books with our winter residents who bring us lively discussions and new and sometimes controversial opinions. We…
August 2022
Repetitive Motion and Muscle Memory: Suddenly You Are in Pain!
Heidi Overman, Licensed Massage Therapist The most common comment I get as a massage therapist is, “Wow, I did not realize how bad my muscles are until you started working on them. How did that happen?” The truth is this: Humans are creatures of habit. We sleep in the same position, we get up and…
August 2022
U.S. Military History: The Star-Spangled Banner
Ross Dunfee At the outset of the 19th century, Great Britain was locked in a long and bitter conflict with Napoleon Bonaparte’s France. Both France and Great Britain attempted to block the United States from trading with the other, and restrict the USA from westward expansion. Beginning in 1812, Napoleon began to encounter the first…
August 2022
Friends of the Library Volunteer Opportunities
Joyce Faulkner Friends of SaddleBrooke Libraries (FSL) history and opportunities to various landmarks throughout the Southwest region. However, there is another benefit that FSL provides to SaddleBrooke residents, and that is the opportunity to volunteer by assisting with membership events or joining the board of directors and working with other resident volunteers to help maintain the…
August 2022
Word of the Month: Sniglet
David Zapatka Thirteen months ago, we went off the beaten path of dictionary words when reader Debbie M. wrote, “Hello, I enjoy your column and want to offer a suggestion. ‘Orbisculate’ is a word not yet in the dictionary. I think we should help the young people who are trying to get this word into…
August 2022
What Is Reiki?
Reiki is a precise method of connecting the energy that is all around us with the body’s innate powers of healing and relaxation. It teaches that disease is not separate from the body. It is the body out of balance. Reiki energy has several basic effects: It brings about deep relaxation; assists in the release of…
August 2022
Joint Marketing: A Key to the Future of SaddleBrooke
Ron Bechky, United SaddleBrooke Note: This is the first in a series of articles that offers an expanded view of one of the benefits of increased inter-board cooperation, mentioned in the blog piece, “What’s in It for All of Us?” It may seem counterintuitive to suggest that marketing of our community is a problem, given…
August 2022
News You Can Use
Please join us on Sept. 13 in the SaddleBrooke TWO ballroom for our September meeting. Due to renovations in the DesertView Theatre, we are meeting in the ballroom. Our speakers will be invited winners from the Republican Primary. Doors open at 3 p.m., and the meeting will start promptly at 3:30 p.m. More information will…