Heidi Overman, LMT #MT-24997 Communication is key to a successful massage! Deep tissue massage is often preferred when getting a massage. This type of massage can be very successful in breaking up adhesions, chronic muscular holding patterns, increasing range of motion, decreasing pain, and can break up “stuck” fascia. Deep tissue massage usually focuses on…
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General, January 2021
Blood Drive Returns to SaddleBrooke
Michael and Laurie Lien Michael and I would like to thank everyone who has given blood these last few months. It has been a challenge to run the drives in this time of COVID-19 restrictions. The HOA has given us permission to resume the SaddleBrooke blood drives at the MountainView Ballroom as before. All precautions…
Features, January 2021
2 Your Health: What’s the World’s Best Exercise for Back Pain?
Dr. Craig Brue, DC Would you like to know the world’s best exercise for back pain? During my 40-year career as a doctor of chiropractic, I have seen thousands of patients, and I have probably given over one-million spinal adjustments. In this article, you will find the fatherly advice that I have been telling my…
Features, December 2020
2 Your Health
Are You Missing the Magic Ingredient? Dr. Craig W. Brue, D.C. This past week ‘Mary’ returned to my office for another episode of lower back pain. She advised me that she had done everything to eliminate the back pain including morning stretches, back massages from her husband, hot packs, and generous doses of Ibuprofen. I…
Features, November 2020
2 Your Health: Massage and Autoimmune Disease: Are There Benefits?
Heidi Overman, LMT According to the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA) in autoimmune diseases, the immune system, which ordinarily defends the body against outside infection, mistakes the body’s own cells, tissues, and organs as foreign—and attacks them accordingly. Some diseases involve one part of the body, such as multiple sclerosis, in which the immune system attacks…
General, October 2020
SaddleBrooke’s Prescription and Over-the-Counter Drug Drop-Off Program Update
Merna Oakley In March 2020, the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic resulted in the decision to suspend this program. The Pinal County Attorney’s Office approved reopening this program. The program reopened on Sept. 11, and will be available on the second Friday from 10 a.m. to noon and on the fourth Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m.…
Clubs & Classes, October 2020
Back By Popular Request, Zen Meditation
Patti Gould Tibetan teacher Chögyam Trungpa once opened a Zen class by drawing a V on a large white sheet of poster paper. He then asked those present what he had drawn. Most responded that it was a bird. “No,” he told them. “It’s the sky with a bird flying through it.” Meditation is now…
General, October 2020
Breast Cancer During COVID Webex Meeting
Phyllis Ketring October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, and Dr. Karen J. Hendershott of Arizona Oncology invites you to join a Webex meeting on Wednesday, Oct. 14, from 2 to 2:45 p.m. on “Breast Cancer in the Time of COVID-19.” Dr. Hendershott is a breast cancer survivor herself and understands that every woman’s experience with…
Features, October 2020
2 Your Health: Your Pain Medication Might Be Killing You
Dr. Craig Brue Many patients feel safe because their family medical doctor has prescribed a strong narcotic medication for acute or chronic back pain. Just because your doctor prescribes a pain medication does not mean that it is either safe or effective. Medications always have harmful side effects. In fact, there are always more side effects with…
Features, September 2020
2 Your Health
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Can Massage Help? Heidi Overman, LMT #MT-24997 What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)? As defined by Ruth Werner’s A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology, CTS is a set of signs and symptoms brought about by the entrapment of the median nerve between the carpal bones of the wrist and the transverse carpal ligament…