Movement
as medicine
AVAILABLE CLASSES
Also available for purchase as audio downloads
As a Physical Therapist, my passion is Movement. Healthy, vital people move and there is a bottom up effect where the quality of bodily motion affects the mind in a positive or negative way.
A body moving with ease imprints positive feedback to the brain, while a body moving in pain affects the brain with negative perceptions so a feedback loop of pain and suffering is established and perpetuated. “Motion is Lotion to the Joints”, so the philosophy of WOW is “just move!”
The human body is perhaps nature’s greatest movement machine, where 208 bones are moved by 650 skeletal muscles, making the human body agile and strong. “Use it or Lose it” defines the human body with respect to flexibility and muscular strength. Disuse, poor posture, sedentary lifestyle and weight gain directly affect the quality of Movement and can therefore be seen as the direct cause of all ailments prevalent in society today.
WOW presents a “Movement as Medicine” video series of simple, gentle remedial movement patterns to include joint and spinal flexibility and functional movement patterns, also incorporating breath work for people with Osteoarthritis, Diabetes, Chronic Pain and Parkinson’s disease
JUST MOVE
beginner's program suitable for everybody
Basic sitting and standing program of remedial movement with gentle breathing techniques for flexibility, spine health and calming the busy mind. Perfect for people with general deconditioning, debility and weakness and the general Healthy Aging population.
MOVE YOUR PAIN AWAY
Clinical Program for CHRONIC PAIN & ANXIETY
Learn the power of quietening the mind, intentional breathing and progressive muscle relaxation techniques with basic brain science education. Remedial movement, Cognitive strategies using the ABC model for a Holistic approach to health. Sitting and supine remedial movement activities for core strength, spinal health and guided relaxation program for people with chronic back pain, osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis and other inflammatory disorders and anxiety.
PARKINSON'S PROGRAM
CLINICAL program FOR PARKINSON'S DISEASE
Basic movements and stretches to improve overall Flexibility and trunk mobility, education for facial movements, spinal rotations to restore functional flexibility ,and breath work to address anxiety
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beginner's water exercise program
Simple exercises to be done in a home pool for general flexibility, conditioning and strengthening
