by Jessica Kisiel | Feb 26, 2026 | Posture and Technique
Why is it important to walk properly? You might be surprised. . . Walking is our most innate form of forward locomotion and our most basic form of transportation. Although often taken for granted, the complex synchronization, balance, posture, biomechanics, and...
by Jessica Kisiel | Feb 13, 2025 | Pain Science Education, Personal Wellness
Heart Rate Variability (HRV) is quickly becoming a popular biometric to measure wellness, with several watches tracking this data and numerous apps analyzing it. But what is HRV? Understanding HRV HRV denotes the relationship and synchrony between the heart and...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jan 9, 2025 | Injury Recovery, Pain Science Education
Our emotional state impacts our chronic pain experience. Thus, feeling safe or threatened can increase, decrease, or completely eliminate the sensation of chronic pain. Essentially, how much something hurts is often dependent on our circumstances and whether we feel...
by Jessica Kisiel | Dec 10, 2024 | Personal Wellness
It is that time of year when most of us search for the “perfect” gift to give our loved ones. I, however, gave that up some years ago. When I was young, holiday gift-giving was a hassle-filled, anxiety-provoking obligation that often ended with tears of disappointment...
by Jessica Kisiel | Sep 5, 2024 | Injury Recovery, Pain Science Education
Certain personality traits increase your chance of suffering from chronic pain. Interestingly, some of these same personality traits also raise your risk of developing cancer. Hmm . . . as a person who has had both, knowing this information gives me pause and reason...
