by Jessica Kisiel | Feb 27, 2013 | Injury Recovery
I was diagnosed with severe bone-on-bone Osteoarthritis (OA) in my left hip in 2007 after arthroscopic surgery. When my doctor and I parted, his last words were, “I’ll see you in 15 years for your hip replacement.” In my late 30s I was too young for...
by Jessica Kisiel | Feb 21, 2013 | Posture and Technique
In case you missed my article in The Weekly Sun of the Wood River Valley (pdf) or the Los Alamos Daily Post it is reprinted below. Lifting weights is a great way to increase strength. Unfortunately, it can also engrain postural disparities and movement...
by Jessica Kisiel | Feb 11, 2013 | Personal Wellness
“What looks like laziness may actually be exhaustion.” This was one of the lessons from the book Switch: How to Change Things When Change is Hard. I listened to this book last year and recently attended a Wellcoaches class on the book which prompted...
by Jessica Kisiel | Feb 7, 2013 | Posture and Technique
In case you missed my article in the Los Alamos Daily Post it is reprinted below. Contrary to popular belief your knee is not a fragile joint. It is designed to run, jump, ski and perform all the activities you ask of it. The knee is actually a simple joint...
by Jessica Kisiel | Jan 24, 2013 | Posture and Technique
Starting Position Hand position on the bar is determined by abducting the arms to the side, bending at the elbows, rotating upwards and reaching straight up to grab the bar. The thumb wraps around the bar with the other fingers forming a hook. This reduces...
