aging Archives - Somatic Movement Center https://somaticmovementcenter.com/category/aging/ Discover the secret to living pain-free. Sun, 06 Apr 2025 12:49:39 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 If You Have Osteoarthritis, Here’s How to Give Your Cartilage the Best Chance to Heal https://somaticmovementcenter.com/osteoarthritis/ Thu, 16 May 2024 18:21:02 +0000 https://somaticmovementcenter.com/?p=13692 If You Have Osteoarthritis, Here's How to Give Your Cartilage the Best Chance to Heal Osteoarthritis is a painful, debilitating condition that affects millions of people around the world and puts a significant drain on our healthcare system. More than 32 million Americans live with osteoarthritis, and the rate of osteoarthritis worldwide has increased [...]

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]]> How to Prevent and Alleviate Spinal Degeneration https://somaticmovementcenter.com/spinal-degeneration/ Wed, 12 Aug 2020 20:56:11 +0000 https://somaticmovementcenter.com/?p=12367 How to Prevent and Alleviate Spinal Degeneration Spinal degeneration refers to any breakdown or structural change in our spinal discs and vertebrae. The degeneration is virtually always the result of our chronic muscle tension, posture, and how we move and use our body on a regular basis. Spinal degeneration can occur at any age, [...]

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]]> The Amazing Possibilities of Neuroplasticity and Neurogenesis https://somaticmovementcenter.com/neurogenesis/ Thu, 16 Apr 2020 14:24:11 +0000 https://somaticmovementcenter.com/?p=13722 The Amazing Possibilities of Neuroplasticity and NeurogenesisYou may have heard the phrase “neurons that fire together wire together.” This short phrase summarizes the synaptic plasticity theory of learning described by Canadian psychologist Donald Hebb in his 1949 book The Organization of Behavior.Hebb explained how the connections between neurons (brain cells) change as a result of [...]

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]]> How to Take Care of Your Knees for the Long Haul https://somaticmovementcenter.com/knee-pain/ Wed, 05 Feb 2020 18:14:36 +0000 https://somaticmovementcenter.com/?p=13538 How to Take Care of Your Knees for the Long Haul Knee pain is one of the most common types of chronic pain that people experience, and it's no wonder why—our knees support the weight of our body throughout our entire lives! And while the U.S. population is getting older and more overweight, rates [...]

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]]> The Telomere Effect: Taking Control of Your Cellular Aging https://somaticmovementcenter.com/telomere-effect/ Wed, 18 Dec 2019 15:34:37 +0000 https://somaticmovementcenter.com/?p=13421 The Telomere Effect: Taking Control of Your Cellular Aging I just finished reading The Telomere Effect by Dr. Elizabeth Blackburn and Dr. Elissa Epel, and it was enlightening. The authors' discoveries about how telomeres (the endcaps on our chromosomes) affect cellular aging are a major advancement in our understanding of health and longevity. Blackburn and [...]

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]]> 5 Ways Clinical Somatics Will Change the World https://somaticmovementcenter.com/5-ways-clinical-somatics-will-change-the-world/ Fri, 04 Oct 2019 17:05:15 +0000 https://somaticmovementcenter.com/?p=13034 5 Ways Clinical Somatics Will Change the World If you've gotten out of pain with Clinical Somatics, you know how life-changing the exercises are. To not endure pain on a daily basis frees you from stress and suffering—like loss of sleep, mood disorders, and physical degeneration related to the pain. You can also be [...]

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]]> Unlocking Your Body: Your Personal Process of Releasing Tension and Pain https://somaticmovementcenter.com/unlocking-your-body/ Mon, 24 Jun 2019 19:26:46 +0000 https://somaticmovementcenter.com/?p=12139 Unlocking Your Body: Your Personal Process of Releasing Tension and Pain Many people ask me how long it will take them to release their chronic tightness or get out of pain. I wish I could answer this question, but the truth is that everyone's patterns of muscular tension and pain are so unique that [...]

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