Why are CHEK Practitioners Unique?
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What is a CHEK Practitioner? CHEK Practitioner’s, Exercise Coaches and Holistic Lifestyle coaches are a unique breed to the health and fitness industary through the unique approach as taught by holistic health practitioner, Paul Chek. CHEK practitioners understand that the body is a system of many complex inter-related systems that all affect each other. They are highly skilled in exercise …
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The Effects of Stress on the Gastrointestinal System: Is there a gut-brain connection?
Introduction The role of stress and gut dysfunction have often been considered as separate entities with current medical approaches being segmented into specialities. Despite this there is research dating back to as early as the 19th Century,[1] linking psychosocial and psychiatric stress to gastrointestinal disorders. In addition, Hans Selye in 1936 provided experimental evidence that the adrenal cortex, the immune …
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Pelvic Ligaments and the Sacral Iliac Joints
The Pelvis and Sacral Iliac Joints The Pelivic ligaments There are many ligaments that stabilise the pelvis such as the Iliolumbar liagments from the transverse process of the lumbar spine, the inguinal ligaments and the ligaments that stabilise the sacral Iliac joints and the pubic synthesis in the median sagittal plane of the body. Here in this video I am …
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What Are Trigger Points?
Trigger points are described as hyperirritable spots in skeletal muscle that often refer pain to other areas in the body. Later in this blog I will discuss other symptoms associated with them. As a Neuromuscular Therapist, I believe that they are a common cause of pain and something I see regularly with my clients. Research by Drs. Janet Travell and …
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