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Is is good to go barefoot?
I had a Balinese-inspired massage last week and the beginning of the ritual was to put a heated eye mask on
I then enjoyed being massaged with small and large bamboo sticks as well as with hands.
Then the time came to roll over...
Weirdly, having an eye mask on made it really difficult for me to turn!
That small dulling of one of my senses affected the rest of my body, especially my proprioception - where I was in space. In the end I had to lift it off my eyes so that I felt safe to move!…
What's with the six week rule?
There's been a few people in my classes recovering from injuries and minor operations recently. Then of course there's the mums who are recovering from childbirth - considered a trauma whatever experience they have had! But despite the range of severity and site of injuries, there seems to be a six week rule - no returning to exercise until after six weeks . What's so special about six weeks?
Stages of Wound Healing
The answer lies in the four stages of wound healing. Tissue is the same no m…Categories
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