With two years into pandemic life and the holiday season in full swing, many of us are feeling stressed. While we typically experience stress as an emotional state, stress has a physical effect as well. It’s important to put into perspective how stress effects the body because no matter how much green juice you drink and how many workouts you do, if you’re not working on managing stress in your life you may find health issues lingering.
Read moreWinter Gift Guide for Wellness
This time of year there are a lot of these gift guides going around, but most include a lot of stuff that ends up collecting dust and doesn’t add to your life in a meaningful way. Plus, the supply chain is a mess, everything is back-ordered and who knows what will get here in time for the gift-giving holiday of your choice anyway?! So we’ve put together a list of wellness-themed items and experiences, prioritizing local businesses and featuring some of our tried and tested, provider-approved items.
Read moreEquilibrium in Action December 2021: Minds Matter
It’s no secret that getting a higher education in the United States requires money. College tuition is expensive and that’s after all the money it takes to hire tutors, take test-prep courses, and cover application fees before even being admitted to a four-year school. These are the myriad barriers in front of our high schoolers — daunting for most, but downright discouraging for those at an economic disadvantage. Minds Matter of Portland helps driven students from lower income families achieve their dream of higher education.
Read moreEmotional Response to Bodywork
When most people receive bodywork like chiropractic, acupuncture or massage, they have some expectations of physical relief: release of tension, more freedom of movement, and/or pain reduction. Common culprits of body tension include habitual movements or postures like sedentary lifestyle, sports, or driving. But sometimes the tension or pain sensation comes from emotion, and patients might not expect the release of emotions that can happen during and after body work.
Read moreCreativity and Health
Creativity has a host of positive benefits for health. You may feel that your creative pursuits bring you joy and connect you to others. These are among the many benefits associated with creativity that are backed by science! From increased feelings of joy to greater resilience, and boosted immunity — being creative is good for body and mind.
Read moreIntegrative Care for Veterans
November 11 is Veterans Day — a celebration to honor America's veterans for their patriotism, love of country, and willingness to serve and sacrifice for the common good. As part of the thanks we show to Veterans, we must continue to advocate for available and effective health care for our Veterans. So today we’re highlighting just a couple of ways integrative care is gaining support and increasing in availability for Veterans.
Read moreEQ in Action: Children's Book Bank
We are excited to be participating in the November 2021 ‘Book Harvest’ for Children’s Book Bank! The mission of The Children’s Book Bank is to fill children’s homes and lives with beautiful, engaging books to advance child literacy, encourage family bonding, and ignite curiosity through the power of books. CBB curates book bundles for children 0-5, furnishes books for free elementary book fairs, and champions diversity in literature.
Read moreChronic Pain
Often when we see people in the office at Equilibrium, they are in pain. The spectrum of pain is wide and diverse. Though each person’s perception of pain is unique, pain, and especially chronic pain, is a widespread problem that has become more obvious with the opioid epidemic, sparking more research into the root causes of pain and how to effectively treat it.
Read moreHow to Start Moving & Keep Moving
This year’s theme for National Chiropractic Health Month is “keep moving!” When gyms and studios closed and many started working from home full-time, sometimes with children or other dependents at home to manage as well, established movement practices fell by the wayside. So, how do you ‘keep’ moving if you don’t even know where to start?
Read moreThe History of Massage Therapy
Humans have recognized the benefits of massage therapy for thousands of years. Far from being "new age-y” or a “recent health fad” massage is a treatment humans have been using for as long as we know. As we celebrate National Massage Therapy Awareness Week, take a trip through the history of massage therapy with us!
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