Tara Nicholls, RMT

For my senior clientele 🧘‍♀️🧘‍♂️

Energizing Chair Yoga for Seniors & Beginners // 25 minute Dynamic Flow Thank you for joining me for this seated chair yoga class. You will feel energized yet relaxed after completing these dynamic movements. This is a great 25 m...

Happy Holidays 🎄✨
Wishing you a fabulous holiday season. May you find joy, love and if required, a much needed rest!
Thank you for all of your continued support, please do your stretches! 😆
Cheers!
Tara and Blaze (and the fam!)

For my neck and shoulders and back clientele! 13 minutes and yoga with Adrienne is FANTASTIC!!!
Give this a daily go in my absence 🥰

Upper Back and Neck Mobility | 13-Minute Yoga Practice Release built-up tension and invite more ease into your body with this short and effective practice designed to support the upper back and neck. In our moder...

Out of office until October 30, 2025.
Keep on stretching and moving those muscles in the meantime and I’ll see you soon! 🩵

Layered Anatomy of the Back 💪 . . . . . . . The intricate structure of the back, focusing on its layered anatomy. Superficial Muscles: Discover the role of the outermost muscles in movement and stability. Deeper Muscles: Learn about the deeper muscle layers that provide essential support and aid in spinal alignment. Vertebrae: Explore how these bones protect the spinal cord and serve as anchor points for muscles. Spinal Cord: Understand the significance of the spinal cord as part of the central nervous system and its vital functions. Internal Organs: Finally, we'll discuss how these structures house and protect essential internal organs. . . #anatomy #pregnancy #baby #heart #pregnant #medicina #doctor #anatomi #anatomía #anatomia #medicina #gravidez #fetal #love #Childbirth #femalemodel #Female #babyboy #babylove #babygirl #vaginal #uterus #human #female #ReproductiveSystem #ovaries #v***a #женщины #матка #útero

So many layers of muscle!! 💆💆‍♀️💆‍♂️

Muscles of the Back ♻️♀️ . . Superficial Layer 1. Trapezius: This large muscle extends from the back of the skull to the middle of the back and helps in moving the shoulders and supporting the arms. Latissimus Dorsi: Located on the lower back, it aids in shoulder movement and helps with pulling actions. 2. Intermediate Layer Rhomboid Major and Minor: These muscles are located between the shoulder blades and help retract the scapula. Serratus Posterior Superior and Inferior: These assist in respiratory movements and help stabilize the ribcage. 3. Deep Layer Erector Spinae: A group of muscles that run along the spine, crucial for maintaining posture and allowing back extension. Transversospinalis: These muscles are important for rotational and stabilization movements of the spine. Functions Support: These muscles provide structural support for the body. Movement: They facilitate various movements like lifting, twisting, and bending. Posture: They play a critical role in maintaining an upright posture. Importance Maintaining strong back muscles is essential for overall health, injury prevention, and effective movement in daily activities. The back is made up of multiple layers of muscles, each with specific functions that support movement, posture, and stability. The superficial layer includes muscles like the trapezius and latissimus dorsi, which help with large movements of the arms and shoulders. Beneath them, the intermediate and deep muscles, like the erector spinae and multifidus, provide stability and control over the spine. All these layers work together to keep you strong and upright! #backmuscles . . #backmuscles #backhealth #backexercises #musclestrengt #bodysupport #strengthtraining #fitnesstips #femalemuscles #backstrengthening #healthadvice #injuryprevention #PostureImprovement #pregnant #anatomi #meded #vray #anatomia #anatomía #doctor #medicina #smartdoctor1 #pancreas #education #medstudent

It’s that time of year again! Starting to see sore low backs coming in. Here are some great stretches for before and after gardening. Please walk around a bit to warm your muscles BEFORE you stretch. This helps to prevent injury from stretching cold muscles and during gardening! Bend your knees and keep your back straight when lifting. Avoid twisting motions with heavy loads, and stretch your back out once in a while. Happy Gardening 🧑‍🌾👨‍🌾🪴🪏🌹🪻🌸🌺🌷🌻

Stretching, by Bob Anderson: Gardening Stretching Exercises Found on Google from blog.shelterpub.com

For my HEADACHE clientele: Upledger, the institution that I take some of my amazing courses through, is interested in your feedback regarding headache pain relief when receiving Cranial Sacral Therapy (CST). Please note, I provide massage first and then do SOME CST for headache relief, not a full 10-step CST treatment.
If you have time, here Is the link!

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Price Changes JUNE 1, 2025.
I recognized the cost of living is rising, so have kept my increase incredibly reasonable (and well below the RMTAO price recommendation for our region).
Thank you for being such fabulous clients, I appreciate you all and see you soon :)
Please note, I am only accepting referrals now and availability, especially evenings is limited. Thank you.

Great visual of the posterior (back) spinal and supportive musculature.

Back Muscles: A Closer Look ✨♀️" . . Superficial Layer 1. Trapezius: This large muscle extends from the back of the skull to the middle of the back and helps in moving the shoulders and supporting the arms. Latissimus Dorsi: Located on the lower back, it aids in shoulder movement and helps with pulling actions. 2. Intermediate Layer Rhomboid Major and Minor: These muscles are located between the shoulder blades and help retract the scapula. Serratus Posterior Superior and Inferior: These assist in respiratory movements and help stabilize the ribcage. 3. Deep Layer Erector Spinae: A group of muscles that run along the spine, crucial for maintaining posture and allowing back extension. Transversospinalis: These muscles are important for rotational and stabilization movements of the spine. Functions Support: These muscles provide structural support for the body. Movement: They facilitate various movements like lifting, twisting, and bending. Posture: They play a critical role in maintaining an upright posture. Importance Maintaining strong back muscles is essential for overall health, injury prevention, and effective movement in daily activities. The back is made up of multiple layers of muscles, each with specific functions that support movement, posture, and stability. The superficial layer includes muscles like the trapezius and latissimus dorsi, which help with large movements of the arms and shoulders. Beneath them, the intermediate and deep muscles, like the erector spinae and multifidus, provide stability and control over the spine. All these layers work together to keep you strong and upright! #backmuscles . . #backmuscles #backhealth #backexercises #musclestrengt #bodysupport #strengthtraining #fitnesstips #femalemuscles #backstrengthening #healthadvice #injuryprevention #PostureImprovement #pregnant #anatomi #meded #vray #anatomia #anatomía #doctor #medicina #smartdoctor1 #pancreas #education #medstudent

Your arm has a great coupling mechanism which can help us understand how compensatory injuries are created. Place your hand on the wall and introduce rotation in the shoulder. From the shoulder's perspective, this should cause the whole arm to rotate. But the hand firmly placed on the wall is not rotating, so where did the movement go? It got balanced with the opposite rotation of your forearm. When the shoulder rotates externally, the forearm pronates by the same amount to keep the hand relatively steady. Similarly, when the shoulder rotates internally, the forearm supinates. When one part of this coupling wants to work outside of the other's balancing capabilities, compensatory injury can be created. #anatomy #biomechanics #