The Truth About Foam Rolling: Debunking Myths and Maximizing Benefits Foam rollers have become a ubiquitous fitness tool, touted for their magical muscle-melting powers. But is all this rolling truly necessary? Let's delve into the science behind foam rolling and...

Imagine your body is an amusement park. You've got the bone coasters (your skeleton), the muscle mountains (your muscles), and the squishy fun houses (your organs). But how do all these rides connect? Enter the Fascia Freak Show! Fascia is a dense web of connective...

Imagine a superhighway inside your body that connects your brain to your most important organs! That's basically the vagus nerve, also known as the pneumogastric nerve (fancy science name!). It's the longest nerve in this special system that controls things your body...

Microscopic view of fascial tissue Your myofascial system is like a circuit board but instead of tiny metal roads runningeverywhere, it's more like millions of spider web-like tissues in yourbody that wraps around your muscles, bones, and even holds yourorgans in...

“Medicine has until recently gone on the supposition that illnessshould be treated and cured by itself; yet voices are now heard whichdeclare this view to be wrong, and demand the treatment of the sickperson and not of the sickness.” - Carl Jung In the seemingly...

Neck Pain: Look Past the Pain Do to our lifestyles in this day and age, neck pain is a common complaint affecting millions worldwide. Often, the initial instinct is to blame the pain location itself – the muscles in the neck. No one can blame you for thinking this and...

We all have our stories, the massage therapist who digs their thumbs in so hard you wince, the chiropractor who cracks your back with a disconcerting pop, the physical therapist who leaves you feeling more bruised than better. While the pursuit of pain relief can lead...

🚨DISCLAIMER- All forms of cupping are valuable in their own way. So the thoughts expressed in this article are in fact the opinion of Mike Santana, Owner and creator of Deep Myofascial Cupping. True Wellness Therapies Located in Saddle River, NJ. FIRST, WHAT...

Wait wait wait.... Are you telling me that I should get into the practice of having suction cups placed on my stomach and having the pressure turned up and having my delicate skin pulled from its normal resting place?? The answer is an enthusiastic “Yes”! Think for a...

Hey everybody it’s been way too long since my last blog but SO much has happened and I want to share it with you! For one thing, I’ve had the privilege of adding to my already huge arsenal of clients several young athletes who practically kills themselves week after...