February 27, 2023
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Are you ready for the snow this year?

Are you ready for the snow this year? ❄️ Winter brings lot of challenges like travelling, restriction of outdoor activities, snow shoveling and many more. One of the most common complaints we hear during cold weather is back pain. This month we are going to talk about back pain during winter. In general people experiences […]
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December 7, 2022
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Mindfulness

    Mindfulness is defined as the ability to stay in the present moment and to focus your thoughts on what is happening in the here and now.  With countless distractions our day often goes by without us even checking in with ourselves, let alone spending time practicing mindfulness. This way of life, ironically ends […]
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November 14, 2022
Strength through StabilityBlog

Strength through Stability – Core Coordination Exercise for Bladder Control

Your hips are your pelvic floor! Think of your pelvis like a bowl. If we were to split the bowel into two, right and left parts, we would see the inside of your hips. Your deep core is meant to control your trunk and spine while you move your arms and legs. It also has […]
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November 14, 2022
Tissue HealthBlog

Tissue Health for Fecal Leakage

Did you know Fecal Incontinence is evidence of a deep core muscle dysfunction? Your “Core” is 3 layers deep. The deepest of those layers, your “deep Core” consists of your pelvic floor, low ab, low back and diaphragm muscles. By the time deep core muscle dysfunction affects our lives, all 3 layers have learned bad […]
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November 14, 2022
Behavior AwarenessBlog

Behavioral Awareness: Fecal incontinence

Fiber Alert! ???????????? The first “habit” to consider when trying control fecal incontinence is your diet.   The best way to change your stool consistency and reduce bowel leakage is to: avoid processed foods (fatty and greasy), Eliminate dairy, reduce intake of: alcoholic beverages, caffeine, drinks and foods containing fructose, fruits such as apples, peaches, […]
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November 14, 2022
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Solutions for Fecal Incontinence

This month we are going to be talking about a topic NO BODY wants to talk about….. Fecal incontinence (FI), aka accidental bowel leakage or bowel incontinence. Anyone who has ever been sick with a 24-hour stomach bug knows how awful it is to have to run to the bathroom, praying you make it on […]
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September 16, 2022
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How does pregnancy & delivery change the pelvic floor?

The pelvic floor is part of your core especially affected by pregnancy and delivery. It is a “sling” of muscles between your legs, that has many important jobs.
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September 16, 2022
The Motivated Foodie

Coco Nutty Granola

There is so much nutritional “goodness” in this recipe! Lots of great fiber and foods with anti-inflammatory properties, like many use coconut is used here.
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September 16, 2022
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Celebrating 10 years of changing lives

Motivate celebrates 10 years of changing lives in Northern Illinois as it's premier whole-health clinic!
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June 30, 2022
BlogProstatemale pelvic floorSelfcare Solutions

Coordinate Your Core with Daily Activities

Once stability has been established and strength has been achieved, the transition to functional mobility is the final goal at Motivate. Recovering from heart or prostate surgery health recovery should not just stop at adequate strength. The ability to coordinate the “” muscle function into common daily activities is key to whole body healing and […]
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