Helping You Get Straight and Strong with Kathryn Merrow, The Pain Relief Coach
Posted in Uncategorized on Nov 1st, 2011
Muscle pain in your legs can be caused by too much or too little. I’ll tell you about that and then I will give you three ways to get rid of the pain in your muscles and joints. Joint pain, too? Yes. Often we think it’s the joint when it’s actually muscle pain. So these [...]
When back muscles are stretched a bit more than they like to be, they get crabby. They can get really crabby. Why? They are trying to tell you something. They are saying, “Help! I’m not happy! You are straining me! Stop it!” But what do we often do? > Take a couple of pills to [...]
Posted in leg pain on Sep 27th, 2011
Hamstring muscles tight? Want to know how to get rid of the tightness? Well, this will probably come as a surprise to you. Your hamstrings aren’t the problem. Almost always, the problem is that your quadricep muscles in the front of your thigh are too tight. They are stronger than your hamstrings. Your ‘tight hamstrings’ [...]
Posted in Uncategorized on Sep 22nd, 2011
Do you want strong, healthy bones? Then you need a strong back. Why does a strong back equal strong bones? Here’s how it works: When your bones are all
Posted in knee pain on Aug 18th, 2011
Knee pain–who needs it? Why do you have it? And what can you do to get rid of your knee pain naturally? If you have access to a swimming pool or other safe body of water, here’s an idea: Get into the water and move. If you don’t swim (I don’t) then wear a grown-up [...]
Strong abdominal muscles help you stay tall and have good posture. That’s a really good thing because poor, collapsed posture causes heaps and heaps of problems. When your back muscles and abdominal muscles (your ‘core’) are not strong enough to hold you up, you end up with forward head posture–collapsed posture. That creates the posture [...]
Want to get rid of upper back muscle strain? Want to strengthen your upper back muscles quickly and easily? Just squeeze your shoulder blades together. S Q U E E Z E them to your spine and hold them there for a few seconds. Repeat 3 times. Do this only 3 times a day for [...]
Posted in exercise on Oct 9th, 2010
People have asked me about shoes with rocker bottoms. They are supposed to make your leg muscles stronger and more shapely but wait–how can that be? By letting the shoe do the motion rather than the joints in your feet, you are not using your foot and leg muscles fully. Here’s an article about this [...]
Posted in exercise on Sep 7th, 2010
Here’s an easy way to strengthen your abdominal muscles. I learned this from a physical therapist. The easiest way to strengthen your abdominals is not to do crunches or sit ups. I don’t like crunches or sit ups for a few different reasons and sometimes they can actually cause back pain. The easiest way is [...]
Posted in strength on May 11th, 2010
My goal is to help you get stronger and have better posture and less pain regardless of your current situation. I have designed movements that you can do simply and easily in bed. Almost everyone, regardless of age and ability can do these movements. When you get beyond that point or if you want to [...]
