Lindsay McCann RMT

Toe separators are made to release pressure and realign the toes to their natural position. After hours in tight restrictive shoes spacers can help the toes feel free again. They're often used to fight or prevent bunions, crooked toes, claw toes, hammertoes, and plantar fasciitis. They even have the potential to improve balance, gait, and posture! plus don’t they look cool ?

Happy feet Here is a daily self massage routine that you can do at home to keep your feet happy and mobile. - Plantar release focusing on the arch of your foot. Try flexing and extending your toes for increased intensity and to target specific intrinsic foot muscles. 1-2 minutes. - Lateral release rolling the ball side to side through the plantar foot, ball of the foot, and toes while keeping heel on the ground. The lateral release of the plantar foot and heel with the... toes planted on the ground. 1-2 minutes. - Finally, roll all the way from your heel to your toes length wise up the foot. 1-2 minutes. Your feet will Love you

What you’ve all been waiting for... Thoracic mobility exercise #2! I hope you enjoy how good it will make you feel Exercise #2: Thoracic Rotations with a Foam Roller -Lie on your side with the top knee bent on the foam roller... -Press down gently onto the roller with the knee and keep the pelvis neutral. -Place both arms together in front of your chest. -Keep the bottom arm on the floor, rotate away and have the top arm reach back toward the floor, opening up the chest and rotating the thoracic spine - Rotate as far as you can without discomfort, pause shortly, then return to the starting position -Try exhaling as you rotate away and inhaling as you return to the starting position. Try 5-10 repetitions on each side and see how much you can improve!

Let’s continue to keep those thoracic spines mobile! This will help you move better and decrease tension. Today and tomorrow I’ll share my two favourite thoracic spine mobilization exercises. ... Exercise #1: **Thoracic spine extensions over a foam roller** Place your foam roller on the floor and lie on your back with your knees bent, feet flat on the floor and the foam roller at the lower part of you thoracic spine (just under the shoulder blades). Engage your abdominals today prevent your lower back from arching. With your arms behind your head, supporting your head and neck, extend your upper back over the roller towards the floor. Go to your end range then return back to neutral. Repeat 5-10 times then move the roller higher up the spine and repeat at each level of restriction. Enjoy!! Exercise #2: to be continued tomorrow.... Note: if you do not have a foam roller you can use a thick rolled up towel or pool noodle. See more