Heidi Overman, LMT How does your body feel when you’re playing golf? Golf is a game that challenges your body. You are twisting, flexing, gripping, and extending muscles in ways you don’t normally do. The movements are quick, and your muscles need to be able to react without pulling and tweaking while hitting your shot.…
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Generals, April 2021
Wellness Roundup: The Dangers of Opioid Use in Seniors
Linda Shannon-Hills The SaddleBrooke Ranch Wellness Roundup is sponsoring a Zoom seminar on Friday, April 16, from 5 until 6 p.m. The presentation will provide a better understanding of the dangers of prescription drug misuse, proper storage, and disposal methods, as well as helpful resources to keep you and your family safe. Data from 2018 shows…
Features, April 2021
2 Your Health: Pain Management and How Massage Can Help
Heidi Overman, LMT Pain. It will disrupt your day. Your week. Your months. Your retirement years. But what can you do? A lifetime of drugs? Surgeries? Shots? How about regular massage? Yes. Regular massage can help with muscular pain management. Have you ever had a doctor tell you that your pain is muscular? Then they prescribe some…
Generals, April 2021
Save the Date for the 2021 Health Fair on Oct. 23
Phyllis Ketring, Publicity Coordinator The 2020 Health Fair was canceled due to the COVID outbreak and the vulnerability of our community. The 2021 Health Fair is scheduled for Oct. 23, 9 a.m. to noon. If the pandemic numbers decrease while vaccinations increase and both SaddleBrooke One and MountainView open their spaces for public use, it…
Features, February 2021
2 Your Health: Deep Tissue Massage: Why Does Massage Hurt?
Heidi Overman, LMT #MT-24997 Communication is key to a successful massage! Deep tissue massage is often preferred when getting a massage. This type of massage can be very successful in breaking up adhesions, chronic muscular holding patterns, increasing range of motion, decreasing pain, and can break up “stuck” fascia. Deep tissue massage usually focuses on…
Features, January 2021
2 Your Health: Massage and Autoimmune Disease: Are There Benefits?
Heidi Overman, LMT According to the AMTA, in autoimmune diseases, the immune system, which ordinarily defends the body against outside infection, mistakes the body’s own cells, tissues, and organs as foreign—and attacks them accordingly. Some diseases involve one part of the body, such as multiple sclerosis, in which the immune system attacks the central nervous…
Front Page, January 2021
Register Now for COVID-19 Vaccine
Linda Shannon-Hills SBR Neighbors Helping Neighbors group is teaming up with Desert Life Pharmacy located in SaddleBrooke to schedule COVID-19 vaccinations for our SaddleBrooke Ranch residents. Working with Pinal County Health Services, Desert Life Pharmacy has ordered vaccines for residents of SaddleBrooke Ranch. It is unknown how many doses will be sent out at a time…
Features, November 2020
2 Your Health: Massage and Autoimmune Disease: Are There Benefits?
Heidi Overman, LMT According to the American Massage Therapy Association (AMTA), in autoimmune diseases, the immune system, which ordinarily defends the body against outside infection, mistakes the body’s own cells, tissues, and organs as foreign, and attacks them accordingly. Some diseases involve one part of the body, such as multiple sclerosis, in which the immune…
Features, October 2020
2 Your Health: Carpal Tunnel Syndrome: Can Massage Help?
Heidi Overman, LMT #MT-24997 What is Carpal Tunnel Syndrome (CTS)? As defined by Ruth Werner in A Massage Therapist’s Guide to Pathology, “CTS is a set of signs and symptoms brought about by the entrapment of the median nerve between the carpal bones of the wrist and the transverse carpal ligament that holds down the…
Generals, September 2020
14th Annual Autism Virtual Walk & Interactive Resource Fair
Autism Society of Southern Arizona The Autism Society of Southern Arizona will host the 14th Annual Autism Virtual Walk & Interactive Resource Fair on Saturday, September 26. This year’s event will be a virtual online experience featuring our opening ceremonies and online resource fair with exhibitors. Participants are encouraged to walk on that date and…