Candace Grant, RMT

11/25/2025

TECH NECK IS REAL — AND IT’S WRECKING MORE THAN YOUR NECK

When your head sits upright, it weighs about 10–12 lbs.
But for every inch it leans forward while looking at a phone or computer…

➡️ 1 inch forward = ~27 lbs of force
➡️ 2 inches forward = ~40 lbs

That’s like carrying a bowling ball with your neck all day. No wonder so many people feel tight, tired, and tense.

💥 How Tech Neck Affects Your Whole Body

Forward head posture creates a chain reaction:

• Tight neck and shoulder muscles
• Weak upper back muscles
• Compressed cervical discs
• Restricted breathing from rounded shoulders
• Tension through your posture chain all the way to the low back and hips

Your body keeps compensating… until symptoms show up.

⚠️ Common Signs of Tech Neck

• Neck pain or stiffness
• Headaches
• Tingling in arms or hands
• Shoulder tension
• Between-the-shoulder-blade fatigue
• Jaw tightness
• Brain fog or difficulty focusing

These aren’t random symptoms — they’re posture signals.

✅ Why a Posture Program Matters

Massage feels good. Stretching helps. But tech neck is a movement imbalance, not a quick fix issue.
A posture program is what actually restores balance:

✨ Repositions the head and neck
✨ Strengthens the upper back
✨ Opens the chest for better breathing
✨ Reduces long-term strain and wear on joints

Good posture isn’t just for now — it’s an investment in your future mobility, energy, and spinal health.

If you're ready to reduce tech neck and feel better long-term, a posture program is the place to start.

Are you ready to book a Posture Consultation?
Online and in person available.

11/25/2025

Are you suffering from chronic pain?
Have you tried other types of treatments only to find that the relief is short-lived or haven’t had any real relief?
Do you want to avoid surgery or dependence on drugs or other medications?
Is pain preventing you from doing your favorite activities?

𝐇𝐚𝐯𝐞 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐡𝐞𝐚𝐫𝐝 𝐚𝐛𝐨𝐮𝐭 𝐄𝐠𝐨𝐬𝐜𝐮𝐞 𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐩𝐲?

𝙀𝙜𝙤𝙨𝙘𝙪𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙖𝙡𝙡 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙪𝙩 𝙥𝙤𝙨𝙩𝙪𝙧𝙚!

It is Postural Alignment Therapy developed by Pete Egoscue in 1978 to eliminate chronic pain without drugs, surgery, or manipulations. It’s a revolutionary approach for treating chronic pain with corrective exercise.​
Postural Alignment Therapy Provides Effective Pain Relief For back pain, hip pain, knee pain, IT band syndrome, tennis or golfers' elbow, disc herniation, sciatica, rotator cuff injuries, plantar fasciitis, carpal tunnel, TMD, migraine headaches, neck pain, scoliosis, degenerative joints, degenerative disc disease and a myriad of other pain conditions.​

​By using a series of simple gentle movements and stretches along with the use of gravity and body weight, The Egoscue Method re-educates the muscles to move and function the way they were designed so that musculoskeletal balance and joint alignment are restored in the body.

Let’s find out how postural alignment therapy can help you.

Booking into January 2026

11/25/2025

🌟 Your Shoulder Blades Are in a Constant Tug-of-War 🌟

Did you know the muscles around your scapula (shoulder blade) are constantly negotiating with each other? It’s like a tug-of-war happening all day long.

Your shoulder blade doesn’t move on its own, 17 different muscles attach to it. When even one of these muscles gets tight, weak, or overworked, it pulls the scapula out of balance… and suddenly your range of motion changes.

👉 That stiffness reaching overhead?
👉 That pinch when you turn your neck?
👉 That shoulder “clicking”?

Often it’s simply the muscles around the scapula not working together.

For smooth, pain-free motion, your body needs:
✨ Balanced strength
✨ Flexible, responsive muscles
✨ Proper posture and alignment

When everything works as a team, the shoulder glides effortlessly. When it doesn’t, you feel it.

This is why posture therapy, mobility work, and gentle corrective exercises matter they restore balance to the tug-of-war.

If your shoulders feel tight, restricted, or uneven, it might not be “just age”… it might be your scapula asking for a little teamwork.

Massage and Posture Therapy are a great together to help get those shoulders moving again.

11/24/2025

Booked until January..but you can add yourself to a waitlist in case I get cancelations.
Thank you

11/21/2025

Let’s Clear This Up: Deep Tissue vs. Swedish Massage

There’s a big myth out there that deep tissue massage is “better” because it’s harder, deeper, or more intense.
But here’s the truth… it’s ALL Swedish massage.
Meaning: both use the same foundational techniques — effleurage, petrissage, friction, and more.

So what’s the difference?
Not the technique — the intention and pressure.

🔹 Swedish massage typically uses lighter to moderate pressure
— calming the nervous system, improving circulation, supporting recovery.

🔹 Deep tissue massage uses those same movements, just with slower, more focused pressure
— working into layers of muscle and fascia.

But here’s the important part ⬇️
Deep doesn’t automatically mean more release.

If your muscles tense up, guard, or feel “attacked,”
— you’re not releasing anything
— you’re traumatizing the tissue.

Yet many of us have bought into the idea:
“No pain, no gain.”
“If I’m not hurting, it’s not working.”
“I want the deepest pressure you’ve got!”

But healing doesn’t always require force.
Sometimes the body relaxes deeper when it feels safe, supported, and met with the right pressure — not maximum pressure.

And here’s another key piece:
Fascia can release in many ways — not just through pressure.

Fascia responds to:
✔️ Gentle sustained pressure
✔️ Slow movement
✔️ Active stretching (when the body participates)
✔️ Passive stretching (when the body is supported and lets go)

The method that works best often depends on the type of trauma or tension your body is holding.
Sometimes it needs stretch. Sometimes it needs stillness. Sometimes it needs soft, sustained touch.

💡 The goal isn’t to crush the muscles
It’s to restore balance, mobility, and ease.

Deep is just one option — not the definition of “better.”
Choose what helps your body let go, not fight back.

11/20/2025

Support Massage Therapists... in their fight to remove the HST from therapy. We have been fighting this battle for over 30 years. We have met all the requirements. Hopefully the new year... brings good news.
It would be a win win for the therapist and the client.

Unlike most other private health services, massage therapy is not exempt from the GST. If you've ever gotten a massage, you paid tax on it.Today, I tabled a ...

11/19/2025

Posture Tip of the Day 🧠💪

We often hear about tummy time for babies — helping them build strength in their neck, back, and core. But guess what? Adults need tummy time too!
Exercises like the Superman pose and Cobra aren't just for kids — they’re powerful postural resets for anyone who sits too much, has rounded shoulders, or feels that "tech neck" creeping in.

These gentle back-extension exercises help counteract the hunched-forward posture that comes from desk work, driving, or scrolling.

Here are 3 key benefits:

1️⃣ Strengthen your posterior chain
Your glutes, spinal muscles, and mid-back get activated — helping you stand taller and reduce back strain.

2️⃣ Open the chest & improve breathing
Cobra especially helps expand the rib cage, improving diaphragm function and letting you breathe deeper (hello vagus nerve support).

3️⃣ Reset posture & reduce neck tension
These movements reverse forward head posture and rounded shoulders — helping ease neck, shoulder, and upper back tension.

✨ Just a few minutes a day can make a big difference. Think of it as adult tummy time — your posture will thank you!

11/18/2025

Posture Ergonomics vs. Office Ergonomics — What’s the Difference? 🤔

Most people have heard of office ergonomics — adjusting your chair, screen height, keyboard, and desk setup to be more comfortable and reduce strain.

That’s helpful — but it’s only part of the picture.

Office Ergonomics = Equipment setup
🔹 Chair height
🔹 Monitor position
🔹 Desk angles
🔹 Keyboard + mouse placement
It focuses on making your workspace fit your body.

But here’s the problem:
➡️ If your body is out of balance, even the perfect setup won’t fix poor posture, pain, or fatigue.

That’s where Posture Ergonomics steps in.
It’s the missing link.

Posture Ergonomics = Your body + the environment
It looks at:
✔️ How your body is aligned and moving
✔️ Muscle imbalances affecting your sitting and standing
✔️ Breathing patterns and core engagement
✔️ Your natural posture — not the one forced by a chair
✔️ Movement breaks to reset your structure throughout the day

Posture Ergonomics doesn’t just adjust your desk — it helps YOU adapt better to your environment.

Because you don’t need a “perfect” chair…
You need a body that can sit, stand, focus, and breathe with less strain — anywhere.

🌀 Office Ergonomics = External setup
🌀 Posture Ergonomics = Internal + external alignment

One changes your workspace.
The other changes your health.

Stay tuned ... in January I will be launching a 5 day lunch and learn series that will take you from Slouch to Strong.

Comment below.. if you want to be the first to know when it releases.

11/18/2025

Thanks Grey Bruce Benefits for publishing. Awareness is the key to creating changes in your posture.

Posture Is Declining at the Speed of Technology

11/17/2025

Posture Reframe Time

Most people think posture is just how you sit or stand. Shoulders back, chin tucked, feet flat.

But true posture is so much more than a position — it’s a reflection of how your entire body has adapted over time.
Posture lives in your fascia, the connective tissue that wraps and links every muscle, bone, and organ. It forms tension lines that run from your head to your feet.

So when one area is tight or misaligned… the whole system compensates.
Let’s talk hips as an example ⬇️
If your hip is tight, weak, or rotated, it’s not just a hip problem.
Your knee may ache. Your low back might complain. Your posture shifts.
That’s not coincidence — that’s whole-body imbalance.
It’s human nature to Zoom in on the pain:
🔸 "My hip hurts — fix the hip."
🔸 "My shoulder burns — what stretch do I need?"
🔸 "My back is tight — what’s wrong with my spine?"
But pain is a symptom, not the root cause.

To transform how you feel and move, we have to zoom out and treat the body as one connected system.

When we do that? That’s when real, lasting change happens.
🌀 Posture isn’t about forcing yourself into a position.
It’s about restoring balance, flow, and alignment — from head to toe, inside and out.
Start treating the system, not the symptom — and watch what transforms.

My belief is that full body massage, and posture exercise that target the whole body is the best course of action to release what you call a symptom or a localized pain.

If you are ready to start treating your health on a whole body level rather than just chasing symptoms, let's talk and get you on the right track for the new year.