Holly A. Radtke, LMT

03/27/2022

03/20/2021

This lengthy statement was well articulated and on point. I have been blessed with a clientele that understands the difference between massage therapists as health care providers as opposed to the exploitation of many women often within the Asian community.

Education is key to understanding. Compassion and empathy are key to humanity.

Be well.

01/27/2021

A potential cause of lower back discomfort along with a question & answer from the comment section.
Healthy Street offers a lot of information if you care to follow them.

12/18/2020

🦴 The body is a complex machine, remember to be kind to yourself; especially after such a stressful year. 🦴

Be well everyone❣️

09/05/2020

Another common ailment that should be diagnosed by a doctor. Not all wrist issues require surgery.

Practice good self care to minimize any distress.

09/02/2020

🥼 Always get a doctor to diagnose. 🩺

08/20/2020

Just breathe.

Perhaps the most important fluid of your body is the 250ml of cerebrospinal fluid that flows around a system of pipes surrounding the brain called the ventricles.
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​CSF is produced by the choroid plexus in the third ventricle, and from here it circulates through the brain via the ventricles and then to the spinal cord.

​Each day the entire volume of CSF is replaced four times. During sleep, the blood brain barrier relaxes to let CSF into the neurons and flush out the build-up from the day.
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​The veins around the chest vertebrae column transmit pressure upwards to the brain. They make up a sprawling network of tinier veins that extend up into the epidural venous system of the spinal canal. It’s called a venous plexus.
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During an inhale and exhale the chest rises and falls. The change in pressure flows upward to the CSF dynamics around the brain.
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​Here’s how it works:
 Breath in (inspiration) – Lowers chest pressure and empties the venous plexus. CSF flows down the spine.
 Breath out (expiration) – Increases chest pressure and fills the venous plexus, pushing CSF up the spine into the head.

The choroid plexus has many different functions. It eliminates waste products from brain tissues. It controls the travel of immune T cells in the CSF that promote cognition and fight infections in the brain.

It regulates the travel of critical microglia and neural stem cells that create new brain cells of all types. It is the major determinant of critical neuroplasticity time windows during brain development.

It is vital for the health of the brain regulating the immune surveillance and the maintenance and pruning of synapses.

CSF fluid is secreted by the choroid cells into the lateral ventricles; it flows to the third and fourth ventricles and then to the spinal cord. It is taken up in the sub arachnoid space into lymph near the cribiform plate and the newly discovered sinus lymphatics to lymph nodes and the blood.

To stimulate this system:

1) Take a big deep belly breath (count to 4)
2) Exhale slowly through the nose (counting to 8)
3) Inhale for 4
4) Exhale for 8 seconds.
5) Repeat 10 times

What did you feel?

08/12/2020

Plantar Fasciitis is a very common ailment that can be treated and maintained.

07/20/2020

A simple exercise can still be effective.

07/19/2020

A general guide.

07/18/2020

This Covid-19 Symptom Study has found skin rash to be a key sign of the disease. This post has photos of rashes. Massage Therapists who are practicing should be aware of this.

https://covid.joinzoe.com/us-post/skin-rash-covid?fbclid=IwAR2B4LTxcoun5J-CovUxktwF6RzY_uSxjZv4rRAlmpy0Ov-2QysyPA9D_Eo

Data from the COVID Symptom Study shows that characteristic skin symptoms should be considered as key diagnostic signs of the disease, even in the absence of any other symptoms.