Concordia Wellness, LLC

03/13/2026

Anyone who has played sports or endured a joint injury likely knows the acronym RICE.
https://www.concordiawellness.com/post/a-fresh-look-at-rice
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03/02/2026

But Blue Star donuts are soooo good

If an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, how come it takes a pound of effort to motivate ourselves to do an ounce of prevention?

01/29/2026

Sensory Overload / Research Excesses?
What happens when you expose baby mice to a cacophony of light and sound for six hours per day for six weeks?

What happens when you expose baby mice to a cacophony of light and sound for six hours per day for six weeks?

01/17/2026

Winter food and clothing drive success. Thanks clients!

Kim managed to fit the donated clothing in his bike trailer and saddle-bag to transport it to the HIV Day Center.

12/19/2025

Help me solve this conundrum:
On the one hand, those providing nonpharmaceutical interventions such as massage therapy, physical therapy, acupuncture, and occupational therapy must provide evidence to insurance companies (and their third party affiliates) of continual improvement and symptom resolution in order to be paid by their patients' insurance companies.
On the other hand, pharmaceuticals can be prescribed continuously for ongoing management of a condition without having to show that symptoms are continually improving or resolving.
Ironically, nonpharmaceutical approaches rarely come with negative side effects and often have positive side effects, as compared to many pharmaceuticals that can have quite negative side effects.
This is not rhetorical. I'm actually wondering if there's something I'm missing.

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12/11/2025

What actually happens after a bone breaks? How does the body fix itself?
I have been asking myself that question since I began seeing a client who had a pretty horrific accident - he and his bike versus a fast moving car. Broken bones were not actually the worst of it, but recovery from their broken bones and subsequent surgeries is what I'm supporting them with.
I found a lot of resources online describing bone break recovery, from the moment of injury to "remodeling". Here's one from Arizona State University that describes it succinctly, with diagrams and an animation:

How Do Bones Heal?What's happening inside your body when a bone is broken? Lets take a closer look at the step-by-step process your body goes through to heal a broken bone. You can begin by watching this short video that shows the different stages of bone healing. If you want learn more about bone r...

12/06/2025

This time of year "gratitude" is a word that gets thrown around a lot. Kim takes a deep dive into this feeling in the latest post in our blog.

Scientific studies (and common sense) point to various benefits of gratitude. Studies show a connection between gratitude and physical and mental health, meaningful relationships, reduced aggression, better sleep, improved self-esteem, and success in facing trauma. Making Gratitude PersonalA scienti...

11/20/2025

Press, release*: Our practitioner Kim is launching a newsletter to inspire bodyworkers. It will explore the intersection of bodywork and art.
https://bodyworkasart.substack.com/

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* Cringe-worthy massage therapy pun

10/27/2025

Knowledge is power. Ever heard of the parasympathetic nervous system?

Balance is a key to health. We have balancing mechanisms for digestion, immunity, growth, and to keep us from toppling on our way down the stairs. One of our most fundamental balancing mechanisms concerns the divisions of the involuntary (or autonomic) nervous system that determine whether we are re...

10/16/2025

Everyone's a-buzz about mental plasticity.
Why not bust out of that rut with our latest blog post?

At present, but maybe not for long, the human brain is the most sophisticated and intricate “machine” that we know of in the universe. One of its most marvelous functions is automation, meaning that once we’ve learned and practiced something extensively — like turning your head, walking, jug...

10/11/2025

If a massage therapist gives a massage and no one is there to experience it...
Now your turn, finish the sentence.

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10/01/2025

Where did the sun go? Did you just feel your Vitamin D level plummet?

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Sunlight and Vitamin D are hot topics in the cold season. As summer transitions to fall here's some compiled information about Vitamin D (see list of sources at the bottom for more info). Disclosure: I am neither a nutritionist nor a doctor, so please do your own research and/or consult an expert be...