Concordia Wellness, LLC

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...

09/24/2025

Walking is as distinctive as your face.
Walking is refreshing, healthful, and a nice change of scene. It is also a fantastic opportunity to play! Yes, play with your walk.
You may not think about walking in the sense of: How exactly do I walk? Most people just walk the way they walk as though there were no other option.
You've probably noticed, though, that you can tell someone from their walk, even from a great distance. The way you walk may be as distinctive as your face.
How could that be? Are there really that many ways to walk? Yes, and there are genetic, compensatory, immitative, psychological, and momentary influences.
And this is where play comes in: How about next time you walk you notice how you walk, and then play with it. Maybe soften your knees, maybe kick your toes a little bit, maybe bring your weight down on the whole foot rather than the heel first. Ooh! How about swinging your arms a little more or less, or swing your spine a bit more or put some hip into your walk. Wait! How about singing (in your head or out loud) a favorite song and walking to the rhythm. You could walk like a stork, or a cat, or a gecko.
Beyond being just fun, this play can also help us understand our habitual movements and offer us an opportunity to unwind habits that should be unwound.
Have fun out there people!

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09/18/2025

Who loves balance? We do!

Everybody falls. Toddlers, by definition, fall a lot. The older we get, the less we want to fall — the consequences (and our trepidation) increase exponentially. Staying upright is all about balance, and in fact balance helps us in many ways beyond fall avoidance. Balance supports performance, end...

09/11/2025

Today's graphic: Brain waves
Does the relative activity between these brain states reflect the difference you feel when you are in a busy mode -- for instance looking for parking -- and in a relaxed mode -- for instance receiving a rejuvenating massage?
Source: Medium.com

09/04/2025

As massage therapists, we witness the many ways bodies harbor the stresses that we subject them to. We are also witness to the body’s astounding ability to process and release stress...

https://www.concordiawellness.com/post/reflecting

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