by Michelle Owen | Jun 12, 2025 | Back & Neck Pain, Core Training, Exercise, Rehabilitation, Stretching, Uncategorized
Why commercial-grade stability balls outperform everything else — and how to choose the right one for your body and training. Made from low-grade, overly bouncy material — leading to awkward feel, poor control, and inconsistent inflation results. Common in big gyms...
by Michelle Owen | Jul 7, 2020 | Back & Neck Pain, High Performance Training, Optimal Health, Rehabilitation
A C.H.E.K practitioner understands that the body is a system of many complex inter-related systems that all affect each other. They are highly skilled in human biomechanics, orthopedic rehabilitation, and sports performance. The multi-disciplinary C.H.E.K system is...
by Michelle Owen | Nov 13, 2019 | Back & Neck Pain, Rehabilitation
Inter-vertebral discs are shock absorbers for the spine. Their inner is made of a gel-like substance called the nucleus pulposus. The nucleus has a high water content and is enclosed in a tough fibrous casing called the annulus fibrosis. Together they cushion the...