Equalign Podcast

In this world of healthcare you need to have options. More options will lead to more success in your treatments. We all would like to have a magic wand and we don't so what do we do? We develop a bag of tools that can be used together and interchangeably according to how the client reacts to each tool. Listen along to how we make our choices.

Dr James Spencer is a Wellington Fl practitioner and focuses on human movement and balance. Improper movement can eventually progress to the leading cause of injury in the home: falling. Listen along as we discuss how you can self assess your balancing abilities.  Dr. Spencer can be reached by email at Drjspence@me.com. If you are not in the area he is also available for online consultations and e...

We love this tagline from Galaxy Quest. What do you do when things start to get hard? Do you stop and do something else? Do you just say it can't be done? Hard is where the learning comes in. Hard is where determination overcomes frustration. Learning something new takes time to develop the skills necessary to complete the task. Listen along to find out how to push through and Never Give Up a...

The One Third Rule is about life. One third of the time things are going to be great, one third of your life will be good and one third of your life will not go the way you would like. It is how you deal with the last one third that will make a huge difference in your life. 

Having a backup plan is one of the most important things you can add to you plan. Things don't always turnout the way you expect so then what do you do? Having a backup plan will keep you from stumbling or letting yourself shut down. Your attitude will make a difference. Turn frustration into fascination and choices will become evident. Listen along  and  be ready to have a backup plan.

Fit to Be First is our tag line. We came up with that when we were thinking about the work we do and the people and animals we treat. Who doesn't want to be first? How many are willing to do everything it takes to be first? It takes commitment physically, mentally and spiritually. Listen along as we discuss how to be Fit to Be First!

You can choose to empower others or you can choose to enable. Enabling is more like commiserating  with them. Let's all be negative together. Empowering involves teaching someone so that they have a new skill. Enabling is doing it for them. Listen along as we teach you how to empower yourself and others.

We live in a world of Now. We want our food fast, our data intake fast, our cars fast, our success fast. We have become the Verucas of the world. I want it now. When it comes to healing wanting it now does not happen. Healing is a matter of patience and time. We can apply multiple therapies and techniques to aid the healing process but it still takes time. Listen along and be patient.

One of the most common questions every practitioner hears is "How often does my animal need to be treated?' As a practitioner we generally base our treatment schedule on our past experience dealing with similar issues and a number of other issues. These can include time the practitioner has, the financial commitment of the client, severity of the issue, perceived need by the client and t...

Virginia Sunshine is a personal chef and healthy lifestyle coach. Nutrition is one of the most important aspects of our life and yet how many of us have no clue what healthy food really is? Listen along as Virginia gives us an idea of what it is and how we can achieve health. 

Being open to new things will allow you to add to your toolbox for helping others. You may not know you need something until you see it and realize how it is used what it is used for in your world. We have been introduced to many things over the years of working with animals and have tried many. If it fits into our practice and will get used we will use it. If it does not fit in our practice but i...

One of the best things in life is being able to help others and even better when nothing is expected in return. We have been lucky, worked hard and had a successful career. This has taught us that we are where we are because of the people that helped us along the way and the best way to pay that back is to pay it forward. Our most recent endeavor has been to help an artist that lives in Uganda. He...

Where do you go to learn and develop your craft and network with like minds? Seminars are a great place for continuing your education, refueling your brain, adding tools to your toolbox, meeting like minded people on similar life paths. Listen along and find out all the ways seminars are necessary for your life and soul. 

Feedback is a very important part of your animals health care. As a practitioner is necessary for creating a treatment plan and making decisions for future care. Feedback is not criticism. It is information based on your own evaluation of how the animal has accepted the treatment provided. Better or worse gives us specific information to plan future treatment needs. Listen along as to how feedback...

Kinesthetic cueing is how touch gets interpreted in the brain. During injury the brain will actually decrease the amount of information coming from the injured area. We use kinesiology tape to create an external kinesthetic cueing to remind the brain to pay more attention to the injured area. We use cueing our how life and now we will  make you aware of how to use to your advantage. 

This is a question we get asked a lot when working with people and their animals. And yes it very well can be you. This is the premise that we work from in Equalign. We are about balancing animal and human to improve  their performance, relationship and their overall health. Listen along and find out how you can tell if it is you. 

Drs Karen Wild and Claus have developed a way to measure the relaxation affects of manual treatments on horses. Listen to their innovated approach to measuring relaxation and how it was develop and what their future plans are for further developments. Dr. Claus is an MD, PhD and on the faculty at Northwester Medical College and Dr. Wild is an equine massage therapist in Sweden. We believe their in...

Equalign interviews Christopher Rodousakis who runs a specialized PT office in downtown Washington DC. He has a multidiscipline approach to improving the health and mobility of their clients. Listen along to his amazing story of his office and how he can help you be better and healthier.

We are in Montreal at the International Fascial Conference that is only held every three years. We look forward to this event not just for the information we will receive but for the connections that we will make and the new tools we will find to use. Life is about connections to those that share your passion. It is what will inspire you to be better at what you do and to help other people be bett...

Having seen so many injuries in animals that could have easily been prevented with just a little more awareness from their humans we decided it was time talk about some. All too often we fool ourselves into thinking our aged animal is not that old and can still do it or our young animal is so flexible that it will be ok no matter what happens. These are the kind of things that can lead to debilita...

What is it to be chiropractical? It is about creating the best balance in all aspects of your life. That means body and mind for you and your animals. It is about de-stressing, increasing comfort, better balance, and harmonizing your life. Listen along to find out how you can be more chiro-practical

In this interview you will hear more about stem cell as regenerative medicine for yourself and your animals. Stem cell speeds recovery, aids in the healing process and is an effective treatment for many disease processes. Stem cell has been used for a long time even in WWI placenta was placed over wounds and found to speed the healing process. Science has refined the technique and it has become po...

Who and what is in your sphere of influence? How do you pick who will influence you, who will be your customers, who has your back, who can you rely on, who can help you in a crisis? Having a good team and knowing what you want and what direction you want to go is just the start. Having a good network will drive your life in the direction of your choice. Listen along and find out how important you...

Everything can be done better. This concept can be applied in so many different aspects of your life. Find one area of you life you would like to improve on and just start with one simple aspect. Notice the changes it can make. How does it make you life better, easier, simpler, happier.... So many possible aspects. Listen along and find out what you can do to make everything better.

Look around at your life. What in your life is the perfect fit and what is not? Stop letting yourself settle for what is second best. Go for what you want. Don't let anyone or anything deter you from your path. In this episode we will discuss the perfect fit we have achieved and how you too can do it