Episode 9: Moldy Flare-ups and Vulnerability Hangovers
04/26/22 • 14 min
Abby talks about her own experience with chronic pain and flare-ups due to mold exposure.
Main points:
1. You deserve care from someone who listens, does not interrupt, believes you, and makes a plan with you.
2. Our brains say a lot of conflicting things when we hurt.
3. You are not alone in your pain experience.
Abby is the owner of Forte Performance & Physical Therapy, where she works with musicians, artists, and performers to help them feel and sound their best.
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Disclaimer: This podcast episode is for educational purposes only and is not to be taken as medical advice.
Abby talks about her own experience with chronic pain and flare-ups due to mold exposure.
Main points:
1. You deserve care from someone who listens, does not interrupt, believes you, and makes a plan with you.
2. Our brains say a lot of conflicting things when we hurt.
3. You are not alone in your pain experience.
Abby is the owner of Forte Performance & Physical Therapy, where she works with musicians, artists, and performers to help them feel and sound their best.
Website
Instagram
Facebook
Disclaimer: This podcast episode is for educational purposes only and is not to be taken as medical advice.
Previous Episode
Episode 8: Can I get better at being loud? (and other diaphragm things)
This is in response to a submitted question, "Can I get better at being loud?" This person has noticed that she isn't able to raise her speaking volume to match the crowded spaces she is returning to after years of quiet pandemic life.
Main points:
1. There are 7+ diaphragms in our bodies.
2. They are areas that separate one area from another and help to manage internal and external pressures/forces on our bodies.
3. They need to ascend and descend together to facilitate the movement of air and our bodies in general.
4. Working on the body position extremes (positions of exhale and inhale) and then gradually working on the control of airflow and speaking volume to build stamina will help!
Abby is the owner of Forte Performance & Physical Therapy, where she works with musicians, artists, and performers to help them feel and sound their best.
Website
Instagram
Facebook
Disclaimer: This podcast episode is for educational purposes only and is not to be taken as medical advice.
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Episode 10: Breath stacking and hyperinflation
Stacking your breaths and using postural habits that put you in a state of hyperinflation makes breathing, singing, and playing harder.
If you have these patterns you might feel some of the following:
1. You can’t last as long through a phrase or need more catch breaths than you used to.
2. You can’t get enough air in.
3. You have a lot of shoulder and neck tension that does not change no matter how much you stretch.
4. Your back is stiff if you stand for too long.
5. You feel that making music is harder than it used to..., and you miss the sense of ease you might have had in the past.
6. You feel exhausted, and your body aches on the ride home.
7. You have been told you look stiff or keep hearing people around you telling you to relax.
Abby is the owner of Forte Performance & Physical Therapy, where she works with musicians, artists, and performers to help them feel and sound their best.
Website
Instagram
Facebook
Disclaimer: This podcast episode is for educational purposes only and is not to be taken as medical advice.
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