Ya-Ling J. Liou, D.C.Saying “Sorry” (to Your Patients)I definitely had to learn how to apologize to patients. It did not come naturally. In fact it was discouraged in school.Sep 16, 2022Sep 16, 2022
Ya-Ling J. Liou, D.C.Home InvasionYour body is your home and when it’s under siege by illness or being overhauled by medical experts it can feel like a home invasion.Sep 2, 2022Sep 2, 2022
Ya-Ling J. Liou, D.C.Eyes — a Window to Our Soul…and to Our Biological Need for Reassurance?Today, I bring you a personal interlude. This week I had an opportunity to engage in what I like to refer to as “field research”. When I…Jul 24, 2022Jul 24, 2022
Ya-Ling J. Liou, D.C.How Your Pain is Just Like Your Need to PoopQuite a few years ago when I was teaching at a massage school, I was asked to give a short commencement address during graduation. I…Jul 15, 2022Jul 15, 2022
Ya-Ling J. Liou, D.C.Are You Ignoring Your Basic Body Needs?All signs point to “yes”. Most of us do.Jul 8, 2022Jul 8, 2022
Ya-Ling J. Liou, D.C.The Cranky Baby Test — 3 Questions You Should Ask Yourself if You Feel Anxious, Stressed or…I often tell this story when talking about the connection between our emotions and our biochemistry, so you may have heard it before.Jun 24, 2022Jun 24, 2022
Ya-Ling J. Liou, D.C.5 Ways to Walk “Smarter”Whether you’re dealing with low back pain, hip pain, knee pain, or foot pain — unless it’s a fresh injury, I encourage you to experiment…Jun 17, 2022Jun 17, 2022
Ya-Ling J. Liou, D.C.5 Mistakes People Make When Walking — Stretching “Wrong” (5 of 5)If you’re like most of my patients, you don’t stretch before or after your exercise-walks or hikes …and for some reason you feel guilty…Jun 10, 2022Jun 10, 2022
Ya-Ling J. Liou, D.C.5 Mistakes People Make When Walking — Fashion Runway Model (4 of 5)You wouldn’t be alone if, when you walk, you have in your mind some version of a fashion catwalk. You may not look like a model when…Jun 3, 2022Jun 3, 2022
Ya-Ling J. Liou, D.C.5 Mistakes People Make When Walking — Bones as Meat Hangers (3 of 5)Do you think of your body as a skeleton with flesh draped on top of it?May 27, 2022May 27, 2022