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Ya-Ling J. Liou, D.C.

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.

4 min readSep 16, 2022

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Saying “Sorry” (to Your Patients)

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Ya-Ling J. Liou, D.C.

Home Invasion

Your 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.

4 min readSep 2, 2022

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Home Invasion

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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…

6 min readJul 24, 2022

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Eyes — a Window to Our Soul…and to Our Biological Need for Reassurance?

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Ya-Ling J. Liou, D.C.

How Your Pain is Just Like Your Need to Poop

Quite a few years ago when I was teaching at a massage school, I was asked to give a short commencement address during graduation. I…

4 min readJul 15, 2022

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How Your Pain is Just Like Your Need to Poop

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Ya-Ling J. Liou, D.C.

Are You Ignoring Your Basic Body Needs?

All signs point to “yes”. Most of us do.

4 min readJul 8, 2022

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Are You Ignoring Your Basic Body Needs?

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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.

3 min readJun 24, 2022

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The Cranky Baby Test — 3 Questions You Should Ask Yourself if You Feel Anxious, Stressed or…

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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…

6 min readJun 17, 2022

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5 Ways to Walk “Smarter”

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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…

5 min readJun 10, 2022

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5 Mistakes People Make When Walking — Stretching “Wrong” (5 of 5)

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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…

3 min readJun 3, 2022

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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?

3 min readMay 27, 2022

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5 Mistakes People Make When Walking — Bones as Meat Hangers (3 of 5)

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Ya-Ling J. Liou, D.C.

Ya-Ling J. Liou, D.C.

I write about better pain coping & improving pain care through human connection. Here’s how I can help you: https://linktr.ee/dr.yaling.liou

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