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Laura Welch
Dec 30, 20233 min read
Sugar and Spice and Everything Not-So-Nice
I'm just going to start by stating the obvious: sugar is terrible for our bodies and a habit that's hard to kick. Yeah, yeah, so what? ...
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Laura Welch
Nov 19, 20234 min read
The Buzzkill for Our Body? Alcohol
When I was in my residency program at Kaiser Permanente in Vallejo, California, every week I sat in rounds where all the disciplines...
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Laura Welch
Nov 3, 20235 min read
Protein: Ah, Amino Acids, Let Me Count the Ways
I've had a fascination with amino acids lately. In my undergraduate studies, we learned that amino acids are the "building blocks of...
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Laura Welch
Oct 22, 20235 min read
Understanding Knee Pain: A Monkey in the Middle
The knee joint is such a cool structure. I especially admire it for it's intricate design. Let's start with some anatomy. If this...
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Laura Welch
Aug 25, 20233 min read
Follow Your Heart(rate)
I love the heart. It's so unique in that it has its own contractile tissue that is a different kind from skeletal muscle tissue in your...
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Laura Welch
Apr 26, 20234 min read
NSAIDs...worth it?
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are readily available for our consumption and they certainly have a place in this world for...
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Laura Welch
Apr 13, 20233 min read
Why do I hurt more after I stretch?
Ah...stretching; the intervention that used to get great acclaim for preventing injuries. Then it was realized that injury prevention is...
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Laura Welch
Apr 6, 20233 min read
Opening the Medicine Cabinet in Your Brain
We come into this world equipped with our own medicine cabinet in our brains. Our brains and our guts produce amazing feel-good hormones...
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Laura Welch
Mar 26, 20233 min read
Get Off Your Tuchus
In this modern age, it is common to have what's lovingly termed a "desk job", which basically means sitting is usually maintained for...
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Laura Welch
Mar 2, 20232 min read
All We Need Is...Oxytocin
The impending birth experience is on the horizon for me and true to my nature, I dove right in to learn as much as possible. I have read...
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Laura Welch
Feb 22, 20235 min read
The Content You Consume.
There has been a strong theme circling around me lately so of course I felt compelled to share. It caught my attention a few weeks ago...
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Laura Welch
Jan 10, 20233 min read
Looking for change? Target your environment.
We are humans, yes. We are sophisticated in many ways compared to our ancestors and fellow animals. We are equipped with an...
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Laura Welch
Oct 21, 20223 min read
Fear and pain
Have you ever had these thoughts when you experience pain? Jumping to conclusions: "I will never be able to do (activity of choice)...
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Laura Welch
Oct 13, 20222 min read
Where is your tongue?
Your tongue is in your mouth...duh. But where does it rest? Is it on the floor or on the roof of your mouth? Why do we care? If we had...
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Laura Welch
Oct 6, 20224 min read
What is the best form of exercise?
The best form of exercise...this is a topic that comes up frequently in the office. Do you know what I always say? The best form of...
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Laura Welch
Sep 27, 20224 min read
This probably isn't related, but...
I hear this all the time; someone shares a story from their past that they feel may not be important, but worth mentioning. The funny...
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Laura Welch
May 14, 20221 min read
Grass
I cut the grass this morning; a quick sneak between bouts of rain. Our yard is so small that it only takes a weed whacker to take care...
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Laura Welch
Feb 7, 20222 min read
What's the Deal with Craniosacral Therapy?
Craniosacral Therapy (CST) was one of those mystical things I had only loosely heard about. What I had heard weren't necessarily good...
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Laura Welch
Jan 30, 20223 min read
It's All Connected...What Does That Mean?!
I often joke in the clinic about how us practitioners say, "It's all connected," when we want to give the short answer to describe...
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Laura Welch
Dec 29, 20213 min read
Knowing What You Need
Getting to know yourself is a lifelong journey of one discovery after the next, lessons forever unfolding. There may even be times you...
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Feb 103 min read
The Way We Should on Ourselves
We have a funny word in the English language that really gets us into a pickle sometimes. It's the word "should". This small but mighty...


Dec 29, 20244 min read
Why the name Inspire PT?
When I started my business, I literally had NO idea what I was doing. I Googled a lot and I read a book about why businesses fail. I...


Nov 11, 20243 min read
How Will I Feel After Receiving Manual Therapy?
Manual therapy is a dive into a wonderful world of mystery and excitement. I love being able to make changes with manual techniques and...
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