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Michelle Wald

Functional Medicine Physical Therapist Austin, TX

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Treating Back Pain with Functional Medicine

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Are you suffering from back pain that keeps occurring and recurring?  Does your pain move around? Maybe you feel unstable in your body when you try to balance or a walk on uneven surfaces?  Or, perhaps, small things that used to bring you pleasure like dancing, throw your back out or give you hip pain. […]

Are You on the Sugar Roller Coaster?

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What is the sugar roller coaster? Being on The Sugar Roller Coaster may be the worst thing to do to your health!  What happens is your blood sugar rises and falls above and below it’s optimal range which increases inflammation in the body.  Ideally it should remain in a narrow range. Click here to see: the-sugar-roller-coaster-1 The […]

It’s Time to Brush it off! Shake it off!

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I love common phrases in our vocabulary that give us good directions that can be so insightful, if not down right literal! “Brush it off” for example means to let go and not let it all bother you. Literally let it go and be free of the stress that it is creating, it is not […]

Are You Ready To Commit To Good Health?

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I want to ask you a couple of questions that only you can answer… When are you going to make your health a priority?  How long are you going to suffer from your back pain, your lack of enthusiasm, and your overall feeling like crap? Maybe you are frustrated that you haven’t gotten answers to […]

My Story

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After graduating from physical therapy school in 1991, I promptly wrecked my neck. I spent the next eight years worried that one wrong move, lifting someone wrong, or overdoing my exercises would flare it up. I had a lot of nerve pain and thought that was just something I was going to have to deal […]

Is Your Posture Holding You Back?

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Did you know that it’s very difficult to hold a good posture? You need a lot of strength and in the process of attaining better posture; you may not have the musculature to sustain good posture over time. As a result, we often go back to our habits of slumped posture. The good news is, […]

Take Inventory & Make Yourself A Priority

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Today, I want to talk to you about your priorities. I’ve been talking with my clients lately and it seems that we, especially as women, moms, or people who care for others often get our priorities a little mixed up. You know how they say, put your oxygen mask on first before you help somebody […]

Don’t Wait for a Diagnosis!

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Recently, a friend of mine told me a story that I want to share with you. My friend’s mother was diagnosed with type II diabetes, which is caused by a dysregulation in blood sugar and insulin resistance. She was told by her doctor many years ago that there wasn’t much she could do for this […]