Your Health Matters

Your Health Matters


Latest Episodes

5 Reasons to Get Yourself a Coach
April 29, 2021

In this week’s episode of Your Health Matters, I share about the importance of getting a coach. Any Information you need is readily available on the internet. However, what you find on the internet may not be helpful to you or may just be blatantly wro...

Myths Around Back Pain
April 22, 2021

Back pain is one of the most common complaints that people have in America. And, there are so many myths out there around back pain. In this episode, Dr. Jackie Fenton debunks six different myths around what causes back pain and best treatments for it....

Why Rest is Important
April 15, 2021

Sometimes we forget to rest because we feel like we can still do activities or movements just because we do not feel beat. However, resting is important because if you do not rest, it could lead to things like letting our body be on the fight or flight...

Returning to Movement
April 08, 2021

Returning to movement after a long break (maybe because of the pandemic) or an injury may be difficult and it is possible. Three things that are important to returning after a break from your activities go slow, make a plan,

Heal Your Ankle Sprain
April 01, 2021

Lateral ankle sprain is one of the most common injuries one can suffer from. However, a lot of people who get sprains tend to nurse the swelling, take a lot of pain medications, and not move at all. These are the actions that you should stay away from....

Flexibility, mobility, and strength – which one is better?
March 23, 2021

As discussed in this podcast, there is a common misconception about it not being possible to be flexible, mobile and strong. However, you can work on improving all of these so you can be a better and healthier version of yourself.  

What is happening with a disc herniation?
March 18, 2021

Many of Dr. Jackie Fenton's patients and yoga students have had concerns about disc herniation. Particularly, in their low back. In this episode, she covers what a disc herniation is and why it might not be as scary as you think.

Your Sleep Matters
March 11, 2021

In this week's episode, Dr. Jackie Fenton discusses how your sleep matters in the healing process. She reviews how to get a good night's sleep and busts the myth that there is a perfect way to sleep at night. Guess what,

Does self massage work?
March 04, 2021

This work on Your Health Matters, Dr. Jackie Fenton explores if self massage works or not. And even more than that, what to do for those muscles that just constantly feel like they need to be pressed on. Listen in to help decrease your pain in that sch...

Your Posture Doesn’t Matter
February 25, 2021

If the title of this episode, Your Posture Doesn't Matter, triggers you a little bit....good :) Dr. Jackie Fenton talks about why your posture doesn't matter as much as you think it does. Many research studies have shown that your posture itself doesn'...