Salmon swim upstream and work against the current to return to their birthplace in order to reproduce and give their offspring a fighting chance. They have specialized cells to help them navigate, much like the Ampullae of Lorenzini in cartilaginous fish like sharks and rays. (Can you tell I learned a new cool science thing today?) Every time you take the strenghortunity to use your muscles you are acting in your best interest, like a Salmon. When you choose the pa

Eric and I were thrilled to attend the wedding of our nephew Owen Evans and his lovely bride Allison Buege July 18, 2025. Eric played the bagpipes and we enjoyed seeing family and meeting new friends and family in Portland, Oregon. Sadly, my sister-in-law, Lynelle Pond Lovejoy passed away from severe medical complications on January 22, 2026. We also lost my youngest brother Slade Lovejoy on March 17, 2026. He was on dialysis due to kidney failure and had several othe

I have been remiss about keeping up with my blog and website. I am sorry but life has been filled with ups and downs. I stopped working for almost a year but went back to work at PEAK Performance Therapy in Sequim which is a small outpatient clinic. I have very much enjoyed working with patients and very nice and knowledgeable colleagues. We lost Kiska but have adopted a lovely black German Shepherd named Salish. He has been a delight, when he is not being a weapon

Learning to fire the pelvic floor has very powerful benefits. Most importantly, it helps to hold the skeleton in a neutral alignment to...

When the muscles on the front of the spine are in a spasm because the nerve is telling them to fire continuously, this causes the back to...

The shoulders are represented in this photo as cups stacked on top of plates. The largest plate on the bottom is meant to be the pelvis....

When you have a headache, shoulder pain, back pain, or trouble with a leg joint like the knee this is commonly coming from a pelvis that...

I am happy to announce that my book, No Nursing Home For Me: Strategies to manage pain, improve functional mobility, and keep you living...

Last Saturday I had the best strengthortunity, thanks to the lovely Miss Kiska-boo! I had been lazy and the weather was really bad...

I moved to Washington State when I was in ninth grade. It was quite the shock when school was canceled due to 3" of snow on the ground. ...

My name is Loraine Lovejoy-Evans and I am a doctor of physical therapy. I am writing this blog to help people learn how to manage their...