Howie Eugenio, RMT

10/03/2025

Another basketball season starts tonight! 🏀

I'm starting to feel my body not being as spry as it was in my younger years so I wanted to make sure I was feeling good prior to the start of this season.

I don't have as much time these days to play/workout so I tried to sneak in exercises whenever I could.

Here's a few exercises working on stability to help with absorbing contact during a game

10/21/2021

Steps in the right direction!

https://ca.finance.yahoo.com/news/newfoundland-labrador-says-soft-drink-143848150.html

ST. JOHN'S, N.L. — In an effort to boost health outcomes in an ailing province, the Newfoundland and Labrador government unveiled details Tuesday of what it says will be the country's first tax specifically targeting sugary drinks. Finance Minister Siobhan Coady told reporters the tax will hike pr...

10/19/2021

I have problems. Lots of them. Does that surprise you? Did you imagine that if you were able to be successful and find love that all the problems would go away? They don’t.

The problems don’t stop because of anything external changing. The problems just change. Perhaps instead of worrying about physical needs like food and shelter, you start worrying about emotional and spiritual needs. They all feel real and can be incredibly painful. And if you think that those emotional and spiritual problems aren’t life and death - then look at all the wealthy, successful people who have killed themselves.

Like the quote says, the way to be happy is to learn how to deal with problems. And the only way I know to do that is perspective. To remember that the important part of me is not my body or my identity, but the unborn and undying consciousness within me. The one who is aware of my mind and body. That can’t be harmed. Not by slander, not by bullets, and not by death. And from that perspective, all the problems seem like opportunities for my incarnation to solve a puzzle and become wiser, better, and stronger for it.

Artist: on IG

10/07/2021

This is why I took my stance. To bring awareness to our health

https://www.winnipegfreepress.com/special/coronavirus/facts-prevail-for-now-vaccinated-trio-575466162.html

09/10/2021

Y'all never told me this sh*t gives you super powers!

08/26/2021

Let’s get to 27046 signatures by the end of today - can you add yours?

06/25/2021

We are wired for touch from the moment we're born

Skin to skin contact right after a baby is born builds trust, it communicates with them that they're safe. It helps them to relax by regulating their breathing and heart rate.

Proof that an innate healing ability lies within us.

We're no different as adults, positive touch helps calm the nervous system, reduces stress, helps release our feel good hormones.

How many of us are being deprived of this right now? We all are to varying degrees, makes me wonder what affect it will have on us moving forward.

If you haven't heard of touch starvation, it basically leads to the opposite of what positive touch does. Stress, depression, anxiety etc.

My massage schedule is back open again, looking forward to working with everyone!

And looking forward to the days we can high five, shake hands, and give hugs again 👏🏼🤝🤗

Thanks to everyone who reached out, baby Yara is doing great!

06/13/2021

https://globalnews.ca/news/7939882/mushrooms-psychedelic-therapy-canada/amp/

Medical research shows the promise of magic mushrooms and other psychedelic compounds in treating mental disorders. So why is this therapy not more widely available?

06/11/2021

"We are asymmetrical beings"

This statement is totally changing the way I've been looking at the body.

In school we always viewed the musculoskeletal system as symmetrical, we have the same muscles on the left and right but we failed to account for the organs.

If we have a heart on the left side, the liver and a larger diaphragm on the right, then we're naturally asymmetrical.

Because of this, most of us shift our weight to the right causing our right pelvis to rotate forward and the left torso to turn back to compensate. It's interesting because recently all the shoulder cases I've had have been on the left side 🤔

Injuries and trauma can exacerbate this asymmetry and how our body manages it can give us some insight into why chronic issues develop. Maybe it's the missing link for why said issues never go away no matter what we try.

Down the PRI (postural restoration) rabbit hole I go!

05/07/2021

🧠 THE MIND BODY CONNECTION 💆🏻

As manual therapists, we often learn and think about the body from a physical standpoint. Rarely do we discuss the relationship between your thoughts and feelings and your physical state.

However the mind body connection goes deeper than I realized and might be the missing link for how I treat chronic muscle tightness.

There's a reason our brain tells our muscles to tighten up. From a physical standpoint, it can be a way for the body to become more efficient.

For example if you sit a lot, the brain will tell the glutes and core muscles to shut off because why waste energy on muscles that aren't being used. Eventually other muscles may tighten up as a way to 'pick up the slack' from those lazy muscles.

The brain can also tell our muscles to tighten up as a protective mechanism.
For example someone living in fear might have a cowering type posture, rounding the shoulders forward and ducking the chin. This is one way emotion can manifest in the body as a physical sensation.

In theory, if we can reset the signals from the brain we can reduce muscle tightness. That's why I want to incorporate more stretching, movement, and breathwork in my treatment plan. To bring awareness to how our body feels and use the mind body connection to heal.

Check out my man .co
for some good tips!

04/26/2021

Some good tips here. Take control of your health!

04/22/2021

Need a good calf stretch?

I started making these calf stretch boards as a little side project. It was really just a way to get together with a few friends as they were working on projects of their own.

I figured it would be a good way for other health professionals to promote their own business with their logo etched into the board (thanks !)

These slant boards have one different feature from others out in the market as you can flip it over and use the dowel for balance or massaging your feet.

If you're interested in one shoot me a DM! I can make them without a logo as well.