Avalon Performance Therapy

09/24/2025

✨ Slow mornings, strong days ✨
Taking a few minutes to meditate, reflect, and journal sets the tone for my day. Gratitude resets my mindset, and from that space I feel ready to train, grow, and thrive 🌱💪

How do you like to reset and recharge? 🌸

09/22/2025

👀✨ Cranial Nerve Review: Eye Movers! ✨👀

Meet the motor trio that keeps your eyes dancing in perfect harmony:

🔹 CN III – Oculomotor: moves most of your eye muscles, lifts the eyelid, and controls the pupil.
🔹 CN IV – Trochlear: the specialist — moves the eye down & in (like when reading or checking your phone).
🔹 CN VI – Abducens: abducts the eye — pulls it outward to the side.

Together, these nerves are the choreographers of vision, making smooth, coordinated eye movements possible. 🩰

09/20/2025

👁✨ CN II – The Optic Nerve ✨👁
Also known as “The Sight Maestro” 🎶
This cranial nerve carries visual information from your eyes straight to your brain — making sense of everything you see!

Without CN II, the beauty of the world would remain unseen. 🌎💡

09/19/2025

5 Common Causes of Vestibular Dysfunction | Dizziness & Vertigo Explained

Ever feel dizzy, off-balance, or like the room is spinning? Your vestibular system may be the cause.

Here are 5 common causes of vestibular dysfunction:
1) Ear infections + BPPV
2) Head, neck, or jaw injuries
3) Aging changes
4) Stress overload
5) Cervical/cranial restrictions

👉 Learn more in our new blog!

09/15/2025

🌀 Did you know that dizziness and vertigo are not always “just in your head”?

Your vestibular system (your body’s balance center in the inner ear) can cause:

✔️ Spinning sensations (vertigo)
✔️ Dizziness or lightheadedness
✔️ Imbalance or frequent stumbling
✔️ Sensitivity to motion, nausea, or brain fog

In this week’s blog, we break down the most common signs and causes of vestibular dysfunction—from inner ear infections and neck injuries to stress and age-related changes.

09/10/2025

Torticollis — often called “wry neck” — can affect both infants and adults.

It’s commonly linked to tightness or contraction in the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle, the long muscle that runs from behind the ear to the collarbone.

👶 In children: you may notice a head tilt, difficulty turning to one side, a preference for looking in one direction, discomfort in tummy time, or the development of a flat head.
👩‍🦱 In adults: symptoms often include sudden neck pain, stiffness, limited movement, headaches, or dizziness.

✨ The good news: gentle therapies such as CranioSacral Therapy (CST), Osteopathic Manual Therapy (OMT), and targeted stretching can release tension in the SCM, restore movement, and relieve discomfort.

🌿 Whether in little ones or adults, torticollis doesn’t have to linger — relief and better mobility are possible with the right care.

09/09/2025

😵 Feeling dizzy or off balance?

It’s not always your inner ear… sometimes the sternocleidomastoid (SCM) muscle on the sides of your neck are/ is the culprit.

⚡ Trigger points here can mimic vertigo — causing dizziness, pressure in the head, or even ear discomfort.

💆 Manual therapy can release these points and bring relief. Don’t overlook your neck muscles!

09/09/2025

This Ted talk is part of the infant CST course I’m (Max) preparing for. Very interesting - feels like I should share 🤍

In 2010, Dr. Greene founded the WhiteOut Now movement aimed at changing how babies are fed starting with their first bite of solid food. In 2012 he launched ...

09/08/2025

🌀 Ever felt like the room was spinning… or found yourself dizzy for no clear reason?

It might be your vestibular system at work — the tiny balance center inside your inner ear.

In our newest blog, we break down:
✨ What the vestibular system is
✨ Why it’s essential for balance & orientation
✨ Common signs when it’s not working properly

👉 Learn more on our website and discover how manual therapy can help bring balance back.

📍 Serving Naples, FL with CranioSacral Therapy, Osteopathic Manual Therapy & wellness care.

09/03/2025

✨ Did you know your tailbone (sacrum) can affect your jaw (TMJ)? ✨

The sacrum forms the base of your spine, and the vertebrae stack on top to protect your spinal cord. Your body works hard to keep your head level, but if the sacrum is out of alignment, the spine can twist or compensate in many ways.

The dura mater — a connective tissue sheath — runs from your skull (at the occiput) all the way down to your sacrum. Because of this link, imbalances at the sacrum can create tension that travels upward, subtly shifting the cranial bones and even the jaw joint (TMJ).

So if you’re experiencing TMJ pain or jaw misalignment, it may actually be connected to what’s happening at your sacrum.

Your sacrum is your body’s foundation — and your jaw feels the effects!

09/01/2025

Happy Labor Day!

Here’s to rest, renewal & celebrating all your hard work.

Take today to recharge—you deserve it!