Robin Devine

By Robin Devine, RMT, CLT, LDT I had the great pleasure to sit down with my friend and colleague, Christine Knox, from Australia, and discuss how lymph and fascia relate to each other.  Christine is a brilliant therapist, instructor of Fascial Release, Scar Release and Hot Stone Massage Therapy,...

2.5 Hour Webinar The Mysteries of Your Immune System As therapists, we are getting ready to work with clients again, and the more knowledge you have about the lymphatic system and the immune system the better. Are you: Looking to earn Continuing Educational Units via webinar? Wanting to find...

Fascial Stretch Therapy (FST) is therapist assisted stretching practiced on a massage table by a certified FST provider. The goal of therapy is to increase the amount of pain-free movement, or range, available at each major joint in the body. Stabilization bands are sometimes used to isolate movement and...

Everything is energy. We are energy. Energy never dies. Energy is always changing in vibrational form. When we look at the human body as vibrational, great work can be done to balance ourselves: physically, emotionally and spiritually. I don’t believe in negative or bad energy. Labelling energy is an...

At Lymph Balance Centre, we have been very happy to host great speakers, classes and events in our Cove.  We have the honor of now hosting great classes and events via our Zoom webinars.  We invite to peruse the upcoming classes and events here on our website, or visit...

In vertebrate anatomy the sacrum (plural: sacrums or sacra) is a large, triangular bone at the base of the spine and at the upper and back part of the pelvic cavity, where it is inserted like a wedge between the two hip bones. Its upper part connects with the...

When your first few steps out of bed in the morning cause severe pain in the heel of your foot, you may have plantar fasciitis. It’s an overuse injury affecting the sole or flexor surface (plantar) of the foot. A diagnosis of plantar fasciitis means you have inflamed the...

Now that the Calgary days are getting warmer (finally!!!!!), and hopefully drier, golfers are hitting the golf courses more and more regularly.  While the winter may have given rise to anticipation for outdoor sports, the physical preparation may have been on the sidelines. There are many ways to ready...

The lymphatic system is a complex network of ducts and vessels that transfer white blood cells and antibodies to your organs and tissues. These cells and antibodies arm your immune system and help your body combat infections. Unlike the circulatory system, which uses the heart to pump blood to...

The western medical explanation for Parkinson’s is that neurons in the brain deteriorate, leading to a loss of neurotransmitters, or dopamine, but scientists have not pinpointed the trigger to that loss. The symptoms begin inauspiciously; the individual, while resting, may have a mild tremor, usually in just one hand. ...