Congested sinuses? We can help!

It’s 7am, you can feel the swelling around your eyes, pressure in your cheeks, and as you inhale through your mouth and attempt to swallow, you feel the sticky dryness all the way into your throat.  You close your eyes and realize how much you need to go brush the funk off your teeth because YOUR BREATH, well it’s rather distinctive.      

*  BAD BREATH * SNORING* EARACHES * SNEEZING * TOOTHACHES *EYE PAIN * DIZZINESS* HEADACHES * FATIGUE *  

All the lovely symptoms of congested sinuses. Our skull is remarkably strong yet lightweight, and if we didn’t have sinus cavities within our skull, we wouldn’t be able to lift our head off our pillow.   

Our skull has eight major sinus cavities, these cavities give us the ability to turn, roll, look up and down. Our sinuses are open cavities in our head, but they are not bare bones.   

Each sinus cavity has a lining that allows very slow ventilation in and out of the sinus. The slow ventilation allows the space in the sinus cavity to be filled with air, as its function is to trap the germs and moisturize the air before it moves into our throat and lungs. When our sinuses are congested, they lack their ability to perform their job protecting our airway, aka respiratory tract from germs.  

FUN FACTS : 

Even though our mouth provides us with a larger cavity to inhale, once we plug our nose, we feel remarkably uncomfortable when trying to breathe. (it’s because our nose is our # 1 passageway to our sinuses) 

Did you know that nasal breathing is critical in newborns since they breathe through their nose almost all the time! It’s a unique feature related to the design of their throats.   Nose breathing allows babies to breath and suckle at the same time without choking. 

 Did you know children & adults must stop breathing to swallow!  

It’s important to understand that sinus congestion is usually caused by something. That is, there’s an underlying cause resulting in the congestion … common cold, flu, allergies etc….   

Based on personal experience, no standalone massage treatment will ever provide permanent relief.  BUT a proper massage regiment from a massage therapist will be able to provide you with temporary relief!   

Did you know you cannot breathe through your nose when you’re smiling?Ahhhh made you smile! 

Christina Randell RMT

Christina is a Registered Massage Therapist at the Human Performance Centre. You can contact her at 738-8299.

RETURN TO LEVEL YELLOW

Dear Fitness Centre Members, 
We are moving back to Level Yellow!!!!

  • When arriving at the fitness centre you MUST read the Screening Questions and answer NO to all. By swiping your key to enter, you are confirming that you have done so.
  • As usual, EVERY INDIVIDUAL MEMBER must scan their own key. You cannot bring anyone in who does not have a membership and their key with them.
  • You must wear your mask everywhere except while exercising on a piece of equipment or at your station. Please wear your mask when moving around the fitness centre.
  • The showers and change rooms will be available for use if necessary. If you can avoid using them please do.
  • Continue to be prompt with your workout and avoid any unnecessary time in the facility. We don’t want to set a time limit if we don’t have to. We still have a maximum of 10 members and have reached that a few times lately. Mon – Friday, 9:30am – 11am is the busiest time of day.

 If you have any questions or concerns please don’t hesitate to email sarah.estabrooks@humanperformancecentre.ca. Check our facebook page or website often to stay up to date as the situation may change frequently.