Nick Ng
@nickngjournalist.bsky.social
Managing editor, journalist 🧑🏻💻
Covers Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace in Washington state
https://myneighborhoodnewsnetwork.com/
Editor, Massage & Fitness Magazine 🏋🏻
https://www.massagefitnessmag.com/
Bridges pain research with clinical practice
Covers Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace in Washington state
https://myneighborhoodnewsnetwork.com/
Editor, Massage & Fitness Magazine 🏋🏻
https://www.massagefitnessmag.com/
Bridges pain research with clinical practice
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A real president does this.
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
November 11, 2025 at 7:26 PM
A real president does this.
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
Thank you to every veteran who’s worn the uniform and carried the weight for the rest of us — just respect 🇺🇸
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In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 AM
In the century leading up to 1975, nearly 6000 freighters went down in the Great Lakes.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
The Edmund Fitzgerald was the last.
The last. In 50 years, not a single commercial freighter has been lost in the Great Lakes.
Why?
It's NOAA. Of course it's NOAA.
On Sept. 18, MLT City Manager Jeff Niten shared w/ City Council the rising costs of public safety services, which makes up 42.7% of city’s 2025 general fund of $21.18M, which excludes capital, utility, street operation & recreation funds.
#MLTNews #localjournalism
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#MLTNews #localjournalism
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November 10, 2025 at 8:38 PM
On Sept. 18, MLT City Manager Jeff Niten shared w/ City Council the rising costs of public safety services, which makes up 42.7% of city’s 2025 general fund of $21.18M, which excludes capital, utility, street operation & recreation funds.
#MLTNews #localjournalism
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#MLTNews #localjournalism
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On Sept. 18, the MLT City Council adopted its first Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP), a blueprint and guide for the city to expand urban forest canopy and maintain existing trees and their health.
#MLTNews #localjournalism
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#MLTNews #localjournalism
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City Council adopts Urban Forestry Management Plan, reviews public safety costs | MLTnews.com
The Mountlake Terrace City Council on Thursday voted 7-0 to adopt the city’s first Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP). The UFMP is a blueprint and guide
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November 10, 2025 at 8:28 PM
On Sept. 18, the MLT City Council adopted its first Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP), a blueprint and guide for the city to expand urban forest canopy and maintain existing trees and their health.
#MLTNews #localjournalism
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#MLTNews #localjournalism
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This is why every vote matters.
Incumbent MLT Councilmember Rick Ryan is 3 votes ahead of challenger Sam Doyle in the Nov. 7.
Doyle has been slowly catching up, who was about 250 votes behind Ryan on Nov. 5.
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#Election2025 #MLTNews #localjournalism
Incumbent MLT Councilmember Rick Ryan is 3 votes ahead of challenger Sam Doyle in the Nov. 7.
Doyle has been slowly catching up, who was about 250 votes behind Ryan on Nov. 5.
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#Election2025 #MLTNews #localjournalism
November 9, 2025 at 8:23 PM
This is why every vote matters.
Incumbent MLT Councilmember Rick Ryan is 3 votes ahead of challenger Sam Doyle in the Nov. 7.
Doyle has been slowly catching up, who was about 250 votes behind Ryan on Nov. 5.
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#Election2025 #MLTNews #localjournalism
Incumbent MLT Councilmember Rick Ryan is 3 votes ahead of challenger Sam Doyle in the Nov. 7.
Doyle has been slowly catching up, who was about 250 votes behind Ryan on Nov. 5.
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#Election2025 #MLTNews #localjournalism
On Sept. 11, the MLT City Council heard the first presentation about the Mountlake Terrace Urban Forest Management Plan, which aims to protect and grow the city’s urban forest over a 5- to 10-year period.
#MLTNews #localjournalism
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#MLTNews #localjournalism
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Council learns about city's first Urban Forest Management Plan, considers new branding | MLTnews.com
Key takeaways City councilmembers heard a presentation about the Mountlake Terrace Urban Forest Management Plan, which aims to protect and grow the city’s
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November 9, 2025 at 8:18 PM
On Sept. 11, the MLT City Council heard the first presentation about the Mountlake Terrace Urban Forest Management Plan, which aims to protect and grow the city’s urban forest over a 5- to 10-year period.
#MLTNews #localjournalism
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#MLTNews #localjournalism
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I started covering Mountlake Terrace city gov't in September. A recap of what's been happening.
On Sept. 4, City Council discussed 2026 FIFA World Cup’s regional impact & community involvement, including statewide fan zones, watch parties & transit upgrades. #MLTNews
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On Sept. 4, City Council discussed 2026 FIFA World Cup’s regional impact & community involvement, including statewide fan zones, watch parties & transit upgrades. #MLTNews
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MLT City Council hears 2026 FIFA World Cup’s potential city and state economic impact | MLTnews.com
Key takeaways The City Council discussed the 2026 FIFA World Cup’s possible regional impact, opportunities and community involvement – including
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November 9, 2025 at 12:09 AM
I started covering Mountlake Terrace city gov't in September. A recap of what's been happening.
On Sept. 4, City Council discussed 2026 FIFA World Cup’s regional impact & community involvement, including statewide fan zones, watch parties & transit upgrades. #MLTNews
mltnews.com/mlt_city-cou...
On Sept. 4, City Council discussed 2026 FIFA World Cup’s regional impact & community involvement, including statewide fan zones, watch parties & transit upgrades. #MLTNews
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Local elections are over and we’re celebrating our work at Snohomish Pie Co in Mountlake Terrace.
November 5, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Local elections are over and we’re celebrating our work at Snohomish Pie Co in Mountlake Terrace.
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Editorial: Inconsistent health insurance coverage harms children's health, highlighting the need for stable, continuous policies like the 2023 Act amid challenges in the US' fragmented insurance landscape.
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November 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Editorial: Inconsistent health insurance coverage harms children's health, highlighting the need for stable, continuous policies like the 2023 Act amid challenges in the US' fragmented insurance landscape.
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I turn 50 next year, and my premium will go up to more than $1000/month from $400/month.
I put off doing the inevitable…I called my insurance provider.
My current premium is $480. It will be almost $900 next year.
Thanks, Trump voters.
My current premium is $480. It will be almost $900 next year.
Thanks, Trump voters.
October 29, 2025 at 11:34 PM
I turn 50 next year, and my premium will go up to more than $1000/month from $400/month.
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v1.109 is rolling out today! #NewProfilePic
We've given the app a mini makeover with some new shades of blues! Plus, a whole bunch of bug fixes and performance improvements to make your experience better.
We've given the app a mini makeover with some new shades of blues! Plus, a whole bunch of bug fixes and performance improvements to make your experience better.
October 27, 2025 at 7:49 PM
v1.109 is rolling out today! #NewProfilePic
We've given the app a mini makeover with some new shades of blues! Plus, a whole bunch of bug fixes and performance improvements to make your experience better.
We've given the app a mini makeover with some new shades of blues! Plus, a whole bunch of bug fixes and performance improvements to make your experience better.
Journalism panelists for our documentary “Stripped for Parts: Journalism on the Brink” at Edmonds Theatre.
Q&A session with the audience on how they can help and support local #journalism.
Q&A session with the audience on how they can help and support local #journalism.
October 25, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Journalism panelists for our documentary “Stripped for Parts: Journalism on the Brink” at Edmonds Theatre.
Q&A session with the audience on how they can help and support local #journalism.
Q&A session with the audience on how they can help and support local #journalism.
Based on the gate control theory, #massagetherapy stimulates large, fast-conducting A-beta afferents that respond to touch & pressure signals, which compete w/ smaller, slower afferents (A-delta, C fibers) at the first synaptic gate in the spinal cord.
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How gate control theory explains why massage can alleviate pain - Massage & Fitness Magazine
An overview of what gate control theory says, how it shaped today’s thinking about pain, and what previous research led to its development.
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October 23, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Based on the gate control theory, #massagetherapy stimulates large, fast-conducting A-beta afferents that respond to touch & pressure signals, which compete w/ smaller, slower afferents (A-delta, C fibers) at the first synaptic gate in the spinal cord.
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While #exercise has been shown to reduce your risk of #cancer, research has also addressed systematic barriers and inequalities that prevent or reduce the participation of certain populations from exercising or just being physically active. #physiotherapy
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How exercise reduces your risk of cancer—Part 2: Psychosocial and environmental factors - Massage & Fitness Magazine
Part one of exercise and cancer highlights the evidence of what and how exercise can reduce the risk of cancer and the biological mechanisms behind exercise on cancer. Part two focuses on the psycholo...
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October 19, 2025 at 4:57 PM
While #exercise has been shown to reduce your risk of #cancer, research has also addressed systematic barriers and inequalities that prevent or reduce the participation of certain populations from exercising or just being physically active. #physiotherapy
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Update of basic #painscience and treatment options for patients in #chronicpain and acute #pain.
Every few years, I review the basics & somehow the same info has a little different meaning to me. I guess life experience shapes comprehension. #physiotherapy
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Every few years, I review the basics & somehow the same info has a little different meaning to me. I guess life experience shapes comprehension. #physiotherapy
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What is pain: A comprehensive guide for patients - Massage & Fitness Magazine
Pain is caused by a combination of physical, emotional, and environmental factors, which makes treatment and diagnosis difficult.
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October 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
Update of basic #painscience and treatment options for patients in #chronicpain and acute #pain.
Every few years, I review the basics & somehow the same info has a little different meaning to me. I guess life experience shapes comprehension. #physiotherapy
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Every few years, I review the basics & somehow the same info has a little different meaning to me. I guess life experience shapes comprehension. #physiotherapy
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A lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court this week alleges that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints allowed a convicted sex offender to have ongoing access to children, leading to the sexual abuse of 4 boys in the Mountlake Ward in #MountlakeTerrace.
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Lawsuit accuses LDS church of allowing convicted Mountlake Terrace sex offender access to children | MLTnews.com
A lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court this week alleges that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints allowed a convicted sex offender to
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October 9, 2025 at 12:22 AM
A lawsuit filed in King County Superior Court this week alleges that the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints allowed a convicted sex offender to have ongoing access to children, leading to the sexual abuse of 4 boys in the Mountlake Ward in #MountlakeTerrace.
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Recent research finds weight discrimination may increase relative risk of #chronicpain by 41% among older adults based on a 5,000+ sample from ELSA study.
But researchers say confounding factors relating to weight & stigma may also be contributors. #pain
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But researchers say confounding factors relating to weight & stigma may also be contributors. #pain
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Weight discrimination linked to chronic pain, but researchers say it’s more complex than that - Massage & Fitness Magazine
Could being overweight increase the risk of having chronic pain? Some researchers think so. A 2025 study published in The Journal of Pain found that people ages 50 and up with chronic pain have also e...
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October 9, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Recent research finds weight discrimination may increase relative risk of #chronicpain by 41% among older adults based on a 5,000+ sample from ELSA study.
But researchers say confounding factors relating to weight & stigma may also be contributors. #pain
massagefitnessmag.com/massage/weig...
But researchers say confounding factors relating to weight & stigma may also be contributors. #pain
massagefitnessmag.com/massage/weig...
I wonder who would say for the tariffs have been helpful.
You’d think someone would say something.
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September 18, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I wonder who would say for the tariffs have been helpful.
In 2017, IASP accepted the terms neuropathic, nociceptive & nociplastic to describe pain. But a 2025 editorial in JOSPT described 5 issues w/ them when it comes to guiding treatment @mskpain.bsky.social
#physiotherapy #massagetherapy #physicaltherapy
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#physiotherapy #massagetherapy #physicaltherapy
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Pain descriptors offer insight but fall short in guiding treatment, researchers say - Massage & Fitness Magazine
The International Association of Pain Society (IASP) have introduced the term “nociplastic pain” in 2017 to describe chronic pain that does not fit into the other two existing pain descriptors: Neurop...
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September 13, 2025 at 10:10 PM
In 2017, IASP accepted the terms neuropathic, nociceptive & nociplastic to describe pain. But a 2025 editorial in JOSPT described 5 issues w/ them when it comes to guiding treatment @mskpain.bsky.social
#physiotherapy #massagetherapy #physicaltherapy
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#physiotherapy #massagetherapy #physicaltherapy
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STR: How far can you throw a pineapple
DEX: How many pineapples can you juggle
CON: How much can you tolerate having pineapples thrown at you
INT: Knowing the biology of pineapples
WIS: Knowing pineapples do not belong in a pizza
CHA: Convincing others that pineapples do or do not belong on a pizza
DEX: How many pineapples can you juggle
CON: How much can you tolerate having pineapples thrown at you
INT: Knowing the biology of pineapples
WIS: Knowing pineapples do not belong in a pizza
CHA: Convincing others that pineapples do or do not belong on a pizza
September 8, 2025 at 6:29 PM
STR: How far can you throw a pineapple
DEX: How many pineapples can you juggle
CON: How much can you tolerate having pineapples thrown at you
INT: Knowing the biology of pineapples
WIS: Knowing pineapples do not belong in a pizza
CHA: Convincing others that pineapples do or do not belong on a pizza
DEX: How many pineapples can you juggle
CON: How much can you tolerate having pineapples thrown at you
INT: Knowing the biology of pineapples
WIS: Knowing pineapples do not belong in a pizza
CHA: Convincing others that pineapples do or do not belong on a pizza
STR: How much can you swing or lift a KB
DEX: How well you can swing/juggle a KB
CON: How long can you swing/lift before you get tired
INT: Knowing the difference btwn competition & cast iron KBs
WIS: Knowing not to use a KB to do bicep curls
CHA: How authoritative you appear on IG with your KBs
DEX: How well you can swing/juggle a KB
CON: How long can you swing/lift before you get tired
INT: Knowing the difference btwn competition & cast iron KBs
WIS: Knowing not to use a KB to do bicep curls
CHA: How authoritative you appear on IG with your KBs
September 8, 2025 at 3:36 PM
STR: How much can you swing or lift a KB
DEX: How well you can swing/juggle a KB
CON: How long can you swing/lift before you get tired
INT: Knowing the difference btwn competition & cast iron KBs
WIS: Knowing not to use a KB to do bicep curls
CHA: How authoritative you appear on IG with your KBs
DEX: How well you can swing/juggle a KB
CON: How long can you swing/lift before you get tired
INT: Knowing the difference btwn competition & cast iron KBs
WIS: Knowing not to use a KB to do bicep curls
CHA: How authoritative you appear on IG with your KBs
Next time if someone is on their speakerphone on the bus or light rail, I just sit or stand next to them and join in their conversation.
September 2, 2025 at 3:58 AM
Next time if someone is on their speakerphone on the bus or light rail, I just sit or stand next to them and join in their conversation.
There's weak association between how a patient indicate their pain on a body chart and psychological distress.
Part of myth behind "pain is in your head" comes from this idea.
#painscience #physicaltherapy #physiotherapy #lowbackpain #massagetherapy
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Part of myth behind "pain is in your head" comes from this idea.
#painscience #physicaltherapy #physiotherapy #lowbackpain #massagetherapy
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Low back pain drawings indicate physical symptoms, not psychological distress, researchers say - Massage & Fitness Magazine
Researchers in a 2024 study of more than 15,300 patients with chronic low back pain found that patients’ pain drawings on a body chart “do not signify psychological distress.” Instead, they find that...
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September 1, 2025 at 9:01 PM
There's weak association between how a patient indicate their pain on a body chart and psychological distress.
Part of myth behind "pain is in your head" comes from this idea.
#painscience #physicaltherapy #physiotherapy #lowbackpain #massagetherapy
massagefitnessmag.com/massage/low-...
Part of myth behind "pain is in your head" comes from this idea.
#painscience #physicaltherapy #physiotherapy #lowbackpain #massagetherapy
massagefitnessmag.com/massage/low-...
Older ppl who experienced more discrimination over their lifetime have a higher risk of experiencing #pain sensitivity. The likelihood of experiencing more discrimination may be higher for those in U.S. regions w/ higher prevalence of #racism. #chronicpain
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Perceived discrimination increases risk of chronic pain development, but that depends on several factors - Massage & Fitness Magazine
Discrimination can excacerbates existing pain and increase the likelihood of developing chronic pain, and much of this behavior is unconcious among clinicians.
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August 31, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Older ppl who experienced more discrimination over their lifetime have a higher risk of experiencing #pain sensitivity. The likelihood of experiencing more discrimination may be higher for those in U.S. regions w/ higher prevalence of #racism. #chronicpain
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August 30, 2025 at 7:13 PM