Nick Ng
@nickngjournalist.bsky.social
Managing editor, journalist 🧑🏻💻
Covers Edmonds, Lynnwood, Mountlake Terrace in Washington state
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Editor, Massage & Fitness Magazine 🏋🏻
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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
On Oct. 16, MLT City Council agreed to a rate increase to continue participating in Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management’s interlocal agreement. If approved, it'd raise city’s annual service from $34,934 in 2025 to $46,322 in 2026. #MLTNews #MyMLTNews
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City Council hears options in emergency funding, approves property annexation | MLTnews.com
The Mountlake Terrace City Council at its Thursday meeting agreed to a rate increase to continue participating in the Snohomish County Department of
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November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
On Oct. 16, MLT City Council agreed to a rate increase to continue participating in Snohomish County Department of Emergency Management’s interlocal agreement. If approved, it'd raise city’s annual service from $34,934 in 2025 to $46,322 in 2026. #MLTNews #MyMLTNews
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The absence of consistent demographic & social info limits researchers’ ability to identify inequities, compare study populations, & interpret findings in ways that reflect real-world clinical settings. A group of #pain researchers are changing that.
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Health equity in pain science: Rebuilding how research measures human experience - Massage & Fitness Magazine
An international group of researchers has developed a standardized dataset aimed at improving how pain researchers document social and structural factors that influence pain. The initiative, known as ...
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November 25, 2025 at 5:02 PM
The absence of consistent demographic & social info limits researchers’ ability to identify inequities, compare study populations, & interpret findings in ways that reflect real-world clinical settings. A group of #pain researchers are changing that.
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"Considering pain not as a marker of injury but as a
human experience should not be an alternative or niche
therapy, but the very thing that unites us." ~ Dr. Patrick Wall, 9th World Congress on Pain, 1999
#painscience #chronicpain
human experience should not be an alternative or niche
therapy, but the very thing that unites us." ~ Dr. Patrick Wall, 9th World Congress on Pain, 1999
#painscience #chronicpain
November 24, 2025 at 5:57 PM
"Considering pain not as a marker of injury but as a
human experience should not be an alternative or niche
therapy, but the very thing that unites us." ~ Dr. Patrick Wall, 9th World Congress on Pain, 1999
#painscience #chronicpain
human experience should not be an alternative or niche
therapy, but the very thing that unites us." ~ Dr. Patrick Wall, 9th World Congress on Pain, 1999
#painscience #chronicpain
On Oct. 9, MLT City Council met w/ state lobbyists to discuss an extra $300K the city is asking from the state to replace the MLT Library’s roof & HVAC system, & $1.15M to replace the roof & HVAC system at the Mickey Corso Clubhouse in Ballinger Park.
#MLTNews #MyMLTNews #localjournalism
#MLTNews #MyMLTNews #localjournalism
November 24, 2025 at 4:44 PM
On Oct. 9, MLT City Council met w/ state lobbyists to discuss an extra $300K the city is asking from the state to replace the MLT Library’s roof & HVAC system, & $1.15M to replace the roof & HVAC system at the Mickey Corso Clubhouse in Ballinger Park.
#MLTNews #MyMLTNews #localjournalism
#MLTNews #MyMLTNews #localjournalism
This
If you’re a journalist who’s still on Twitter, from now on in your writing you have to replace “the American people want” with “troll bots in Eastern Europe demand”
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
Being there makes your judgment suspect. I don’t care how savvy you think you are, you’re marinating in a disinformation campaign.
November 23, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This
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2022 vs. 2025. 🤡
November 23, 2025 at 2:27 PM
2022 vs. 2025. 🤡
November 23, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I miss San Diego Mexican food. And you know you’re in for a treat when all the customers are Mexicans, a futbol game is on TV, and two families of three generations are having lunch. #ElPais #Escondido
November 22, 2025 at 7:26 PM
I miss San Diego Mexican food. And you know you’re in for a treat when all the customers are Mexicans, a futbol game is on TV, and two families of three generations are having lunch. #ElPais #Escondido
On Oct. 9, MLT City Council reviewed the city's $4.2M budget gap thru 2030 w/ reserves dipping below its minimum requirement by 2027. The updated financial forecasts show reserves have been reduced by about $3.2M following year-end close.
#MLTNews #MyMLTNews
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#MLTNews #MyMLTNews
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November 22, 2025 at 5:31 PM
On Oct. 9, MLT City Council reviewed the city's $4.2M budget gap thru 2030 w/ reserves dipping below its minimum requirement by 2027. The updated financial forecasts show reserves have been reduced by about $3.2M following year-end close.
#MLTNews #MyMLTNews
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#MLTNews #MyMLTNews
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Omg the framing on the left is perfect
help
November 22, 2025 at 2:42 PM
On pain, treatment, & #physicaltherapy from Louis Gifford in 2001: "The overwhelming message coming from respected researchers, clinicians & writers on the way forward w/ pain is for patient empowerment via education & active rehabilitation...rather than over-reliance on passive therapies."
November 20, 2025 at 6:48 PM
On pain, treatment, & #physicaltherapy from Louis Gifford in 2001: "The overwhelming message coming from respected researchers, clinicians & writers on the way forward w/ pain is for patient empowerment via education & active rehabilitation...rather than over-reliance on passive therapies."
On Oct. 2, the MLT City Council also proclaimed October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. MLT Police Department Domestic Violence Prevention Coordinator Danielle Singson accepted the proclamation & talked about the purple light bulbs. #MLTNews #MyMLTNews
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City Council approves new transportation impact fee, EV charging stations and fund structure | MLTnews.com
Key takeaways City Council votes 7-0 to approve the city’s updated transportation impact fee of $6,051. The council authorizes the city manager to sign an
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November 20, 2025 at 5:44 PM
On Oct. 2, the MLT City Council also proclaimed October as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. MLT Police Department Domestic Violence Prevention Coordinator Danielle Singson accepted the proclamation & talked about the purple light bulbs. #MLTNews #MyMLTNews
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On Oct. 2, MLT City Council voted 7-0 to approve city’s updated transportation impact fee of $6,051. TIF is a one-time charge paid by new developments to help fund projects that add capacity & support growth in city’s transportation system. #MLTNews #MyMLTNews
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November 20, 2025 at 5:40 PM
On Oct. 2, MLT City Council voted 7-0 to approve city’s updated transportation impact fee of $6,051. TIF is a one-time charge paid by new developments to help fund projects that add capacity & support growth in city’s transportation system. #MLTNews #MyMLTNews
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Found this in my old bedroom of the four astronauts who died in 1986 in the Challenger space shuttle explosion. I think every student at Challenger junior high in 1990 had a copy of this.
The 40th anniversary is coming up.
The 40th anniversary is coming up.
November 19, 2025 at 11:56 PM
Found this in my old bedroom of the four astronauts who died in 1986 in the Challenger space shuttle explosion. I think every student at Challenger junior high in 1990 had a copy of this.
The 40th anniversary is coming up.
The 40th anniversary is coming up.
Happy to be back! Somehow 55-60F feels balmy.
November 19, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Happy to be back! Somehow 55-60F feels balmy.
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Many people don't realise how climate change is already - not in the future - affecting our lives. And it's doing so in ways that, once our eyes are opened, we can notice!
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Many people don't realise how climate change is already - not in the future - affecting our lives. And it's doing so in ways that, once our eyes are opened, we can notice!
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
For example, food. h/t @climatecentral.org
First long vacation in a year. Just 2 wks in San Diego and LA. #PaineAirfield #Everett
November 19, 2025 at 2:16 PM
First long vacation in a year. Just 2 wks in San Diego and LA. #PaineAirfield #Everett
On Sept. 25, during the MLT City Council meeting:
Council proclaimed Sept. 30 as Every Child Matters Day or Orange Shirt Day. MLT High School Indigenous Student Union representatives Riley Guthrie & Elizabeth Herrmann were among those who accepted the proclamation.
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Council proclaimed Sept. 30 as Every Child Matters Day or Orange Shirt Day. MLT High School Indigenous Student Union representatives Riley Guthrie & Elizabeth Herrmann were among those who accepted the proclamation.
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November 18, 2025 at 12:25 AM
On Sept. 25, during the MLT City Council meeting:
Council proclaimed Sept. 30 as Every Child Matters Day or Orange Shirt Day. MLT High School Indigenous Student Union representatives Riley Guthrie & Elizabeth Herrmann were among those who accepted the proclamation.
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Council proclaimed Sept. 30 as Every Child Matters Day or Orange Shirt Day. MLT High School Indigenous Student Union representatives Riley Guthrie & Elizabeth Herrmann were among those who accepted the proclamation.
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On Sept. 25, the Mountlake Terrace City Council paused on installing #Flock camera system designed to help find missing/kidnapped ppl & stolen vehicles by taking a photo of its rear. This allows ID of its color, license plate, make and model. #MLTNews #localjournalism
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‘Don’t track me’: MLT residents continue to voice concerns about Flock as Council discusses options for oversight | MLTnews.com
After nearly three hours of discussion about Mountlake Terrace’s new Flock license plate reader system approved by the council in June – and a proposal to
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November 18, 2025 at 12:19 AM
On Sept. 25, the Mountlake Terrace City Council paused on installing #Flock camera system designed to help find missing/kidnapped ppl & stolen vehicles by taking a photo of its rear. This allows ID of its color, license plate, make and model. #MLTNews #localjournalism
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While the gate control theory steered clincians & pain research away from the peripheral-to-brain route of understanding #pain, the neuromatrix theory expanded gate control by addressing cognitive & affective components w/ biology to understand pain.
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Understanding pain with the neuromatrix theory: How the brain shapes your experience - Massage & Fitness Magazine
The neuromatrix theory of pain is the most up-to-date explanation of pain. This highlights its history, tenets, and what is beyond the neuromatrix theory.
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November 17, 2025 at 11:55 PM
While the gate control theory steered clincians & pain research away from the peripheral-to-brain route of understanding #pain, the neuromatrix theory expanded gate control by addressing cognitive & affective components w/ biology to understand pain.
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On Sept. 18, the Mountlake Terrace City Council voted 7-0 to adopt the city’s first Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP). It's a blueprint & guide for the city to expand urban forest canopy & maintain existing trees and their health.
#MyMLTNews #localjournalism #MLTNews
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#MyMLTNews #localjournalism #MLTNews
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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 16, 2025 at 11:06 PM
On Sept. 18, the Mountlake Terrace City Council voted 7-0 to adopt the city’s first Urban Forest Management Plan (UFMP). It's a blueprint & guide for the city to expand urban forest canopy & maintain existing trees and their health.
#MyMLTNews #localjournalism #MLTNews
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#MyMLTNews #localjournalism #MLTNews
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Despite the evidence that exercise has significiant benefits to improving cancer treatment outcomes & survivorship, #Medicare sometimes doesn't cover it.
#cancer #cancerandexercise #physicaltherapy
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#cancer #cancerandexercise #physicaltherapy
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Does Medicare cover exercise therapy for cancer? - Massage & Fitness Magazine
For decades, the standard advice for patients with cancer was rest: Conserve energy, avoid exertion, and let treatments work. More recently, science has rewritten that script. Emerging evidence from t...
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November 16, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Despite the evidence that exercise has significiant benefits to improving cancer treatment outcomes & survivorship, #Medicare sometimes doesn't cover it.
#cancer #cancerandexercise #physicaltherapy
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#cancer #cancerandexercise #physicaltherapy
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Also on Sept. 11, city staff presented the Mountlake Terrace’s DEI Strategic Plan, led by Deputy City Manager Carolyn Hope.
The city’s population has grown by 20% since 2010.
Foreign-born population has risen by 61% since 1990.
#MLTNews #MyMLTNews #Localjournalism
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The city’s population has grown by 20% since 2010.
Foreign-born population has risen by 61% since 1990.
#MLTNews #MyMLTNews #Localjournalism
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November 15, 2025 at 4:24 AM
Also on Sept. 11, city staff presented the Mountlake Terrace’s DEI Strategic Plan, led by Deputy City Manager Carolyn Hope.
The city’s population has grown by 20% since 2010.
Foreign-born population has risen by 61% since 1990.
#MLTNews #MyMLTNews #Localjournalism
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The city’s population has grown by 20% since 2010.
Foreign-born population has risen by 61% since 1990.
#MLTNews #MyMLTNews #Localjournalism
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On Sept. 11, the Mountlake Terrace City Council heard a presentation about the condition of city’s facilities, including City Hall, Recreation Pavilion, library, city operations facility, Mickey Corso Clubhouse & the police station. #MLTNews #MyMLTNews #localjournalism
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‘We can’t put our heads in the sand’: City Council reviews aging public facilities, hears DEIC report | MLTnews.com
You can read Part 1 of the Sept. 11 City Council meeting here. Key takeaways City Council hears a summary of six aging public buildings with
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November 15, 2025 at 4:14 AM
On Sept. 11, the Mountlake Terrace City Council heard a presentation about the condition of city’s facilities, including City Hall, Recreation Pavilion, library, city operations facility, Mickey Corso Clubhouse & the police station. #MLTNews #MyMLTNews #localjournalism
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We just rebranded!
#MLTNews is now My MLT News.
Lynnwood Today is now My Lynnwood News
My Edmonds News remains the same
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#MLTNews is now My MLT News.
Lynnwood Today is now My Lynnwood News
My Edmonds News remains the same
#localjournalism
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MLTnews is now My MLT News | MLTnews.com
Dear Readers: To ensure more consistent branding across all three of our community news sites, we have updated the names and branding for the our
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November 14, 2025 at 6:37 PM
We just rebranded!
#MLTNews is now My MLT News.
Lynnwood Today is now My Lynnwood News
My Edmonds News remains the same
#localjournalism
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#MLTNews is now My MLT News.
Lynnwood Today is now My Lynnwood News
My Edmonds News remains the same
#localjournalism
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