The squat is one of the best exercises to improve movement patterning as well as building strength needed to protect our joints and avoid back, hip, and knee pain. When recovering from an injury or simply getting back into exercising it’s important to be able to progress and regress certain movements to meet you where your at and keep you safe.
Read Moreveryday we work with clients aged 40+ to keep active, strong, and doing what they love. One of the most common things we hear in the clinic, and a the driving reason that many people come to chat with us initially, is a thought that they ‘feel older than they should’. Usually it will be a big birthday or event coming up that will get them thinking more about their stiff, achy, and painful joints and realize that it’s not normal to have these things limit what they can, and cannot do. They’ll say to themselves “I’m turning 50 but I feel like I’m 80”….
Not a great feeling and 100% treatable and preventable. In today’s article we cover the top three reasons that people feel older than they and what they can do about it to start living active, healthy, and happy lives.
Read MoreIf you’ve seen your doctor for shoulder pain they most likely only offered rest, pills, injections, or surgeries. All can help with symptoms without treating root causes. Traditional physical therapy will often only focus on healing and strengthening the injured muscle - ignoring other contributing factors and almost guaranteeing that the pain comes back when you get back to your normal activities.
What if I was to tell you there may be something causing your shoulder pain that your doctor hasn’t told you about?
In this weeks article we’ll be looking at three causes of shoulder pain that are commonly overlooked by your doctor, physical therapist, and chiropractor and will explain while your shoulder pain just won’t go away.
Read MoreIt’s a running joke in the fitness industry. The New Years rush. The time in January when gym memberships spike, the number of people in the gym grows, and then steep fall off in February. Every year it’s the same thing. But why? Everyone know and wants to be more healthy, fit and strong. Why do so many people fail to hit these goals year after year?
In this weeks article we discuss the three primary reasons most peoples New Years Goals fall flat and what you can do about it.
Read MoreIf you’ve gone to see a medical doctor for chronic knee, hip, shoulder or back pain, I can almost guarantee you that you’ll be recommended a steroid injection for pain. It’s their go-to treatment when pain pills aren’t enough. When recommending injections they often conveniently leave out or brush over all the negative long term side effects that injections have that lead to WORSE outcomes for their patients.
In today’s article we discuss three reasons for you to avoid steroid injections even after your doctor recommends them.
Read MoreEveryday we work with individuals to overcome sciatic pain and we’ve often found that there are a lot of misconceptions and false beliefs that can actually hold us back from making a quick recovery.
The following are the three critical mistakes we see people make when trying to recover from sciatic pain and some tips on what you can do to avoid them.
Read MoreHere at the clinic we work with clients everyday to help ease the pain caused by sciatica. But even once the pain and gone and the injury has healed, most people still have a nervousness or worry that any wrong movement may set it off again. That worry keeps them from participating or enjoying the activities that they used to love. It’s the reason that it’s so important not only to help our clients ease sciatic pain, but to build CONFIDENCE in their bodies ability to handle the activities they love.
In this article we discuss what you can do to ease sciatic pain and keep it from ever being an issue again
Read MoreEveryday we work with individuals to overcome knee pain and we’ve often found that there are a lot of misconceptions and false beliefs that can actually hold us back from living the life we want. The following are the five critical mistakes we see people make when trying to recover from knee pain and some tips on what you can do to avoid them.
Read MoreNeck pain is a common condition that keeps a lot of people from being as active as they would like. For many, the pain may not be debilitating but makes it hard to work, sleep, and exercise without that distraction that keeps us from being able to fully enjoy those activities. A lot of people try stretching, going to the chiropractor, - which helps, but has failed to fully resolve the issue.
Today we discuss three frequently overlooked contributors to neck pain and what we can do to correct them when traditional therapies haven’t worked.
Read MoreHaving had conversations with 100’s of adults with back pain, I can say that most people are very confused about what they should be doing about their pain. With so much information and mixed messages out there it’s easy to see why. But it doesn’t have to be. Which is why I wanted to have an honest conversation about what it is going to take for anyone to finally SOLVE their back pain.
Read MoreFear of missing out - the ultimate motivator! Learn five ways to speed your recovery from injury so you can avoid missing out on your favorite activities.
Read MoreAvoid these three common mistakes that people (and doctors) make when it comes to recovering from low back pain.
Read MoreWhen it comes to back pain, exercise routine should be part of the solution - not the problem. Learn five things you can incorporate TODAY to be sure you can keep up with your exercise routine - even if you’re dealing with low back pain.
Read MoreLearn the three most common areas our superficial nerves become entrapped and how we can use cups to help relieve pain and paresthesia.
Read MoreWhen is comes to rehabilitation of the shoulder it’s important to view the shoulder ‘joint’ as a complex that involves the shoulder joint, the thoracic spine, and the shoulder blade. Learn how each part of the complex can be used to improve shoulder pain and function.
Read MoreAnkle dorsiflexion is one of the most important and overlooked range of motions in the human body, contributing to pain from the foot all the way up to the shoulder. Learn what you can do to measure and improve this important range of motion.
Read MoreHow can a piece of elastic tape help you recover from injury? Learn the science behind KinesioTape and how it can help you recover from pain and injury.
Read MorePain science is changing. And with the changes come better treatment options. Learn how to better manage chronic pain as we discuss how to better manage chronic pain by changing our thinking regarding the true 'cause' of pain.
Read MorePain science is changing. And with it, the popular self care strategy of foam rolling is also changing. Learn a more effective approach to foam rolling that saves you time and pain.
Read MoreA lack of ankle dorsiflexion is a common contributor to ankle, knee, hip and back pain. Learn ho to measure your own ankle dorsiflexion and what you can do to improve it.
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