My fiancee, Katie, has pointed out often to me in the past four years: I've never seen you cry. Well, Katie, we've never watched Rudy together. Ignoring movies that bring a tear to my eye, it's true, I haven't cried in years. Maybe decades. My answer to Katie is...
This post is written by one of the admin staff for our pain clinic, Amanda. A fitness junkie of sorts, she shares her: experience with different fitness modalities. what happened when she tried to fix her injuries with therapies were only giving temporary relief. what...
Most of us between the ages of 30-60 remember the Soup Nazi of Seinfeld fame well. Soup so good, you'd do anything to get it. Even if it meant following his seemingly insane processes. Call him Al Pacino or kiss in his line and receive the inevitable: No Soup...
I'm sorry for cursing. But it helps to emphasize importance when your health is at risk ...
Last week, I did an assessment on a CrossFitter with shoulder pain. He had shoulder pain for 2-3 weeks and it was 75% improved with: foam-rolling. stretching. avoiding movements that hurt it. As I'm doing the assessment, I noticed that he wasn't too happy to be doing the...
I've been really hurt before. Unable to walk without wincing pain for weeks, maybe even months. Praying to get out of pain so I didn't have to suffer anymore. When I herniated a disc, my mom said: You're walking like a duck! "Thanks mom, but I can't stop...
One of the most common questions we get at Barefoot Rehab is: Why do these muscle knots always come back after getting them worked on? I'll add, that "worked on" usually means one massage per week for months, if not years, or a daily bruising from your...
The words you say tell me whether you’ll succeed or fail. When you speak, others can peek into your mind. We can see whether you will succeed or fail. Whether you’re going to do what you say you want to do or not. Whether you’re going to...
If your pain has been lasting for more than three months, keep going. Read this post or watch this 3 minute video. Answers await you. If you don't a hear a tree falling in the woods, did it actually fall? Quite the paradox. If you throw the kitchen sink...
Imagine going to see a doctor. He claims to be able to fix you, even if you're thinking "I'm always the hard case." The standard of care in this doctor's practice is to see a permanent, sustained improvement in your pain in 5 visits. [This is our...