Muscle System Repair Certified Muscle Systems Specialist

10/13/2022

Food for thought

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06/02/2022

https://www.painscience.com/articles/morning-back-pain.php

Why is back pain worst first thing in the morning? There are several common legit explanations…and some common myths, too.

05/17/2022

Can you control your fingers?

05/12/2022

This thought has been around for a while, but I’m always surprised how often intervention with medication, or even ice is still prescribed.
Gentle motion can be the best prescription for injury without disrupting the healing cycle.
Have a read and enjoy a new way of thinking!

Using anti-inflammatory drugs and steroids to relieve pain could increase the chances of developing chronic pain, according to researchers from McGill University and colleagues in Italy. Their research puts into question conventional practices used to alleviate pain. Normal recovery from a painful i...

04/12/2022

https://www.npr.org/sections/health-shots/2021/09/26/1040577137/how-to-weight-training-getting-started-tips

If you're trying to rev up your pandemic fitness routine, maybe it's time to mix things up with some free weights — or soup cans — and get your muscles pumping.

03/18/2022

Feeling like this today? Science has shown exercise has benefits for pain management. Targeted exercises designed specifically for you can radically improve how you feel and move.

Bridging the Gap between Exercise and Medical Intervention To Rethink Pain Relief

02/14/2022

Kids are not just small adults. Let that sink in for a second. Kids are astonishingly resilient and can do more than most of us can ever imagine, but that doesn’t mean we should push them to their limits. They are developing beings who need a well-rounded approach to the developmental process.

The term, "Overtraining" frequently gets thrown around by parents, athletes, and coaches. Some individuals have a general understanding of what constitutes overtraining syndrome or what it may even look like, but few understand how to prevent it, particularly in youth athletes. It is commonly noted....

01/24/2022

Do you have shoulder disfunction? Have you worked on your shoulders with no improvement?
While working on trunk rotation with this young athlete, his shoulder blade position levelled out. Shoulder motion can be very reliant on spinal control.
It’s important to assess the whole body, not just the problematic area!

01/19/2022

Look at those muscles!

01/19/2022

My boy

01/18/2022

The work I do involves finding where the body can’t generate control and then improving control to increase strength and range of motion. Training muscles to contract more efficiently when moving limbs opens up range of motion. Passive treatment (meaning it is being done to you) will allow for temporary relaxation and possibly open range. Usually it just resets and tightens up again. I use specific exercises and types of contractions to help the improvements hold.