Back pain impacts approximately 31 Million Americans at any given time, and our health care system spends $50 Billion per year on low back pain treatment. It’s the single leading cause of disability keeping people out of work, and it’s the second most common reason for doctor’s visits. Back Pain is a Big Problem inRead More…
As you probably already know – we specialize in back pain and core strengthening and stabilization. So why on earth would I be writing to you about how strengthening your core could actually be hurting your back instead of helping?? One of the number one reasons people come to see us is because they wantRead More…
The other week I wrote about chronic hamstring tightness – and what it means when it doesn’t go away. Well… one of our clients Susan was dealing with something very similar. I want to tell you about her success story because it’s possible you or someone you know could be in the same boat…. Susan is 50Read More…
If you’ve ever felt tightness in your hamstrings, the typical advice you get from friends, family, and even well-meaning healthcare professionals is to stretch them. But what if your stretches just aren’t working – what then? You hear me say this a lot… but if you’re constantly stretching… or even foam rolling a tight orRead More…
Have you been to physical therapy once, twice, maybe even three times for the same thing and wonder why it didn’t work? Or perhaps you went to physical therapy and it “worked”, but you’re left with about 10 exercises per day that if you miss… even once… the pain comes right back. (hint – means itRead More…
I get emails from people every single day telling me… They’ve tried “physical therapy” multiple times before but their back pain keeps coming back – what makes us different? Well Jan was in the same boat! Let me share her story with you – as it might help explain why so many people can try regular physical therapy without successRead More…
We see many clients in our office after “failed” cortisone shots. Just the other day – a woman came in frustrated because she had a cortisone shot to her shoulder – which did nothing – and the next step suggested for her was surgery – something she did NOT want. When you’ve got joint painRead More…
A few weeks ago, when asking a new client what he had already tried for his back pain – he replied – “Vitamin I”. He could see I was puzzled – so he quickly clarified – Ibuprofen. It’s the first I’d heard of this term, but is it NOT the first time I’ve heard of peopleRead More…
I Want to Share With You a Quick Success Story From One of Our Clients… Janet – who’s in her 50’s – is successfully back to walking 10 mi per day and golfing with her husband again – after dealing with back pain for over 2 years and headaches for about 9 months! Being and staying activeRead More…
The importance of being healthy and fit has taken center stage these last 18 months – but especially for the over 50 crowd. Most people aged 50+ who want to get and stay fit struggle… because what might work for someone in their 20’s or 30’s just doesn’t make sense for them in their 50’s. As you age, bothRead More…
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