A Practical Exploration of Pain and Healing
Jenn Pilotti I was doing Russian dancers recently, a move I have always struggled with (for those of you who have no idea what I’m talking about, a Russian dancer is a one armed backbend that dynamically switches to the other arm by shifting your weight forward to your feet). I learned that if […]
Musings from a Transformed Being
Dare Sohei Healing doesn’t necessarily mean you’ll feel less pain, or have less pain. It may, but it may also mean that the pain that’s there/here won’t take up all your attention, won’t distract you from what you CAN do, what else you can feel, what else is possible. Healing is a long game. […]
Hips Back Connection
Tom Morrison One of the greatest things that came from my back injury was the amount I learned about how hips work and how the slightest imbalance is ok, but if you pass the tipping point – you are in for a world of hurt… Maybe not today, Or tomorrow Or even the next […]
Safety & Behavior
Christine Ruffolo The following is part one of my course notes and findings from Stress, Movement, and Pain. Linked through the perception of threat and cause to protect, Seth Oberst generously delivered on the hows, whats, and whys between sensation (or lack thereof) and chronic stress. Ultimately, he offered up a framework to identify and […]
3 Tips to Stop Joint Pain
Tom Morrison There’s nothing worse than just being sore. Like, not even having a good story behind your aches and pains… you’re just… sore. Why? Um… because. Years ago, I went through a spell of elbow pain with two sore knees to accompany it. Leading up to my back injury I was just […]
Connecting Chronic Pain to Depression
Chandler Stevens
Symptom Chasing
Tom Morrison If someone has a problem and they only address the specific site of pain as it happens, refusing to think about the bigger picture of why it happened or how to prevent it, then they are a symptom chaser. The conversation you will have will a symptom chaser goes like this: Them: My […]
A Sciatica Solution
Tom Morrison Ah the mighty sciatica, a sometimes lovely pain that can come on for no other reason other than “Hey, why not! There’s nothing better to do“. I’m not going to do one of those “rest, painkillers and chiropractor” articles as I remember reading each and every one of them thinking “and this […]
Self Assessment & Examining Injuries
Sam Faulhaber
Neck Extension and Lateral Flexion
Christine Ruffolo Plagued by forward head posture and phone-down eyes, the act of tilting the head back can become unnerving. Used to being underutilized, the cervical spine has to be coaxed into believing extension can be a position of comfort. The shoulders, jaw, and brain can be manipulated to convince the tissues and central […]
Pain? “Don’t be sad, be a detective!”
Nicki Miller An old teacher of mine, Andrew Pacho, said that to me and a friend years ago and I will always remember it… There’s Pain. What do you do? Last week, I posted on facebook that I was sourcing information on how people navigate pain. I was curious if amongst a variety of responders, […]
Shoulder Prehab Routine
Tom Morrison
Pain Exploration: Medial Knee
For about two months, I’ve had some chronic discomfort in my left knee. On a scale of 1-10, with ’10’ being agony and ‘1’ being noticeable/annoying, it oscillates between 1 and 4. Though this might be thought of as acceptable to many, I want zeroes. I spent a decade in pain playing rugby. I’m over […]
Your body is not broken, it’s confused
Tom Morrison This is probably going to be the most interesting article you’ll ever read in your life, probably the most beneficial too. Not because I am gorgeous, incredibly handsome and good looking.. but more because of the dots I am about to connect which apply to EVERYTHING. I have been grabbing as much knowledge […]