I do a lot of thinking when I’m on my dog walks. If I happen to be preparing a talk, I’ll go over my talk in my mind, but more often than not, I’m thinking over clinical cases and especially the ones with lower back, hip, leg or foot issues because …
Thoughts from the Treatment Table
Top 3 Things You Didn’t Know About Walking
We are designed to walk, so what is there to know about it? If we can get from point A to point B, most of us barely think about it…until there’s pain. Even if walking itself doesn’t hurt, some varieties of back and hip pain can benefit from more …
There’s Much Mo’ to “Mo-vember” Than We Realize
Have you noticed that usually many men stop shaving for the month of November? They grow moustaches and other facial hair for Movember. “Movember” is something that was started in Australia in 2003 by The Movember Foundation . The purpose was to …
Is Your Reaction to Pain Worse Than the Pain?
Don’t worry, you won’t see the term “catastrophizing” here. Your reaction to pain is always appropriate for whatever your experience happens to be. However, no matter what your natural emotional reaction is, there is another reaction …
The Results of Treatment May Have Nothing to Do With Treatment Itself.
Have you noticed that even when there’s nothing dramatically different from one visit to the next, for some reason, the result can still be really different? You might think that how you feel has to do with what your manual therapist did with you …
The Results of Treatment May Have Nothing to Do With Treatment Itself.
The Podcast is Out!
Check out this first episode from my interview with Jen. Search for “Conversations About Everyday Pain” and you can listen on any of your favorite podcast players including Apple Podcasts/Itunes, Google Play, Spotify, Stitcher Radio and Soundcloud. …
