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Each and every person comes to Pain Academy’s online program, “The Movement Program,” with different symptoms, experiences, and stories. The one thing

This is what balance looks like. Rather I should say, this is how the body finds ‘balance’ when joint dysfunction and movement

I have 5 other helpful tests in my Pain Assessment Toolkit that you can use to learn more about how your body

“The photo on the left (June 2020) is of a guy I barely recognize (to be fair, I was in an intense

The main reason is where force/compression occurs on the discs. A spine with balanced curves (figure 1.) evenly distributes compressive forces across

Nerve pain can rock your world. The sensation ranges from a thin blanket of irritable discomfort thrown over one’s day, to sending

I love it when people ask me this because they are focused more on the process of what it takes to create

We have ONE program that everyone goes through, but no two people go through it the same way. Why is that? Your

Every time you walk, nearly 60% of that time is spent with only one leg on the ground. If you are experiencing

Yes. Why? If you had a joint replaced, chances are the original muscle dysfunction around that joint is still there. A joint

My relationship with pain was never discussed in any physical therapy program. I’m talking about that split-second moment when pain shows up

A photo is worth a thousand dollars. The first thing I teach people in The Pain Assessment Toolkit is  how to take

I heard this cue a lot when I first got into the world of Corrective Exercise. It made sense with my little

The ‘tune’ of your health is quantifiable. When you go see the doctor for a regular checkup, key parameters are measure. Height,

Let’s say riding a bike (or insert any exercise/movement) hurts your back. There are two main ways to approach this problem: Riding

Restoring movement to the pelvis is a huge milestone for people who experience muscular imbalance, dysfunction, and movement problems. It’s a milestone

The hip joint was designed to flex, extend, internally rotate, externally rotate, move away from the center of body (abduction), and move

Billions of dollars a year are spent on foot surgeries, orthotics, shoes, and various forms of treatment for foot pain, yet how

Even if you dislike running or regardless of what you have been told about it, your body is loaded with features from

There is one telltale sign that the hip flexors have hijacked movement. Lower back pain, hip pain, knee pain, and a whole

The X-ray on the left was taken before this girl started our movement program. The X-ray on the right was taken in

You are only too old to change if you think you are too old to change. In 2014 I remember limping into

The Hip Twist Test is a really simple and easy way to check in on the health of your hips. All that

Our obsession with everything mechanical has divided us from seeing the Whole. Scoliosis is a sideways curvature of the spine, but what

This is not a “don’t do this”…“do this” article to fear monger movement patterns. This post is about questioning why we are

NFL kicker Younghoe Koo of the Atlanta Falcons has been working through our program for the past 10 months. What makes Younghoe

At any given moment, we are controlling more than a dozen angular positions without even being aware of it. When we step

A contracture is a condition of the shortening and hardening of muscles, tendons, or other tissue, often leading to rigidity of joints.

Every skeletal muscle comes with an opposite. For every flexor, there’s an equal and opposite extensor. It’s this balance of opposites that

This is Form and Function in action… When we squat, our ankles, knees, and hips flex, as our pelvis and spine extend

Providing evidence can be a challenging thing when it comes to the human body. Advanced understanding of physics and chemistry over the

In 2008 a prospective study of standing posture with 766 participants was conducted in an attempt to identify and categorize if standing

This problem goes by many names. Hip disparity, hip hike, or leg length discrepancy to name a few.. Take away any names

You are reading this because your symptoms are unusually high right now and you need a gameplay, and fast. Please read this

Photographers need great equipment. Lenses, cameras, lighting, software, editing tech, and the knowhow to put it all together. What most people do

This separation of identity and pain is vital in us changing our relationship to pain. Think for a moment about your story

This is just one of the many ways to talk about how the foot can influence the shoulder. That thick tendon behind

Your neck pain/tension has more to do with your ankles, knees, hips, and shoulders, than it does your neck. Our load bearing

How often do you use both hips at the same time? Sitting, standing, squatting, and bending forward are just a few of

60% or more of your walking cycle is spent with one leg on the ground (stance phase) while the other leg is

Each of us in our own way faces these choices daily. To survive or thrive. To open, or to close. To experience

The title doesn’t do this exercise justice to the depth of what this really does, but looking at this as a “hip

Both positions over time will lengthen the hamstring. It’s in how the hamstrings achieve their length over time that makes all the

This might be the most important article you read about health and fitness. If you have partaken in almost any fitness program

This test is one of my favorite ways to assess how the body works with gravity because it’s simple and easy to

When I say that movement is half of the problem, and mindset is the other half — this is one beautiful example

The “S shape” of our spine allows our spine to function like a shock absorbing spring that effectively transfers energy/movement from the