Flare-Ups: What Exactly Is a Flare-Up, and How Do You Navigate One?
Years after I broke my back, I was hit with another flare-up. I now understood the term ‘pain management’—that’s all I seemed […]
Organizing Movement
Each and every person comes to Pain Academy’s online program, “The Movement Program,” with different symptoms, experiences, and stories. The one thing […]
Why Does The Curve of The Spine Matter?
The main reason is where force/compression occurs on the discs. A spine with balanced curves (figure 1.) evenly distributes compressive forces across […]
Squat Progress Photos
A photo is worth a thousand dollars. The first thing I teach people in The Pain Assessment Toolkit is how to take […]
This Will Change How You Squat Forever
I heard this cue a lot when I first got into the world of Corrective Exercise. It made sense with my little […]
Cardio and Repetitive Movement
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 Dysfunction
The hip joint was designed to flex, extend, internally rotate, externally rotate, move away from the center of body (abduction), and move […]
Foot Pain & Hip Movement
Billions of dollars a year are spent on foot surgeries, orthotics, shoes, and various forms of treatment for foot pain, yet how […]
The Mighty Hip Flexors
There is one telltale sign that the hip flexors have hijacked movement. Lower back pain, hip pain, knee pain, and a whole […]