What Your Doctor Didn’t Tell You About Scoliosis
When the expert looked at your scan, they either told you not to worry—or gave you every reason to. That your curve […]
Why Your Back Hurts: The Science Behind Chronic Low Back Pain
If you’ve been stretching your back for weeks (or years) and still feel tight…If core work makes things worse instead of better…If […]
Sciatica Isn’t a Life Sentence—It’s a Signal. Here’s How to Read It.
Why that nerve pain down your leg feels so relentless and how to stop the spiral. If you’ve landed here, you’re likely […]
Stop the Next Flare Up Before It Starts: Lessons From a Fistfight With a Gorilla
If you’re stuck in the cycle of chronic pain and flare ups, especially if the doctors are telling you that there’s “nothing […]
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 “S shape” of our spine allows our spine to function like a shock absorbing spring that effectively transfers energy/movement from the […]
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 […]