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Mar 22

COLLABORATIONS!
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It was such a pleasure to collaborate with some of the most intelligent baseball coaches in Austin @truegrindsystems
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We went through some very important motor control drills as well as vision and vestibular exercises that should be a staple to every athlete before practice and/or before a game/competition (at least in my book).
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Thank you, @truegrindsystems, for having me, and I look forward to working with you on a weekly basis very soon! You guys rock!!

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Mar 21

THE HARDEST TRUTH TO EXPLAIN TO PATIENTS/ATHLETES
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Pain and tissue damage are completely SEPERATE! You can have a tear or herniated disc, yet still be in no pain. You can have a completely healthy tendon/ligament/muscle/disc and still be in agonizing pain! Hence why X-rays and MRIs are incomplete when it comes to the source of pain
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The hardest truth to explain to patients is that PAIN IS IN YOUR BRAIN and not from your damaged/inflamed tissue.
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Imagine you get an ankle sprain while walking in the middle of a street. The first thing you do is stop walking, complain how much it hurts, and then start walking funny to get off the street! Now imagine the same scenario. You get an ankle sprain in the street, but you see a bus coming right at you. At that moment, you don't even feel the pain on your ankle. You just want to run off the street so the bus won't run you over!! See? Your brain considers the bus being more threatening than your ankle. So your brain focuses on the biggest threat (bus) and less on the unimportant threat (ankle sprain).
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Or how about when a soldier gets shot while in battle? His brain is so concerned about his safety for life, it forget the fact that he even got shot and doesn't even notice the pain from all that adrenaline!
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The more we understand how pain works, the better we can get out of it. The better we understand the brain, the better we can eliminate pain.
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#pain #anklesprain #accident #brain #health #tendinitis #hernia #danger #medical #rehab

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Mar 8

CAN ANY OF MY THERAPISTS RELATE??
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Like, just say the truth that you didn't do your homework and we're good!!! It's ok!! I won't punish you!! I'll just make sure you do double the work when you come see me next time🤣🤣!!
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Comment below if your patients give you excuses for not doing the work and what you did to solve that issue!! Share it if you can relate!!!
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#patients #homeexercises #homeworkout #excuses #complacency #funny

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Mar 6

UPPER BUTT PAIN? TRY THIS!!
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I've shown a similar stretch in the past and that post gained the most attention since most people suffer from thus type of low back/SI joint pain. I've had some people, though, complain that they were unable to perform this stretch on the ground in a 90-90 position, so, here is a great modification in a seated position!
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This drill stretches a nerve called the Cluneal Nerve which is a pure SENSORY nerve. Which means it's usually best to provide some type of sensation to the area (i.e. heat, ice, massage gun, electric stimulation, etc) while mobilizing/stretching the nerve simultaneously.
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Try the stretch first and notice any decrease in discomfort afterwards. If there is no change, you may want to apply some type of sensation input as mentioned above and retry the stretch. Pain is gone? Great!! Do this move 3 to 4 times a day, 1 set of 10 reps! If pain got WORSE, then do this stretch on the opposite leg and notice any changes from that. If still no change then further assessment is advised.
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Give it a shot and comment below!
Like it? Share/Repost it!!
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Need more help with your low back, schedule a FREE consultation on Bodmechanic.com and let's see if we can help you!
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Don't forget to check out my online course "Armoring The Lower Back" to bulletproof your lower back from injuries ans get you back into training and enjoying life! LINK IN BIO!!!
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#lowbackpain #sacroiliacjoint #lowerbackpain #discbulge #hernia #spinalstenosis #spine #lumbago #nerve #stretching #fascia #pain #fitness #weightlifting #bodybuilding #powerlifting

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Feb 23

RETROWALKING AND KNEE PAIN.
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Who would have thought that walking backward could actually be therapeutic? Especially on knees!
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Well, research shows some promising results so far with the logic that there is less impact on the knees due to lesser heel strike. When you walk backward, you plant the toes and ball of foot first in which takes pressure off the knees as opposed to heel strike that tends to stress the knees to a greater extent.
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From a neurological standpoint, retrowalking dramatically stimulates your vestibular system (balance organ in your inner ears), promoting reflexively stability in your spine and posture. The more stable your spine is, the less pain you feel, not only in your knees but probably every joint in your body (in my experience).
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The trick here is to NOT LOOK BACK when you walk backward. Get familiar with your area, and as you walk backward, keep your eyes fixated on a target in front of you. Start off with 5 to 10 min, 3 times per week for 5 to 6 weeks. Progress to higher speeds as pain has decreased in your knees.
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Retrowalking does not only help those with arthritis but also those with past ACL issues, patellofemoral pain, and even meniscus issues. Just give it a shot. It definitely won't make anything worse.
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#walking #running #kneepain #kneepainrelief #balance #posture #reflexiones #research #patellofemoralpainsyndrome #acltear

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Feb 20

POST PEC TEAR RECONSTRUCTION REHAB
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My good friend, business partner and power lifter @renegarganta sustained a total pec tear approximately 3 months ago from a powerlifting meet. Upon benching hundreds of pounds, his pec couldn't handle it, so, SNAP!! I expected that shoulder was up to no good due to the history of injuries he sustained on that left arm in the past!
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In this rehab training video, he is now a little over a month from taking the brace off and cleared for PT! His ROM was so limited as well as his strength although, with the various techniques applied, he gained full ROM and increased strength in less than a week!
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Techniques applied:
● Active Shoulder movements with Vibration. I never apply a massage gun without active movement. The results are usually better when there's movement involved
● IASTM to increase blood circulation, NOT to break up scar tissue
● Thoracic spine motor control for better awareness of the spine as well as the scapula
● Resisted Elbow Drills due to loss of terminal elbow extension as well as coordination of the elbow joint
● Multi directional isometrics to optimize reflexive stability
● Resisted Shoulder Coordination with Perturbations to facilitate more reflexively stability, proprioception and Cerebellar (back part of the brain) activation
● Bench Press Isometrics for sport-specific positional strength gains.
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Obviously there are a ton more things we performed that unfortunately we didn't record but, this is yet a taste of how I would approach a post pec fear depending on the phase of healing. More videos coming soon!!!
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#pectear #postsurgery #shoulderpain #rehab #sportsrehab #isometric #theragun #iastm #muscletear #surgery #powerlifting #npc #ifbb

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Feb 18

TENNIS ELBOW FIX PART 2
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Another great alternative for lateral epicondylitis (tennis elbow).
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Here I demonstrate a Radial Nerve Flossing Technique in combo with tissue decompression! Nerves get pinched or entrapped along their course of the extremity ans usually at the site of pain. Although, nerve can be entrapped in other locations of its path but for the purpose of this post, let's just try decompressing the site of pain. As you hold the skin pinched/lifted, perform the floss technique as shown.
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If you've gotten great relief from it, aim for 3 to 4 times a day, 1 set of 10 to 12 reps.
If you experience no change or possibly worse, obviously stop the exercise and maybe schedule a FREE consult at Bodmechanic.com.
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LIKE IT? SHARE IT!!
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#elbowpain #tenniselbow #tricepsworkout #bicepworkout #forearmworkout #tendinitis #bursitis #recovery #sportsrecovery

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Feb 16

DO VARIOUS SPORTS LEAD TO ARTHRITIS??
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Short answer: NOPE
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It's been a frequent subject I would hear from athletes and health care professionals (especially doctors) who have caused a certain degree of fear in the athletic community! Young athletes concern themselves with developing arthritic changes in their joints if they continue their sport of interest. Yet, here's an excellent meta-analysis on the topic!
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▪︎5,065 participants
▪︎NO association was observed between physical activity defined as total energy expenditure (MET days per week) and incident Painful Radiographic Knee Osteorthritis, Radiographic Knee Osteoarthritis, or Osteoarthritis-related Knee Pain
▪︎ There was also NO association observed between time spent in physical activity (hours per week) and Incident Painful Radiographic Knee OA, Radiographic Knee OA or OA-related Knee Pain.
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So there ya have it! As long as you move in a healthy way, consider keeping your joints healthy, mobile, and stable. You should be fine. OA would typically occur if 2 or more injuries to the same joint have occurred in the past, and even that is up to discussion!
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So if your doctor tells you to stop your sport of interest or even quit lifting, then I'd probably think twice about that.
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#arthritis #kneearthritis #osteoarthritis #kneepain #kneeosteoarthritis #kneereplacement #meniscustear #research #gettingolder #grandpa #grandma

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Feb 9

NPC USA Texas GIVEAWAY!!
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To all attendees of the NPC USA Texas workshop!! Dont miss out on my special giveaway raffle, and winners will get 1 FREE session that includes full assessment and rehab plan!
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Feb 7

ATHLETE PROGRESSION🦾
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repost via @instarepost20 from @thebrunettebodybuilder
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I’m sure you’ve seen posts talking about how stretching and mobility work are useless.

“All you need to do is walk and lift!”

GEE WILIKERS 🎩

Well, that’s all I did, but I still had a major hip imbalance and pain.

How did I get there?

I broke my left pinky toe and ankle in the 8th grade, which as you might imagine, caused some issues on my left side.

Being a kid, I didn’t take my rehab exercises seriously because they weren’t fun, not understanding the impact it would have later on.

When I started lifting weights, I had terrible pain during lower body exercises, so I went back to PT, where I was given a heel lift for my right shoe.

Rather than addressing the root cause, I was given a bandaid.

The heel lift caused even more issues, pain, and imbalance.

A few years into wearing the heel lift, I TORE my left hamstring tendon doing RDLs. Excess tension was placed on the tendon because my left hip was still hiked, because *spoilers*, the lift didn’t even out my hips.

This traumatic injury resulted in MRIs, ortho consults, PRP injections, and more PT.

6 PTs later with the same imbalance and pain, I was desperate for a solution.

I researched alternative solutions and came across @bodmechanic only because he had a Neubi Fit, which I thought was my saving grace.

Loe and behold, I was wrong, because I was looking at the symptom, not the cause, as so many PTs did before me.

This man and I went to work on addressing the root cause of my pain and imbalance with nerve flossing, weird ass mobility and stretching exercises, brain drills, and more.

Proof speaks for itself. Balanced, pain-free hips.

Don’t let pain ruin your life and don’t give up on finding relief.

As a bodybuilder, you’ll want to have better mobility. This will not only help to increase training performance and muscle growth, it’ll also help to prevent injuries and improve posing!

Do the damn mobility work.

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Jan 24

PHYSICAL THERAPISTS AND DOCTOR PRESCRIPTIONS🤣
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I don't miss those times one bit where I would have to hunt for doctor prescriptions to keep visits going! Especially when the orders of treatment would be some old-school, non-effective methods and modalities!! I would enjoy getting scripts from doctors that would only write the words "PT." It gave me the opportunity to do MY stuff, as selfish as that sounds. Some doctors, though, go to town on writing stuff on it that are pre historic.
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A skilled therapist doesn't need a doctor to tell him/her how to do his/her job! Unless there are indeed some precautions and/or contraindications , especially after surgery, then yes ofcourse I would follow every word. If a patient comes to me though with a doctors script for " shoulder tendinitis," then leave the rest to the movement pro.
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I'm so glad I don't work with insurances 🤣
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Doctors know medicine and surgery just enough to keep you alive. Skilled professionals are the ones who make you thrive
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#doctors #prescription #surgery #medicine #doctorsorders #sportstherapy #healthinsurance #physicaltherapy #movementmedicine

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Jan 12

MOBILITY DURING ROAD TRIPS
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I always have a set of bands in the car when I know I have a long drive ahead of me. Especially during my move to TX, I stop every couple of hours (max), pull out those bands, and get to work! I even had some truck drivers join me 🤣🤣.
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Here are my top movements shown here:
1. Resisted Lower back circles
2. Resisted Upper Back Glides
3. Resisted Head Protractions/Retraction
4. Resisted Hip Circles and more
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Give them a shot and notice how you feel when you start driving again!
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#roadtrip #texas #austintexas #mobility #jointhealth #movementmedicine #bandworkouts #arthritisrelief #driving

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