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2024-11-4
Why There’s No “Magic Fix” for Chronic Pain in Fitness – But Here’s What Can Actually Help
One of the biggest issues social media has brought to fitness is the idea that there’s *one* or even a handful of exercises that can “fix” your shoulder, back, knee, or any other pain. The truth? There’s no magical exercise […]
read more2024-10-31
How Trying To FIX Your Pain Makes Your Chronic Pain Worse!
The hedonic treadmill is a psychological concept referring to our tendency to quickly adapt to both positive and negative life changes, returning us to a baseline level of happiness or contentment. This phenomenon is often discussed in the context of […]
read more2024-10-30
Why Fitness & Physical Therapy Struggle to Help Chronic Pain
If there’s one roadblock that both clients and coaches consistently face, it’s dealing with chronic pain. People tell us their biggest barrier to making progress in training is pain. Coaches repeatedly ask how to help clients who feel limited by […]
read more2024-05-28
The FIRST Place People Go Wrong With Low Back Pain
The internet is an interesting place, as much as I like to give it a hard time for a lot of the wacky information that goes on there (which there is plenty of) it also gives me an opportunity to […]
read more2023-12-28
Q & A About Upcoming Shoulder Health MasterClass
It is hard to believe we aren’t quite into 2024 yet and we are already going full steam ahead with new DVRT programs to help make this next year, the best one yet! We are already seeing such great enthusiasm […]
read more2023-09-29
How Depression & Anxiety Are Overlooked in Chronic Low Back Pain
With our MIM Chronic Low Back Pain MasterClass coming up, I wanted to hit on a topic that you will almost NEVER hear discussed in fitness circles and to be honest, just as rarely in physical therapy. The reason is […]
read more2023-09-24
The 3 Biggest Myths Of Low Back Pain
Since I was 14, I’ve battled low back pain. It was during a high school basketball game and I got shoved in the back and dropped with horrendous pain. Taken to the ER, doctors told me I had herniated discs […]
read more2017-07-9
Save Your Shoulder Ultimate Sandbag Exercises
Jessica Bento, Physical Therapist (Creator DVRT Restoration & Pelvic Control) Far too many times we only address a problem when it actually becomes a problem. I see it all the time in clinical settings, people only address their movement dysfunction, […]
read more2017-06-6
Best Planks You Aren’t Doing! Ultimate Sandbag Exercises
Jessica Bento, Physical Therapist (Creator DVRT Pelvic Control) Planks are the go to for just about anyone in fitness nowadays. That’s pretty impressive since probably only a decade ago crunches and sit-ups reigned supreme. However, if you have been […]
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