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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 more2024-10-2
Build Shoulder Stability, Core Strength, & Hip Mobility With THESE PNF Drills
It doesn’t sound like something you would hear a lot about on social media. Proprioceptive Neuromuscular Facilitation (PNF) is a specialized approach that taps into the nervous system to enhance muscle strength, flexibility, and motor control. Among its techniques, PNF […]
read more2024-09-22
Is Stretching Hurting Your Workouts?
Jessica Bento, Physical Therapist (Creator DVRT Restoration Certification, DVRT Rx Shoulder, Knees, Pelvic Control, & Gait Courses) Should you stretch or not stretch, is that the REAL question? When I became a physical therapist over 20 years ago, there was […]
read more2024-09-5
Want To Fix Shoulder Pain? Then You Gotta Know Fascia!
It gets people mad, like I am talking CRAZY MAD! You would have thought I insulted their family, religion, even said something nasty about their pet. This is how many people on social media react when I show a diagram […]
read more2024-08-25
My Shoulder STILL Hurts!
Jessica Bento, Physical Therapist (Creator DVRT Restoration Certification, DVRT Rx Shoulder, Knees, Pelvic Control, & Gait Courses) This past weekend I had the great pleasure to present at the Perform Better Providence conference. While I had presented at Los Angeles, […]
read more2024-08-19
Want To Improve Shoulder Pain Work On Hip Mobility
Jessica Bento, Physical Therapist (Creator DVRT Restoration Certification, DVRT Rx Shoulder, Knees, Pelvic Control, & Gait Courses) I’ve been fortunate enough to be presenting at the renowned Perform Better conferences for my 4th year. It is always so exciting to […]
read more2024-08-5
Stop Trying To Fix Your Shoulder Pain In Isolation
Jessica Bento, Physical Therapist (Creator DVRT Restoration Certification, DVRT Rx Shoulder, Knees, Pelvic Control, & Gait Courses) As much as we like to think we are using functional training when it comes to addressing shoulder issues, I find most […]
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