If you have had imaging done to one of your joints and been told that you have some scary sounding diagnosis I know how that can feel. You were probably told that you have a tear or herniation with no context and then told to just move on to figure it out. Although these diagnoses  sound scary they are actually quite common - even in healthy people without any pain. A lot of these imaging findings are normal wear and tear that happen in a joint. It’s kind of like your hair go

Uhoh! Your achilles is starting to hurt when you run. This is a common issue that people will encounter at some point in their running career. Panic may start setting in and you think you have to start taking some time off. We both know that you don’t want to do that so let’s see if we can have a positive experience and make some active changes instead to alleviate pain.  Achilles tendonitis is a common injury found in runners both new and old in the sports medicine world. An

If you have been told you have an issue with your rotator cuff or shoulder tightness and have been doing banded rotation exercises for weeks without improving then I understand your frustration. Your tight shoulder may not be from tight muscles! Even though the muscles of the rotator cuff function to rotate the shoulder, that is not their primary function. They also pull the shoulder deeper into the capsule to stabilize it during motion. So yes, banded rotation can be helpful

Have you been in search of  pain relief from manipulation / adjustments / “getting cracked”?Although it is just one piece of a larger treatment it can do a lot for improvement of joint health and decreasing pain. If you feel that you have gotten relief from manipulation this may be the reason why. Over time if a joint is not used efficiently it will get more and more stiff with lack of movement. As it settles into not being used that can effect how the joints surrounding it f