This hurts. The most common reaction is to stop using it or doing that.  It’s even the advice of many medical professionals.  Rest, it is...

If something is stable, it can accept more than itself.  Adding load then, signifies a sureness of support — a confidence in the...

For a very long time, I blunted my sensitivity.  It left me open to being hurt.  I had to learn not to be responsive to being receptive. ...

The nature of hurt is a protective hardening. It heeds and is hypersensitive to perceived warnings of “don’t”, so much so that it often...

My relationship with my knee goes in waves of excellence and issue.  In periods of calm when things are swell, I enjoy and explore...

All assessments seek to answer questions.  From the doctor’s intake form to “Which Gilmore Girl Are You?”, we are urged to think and...

The following is part two of my course notes and findings from Stress, Movement, and Pain. As practitioners seeking to help...

The following is part one of my course notes and findings from Stress, Movement, and Pain. Linked through the perception of threat and...

When assessing the lower leg, it has become common place to examine the foot.  The pliable and separable toes receive much of the...

When I got my first chin up, I felt superhuman.  Finally hitting that relative strength benchmark felt like a magic trick I was somehow...

The low gait might be the truest test of healthy knees.  It requires full flexion under full bodyweight while pulling the center of mass....

Plagued by forward head posture and phone-down eyes, the act of tilting the head back can become unnerving.  Used to being underutilized,...

Joint ‘popping’ is a curious thing.  It alarms without hurting.  Especially when you realize it wasn’t there before.  You notice...

Issues with joints or body parts can almost always be traced back to usage.  When faced with a familiar task in a familiar environment,...

It is on rare occasion that I am floored by what I hear on a podcast.  While listening to fusion health radio on a recent commute, my...

You are willing to explore when you feel safe and confident.  Safety comes from recognizing your limits and being able to measure and...

Hip extension is a vital movement to both health and performance.  Wellness wise, hips that can extend, coupled with an unstuck spine and...

This post serves as a companion piece to Pain Exploration: Medial Knee. It picks up right where it left off, with manipulations of the...

For about two months, I’ve had some chronic discomfort in my left knee.  On a scale of 1-10, with ’10’ being agony and ‘1’ being...

Movement is communication.  It is the giving and receiving of signals, of input and outputs.  When you watch someone move, whether it be...

Pain science is a hot topic.  Our brain interprets inputs, perceives something as a threat, and outputs pain as a protective measure....

Finding an ultimate solution to pain is dependent on figuring out its source. The following checklist of questions is designed to help...