Pain: Solutions Based on Self-Study
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...
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Christine Ruffolo
Mar 19, 20204 min read
Using Load to Find Safety & Security
If something is stable, it can accept more than itself. Adding load then, signifies a sureness of support — a confidence in the...
Christine Ruffolo
Dec 28, 20193 min read
Sensitivity & Isolation
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. ...
Christine Ruffolo
Apr 2, 20193 min read
The Nature of Hurt
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...
Christine Ruffolo
Mar 4, 20194 min read
Creating Tibial Space
My relationship with my knee goes in waves of excellence and issue. In periods of calm when things are swell, I enjoy and explore...
Christine Ruffolo
Jan 9, 20193 min read
Pain: A Systematic Self-Assessment
All assessments seek to answer questions. From the doctor’s intake form to “Which Gilmore Girl Are You?”, we are urged to think and...
Christine Ruffolo
Dec 10, 20184 min read
Exploration & Safety (Part Two)
The following is part two of my course notes and findings from Stress, Movement, and Pain. As practitioners seeking to help...
Christine Ruffolo
Nov 28, 20184 min read
Exploration & Safety (Part One)
The following is part one of my course notes and findings from Stress, Movement, and Pain. Linked through the perception of threat and...
Christine Ruffolo
Jul 24, 20183 min read
The Heel and the Knee
When assessing the lower leg, it has become common place to examine the foot. The pliable and separable toes receive much of the...
Christine Ruffolo
Feb 4, 20184 min read
Biceps, Rotation, and Pulling
When I got my first chin up, I felt superhuman. Finally hitting that relative strength benchmark felt like a magic trick I was somehow...
Christine Ruffolo
Dec 29, 20173 min read
Knees, Hamstrings, and Low Gait
The low gait might be the truest test of healthy knees. It requires full flexion under full bodyweight while pulling the center of mass....
Christine Ruffolo
Sep 22, 20172 min read
Neck Extension and Lateral Flexion
Plagued by forward head posture and phone-down eyes, the act of tilting the head back can become unnerving. Used to being underutilized,...
Christine Ruffolo
Jul 29, 20175 min read
Knee Findings: Hinges and Rotation
Joint ‘popping’ is a curious thing. It alarms without hurting. Especially when you realize it wasn’t there before. You notice...
Christine Ruffolo
May 11, 20174 min read
Repetition and Dysfunction : Minimizing Back Pain
Issues with joints or body parts can almost always be traced back to usage. When faced with a familiar task in a familiar environment,...
Christine Ruffolo
Apr 30, 20175 min read
Neurosomatic Therapy and Layers of Trauma
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...
Christine Ruffolo
Feb 17, 20174 min read
The Willingness to Explore
You are willing to explore when you feel safe and confident. Safety comes from recognizing your limits and being able to measure and...
Christine Ruffolo
Feb 1, 20173 min read
Challenging Hip Extension
Hip extension is a vital movement to both health and performance. Wellness wise, hips that can extend, coupled with an unstuck spine and...
Christine Ruffolo
Jan 12, 20173 min read
Plantar flexion and the Low Sit
This post serves as a companion piece to Pain Exploration: Medial Knee. It picks up right where it left off, with manipulations of the...
Christine Ruffolo
Nov 6, 20163 min read
Pain Exploration: Medial Knee
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...
Christine Ruffolo
Aug 7, 20165 min read
Movement as a Story
Movement is communication. It is the giving and receiving of signals, of input and outputs. When you watch someone move, whether it be...
Christine Ruffolo
Dec 20, 20153 min read
Pain affects our esteem
Pain science is a hot topic. Our brain interprets inputs, perceives something as a threat, and outputs pain as a protective measure....
Christine Ruffolo
Dec 21, 20142 min read
Sourcing Pain
Finding an ultimate solution to pain is dependent on figuring out its source. The following checklist of questions is designed to help...
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