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Pain-Free Pointers - November 27th 2023
This is a brand new weekly email containing 3 quick, actionable tips you can use become strong and pain-free.
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Strength training is your best defence against injury
You could have the world's best technique, but if you're doing something beyond your body's level of tolerance, you can get injured.
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How to use a traffic light to self manage your pain
How do you know when to push through pain and when to back off? Should you ever push through pain? I answer that and more.
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If your healthcare provider does this, you need a new one...
Here are some red flags to look out for in your healthcare provider in order to get the best care possible
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How do you know when to push and when to back off?
Tired of either burning out, getting hurt, or just not making any progress?
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Do You Need "Corrective Exercise"?
Is there anything special about "corrective exercises" that helps us rehabilitate our pain?
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Why Your Lower Back Hurts
More than 80% of the population will feel back pain at some point in their life. That's why it's important to understand why it happens
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Why the R.I.C.E Principle No Longer Applies
The rationale behind this treatment was to manage inflammation. But what if that's detrimental to the healing process?
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The 3 Steps to Rehabilitate Any Injury
Dealing with pain, especially the chronic kind, can impact more than just your workouts. Here are the steps I use to tackle any injury
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The Mental Burden of Pain Rehabilitation
When it comes to pain, it's important to understand that it's not as black and white as we may think.
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I Just Tweaked Something, Now What?
Does this situation sound familiar? You've injured or hurt yourself doing something. You begin to catastrophize your pain...
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Is it Safe to do Activities That Are Painful?
Pain is feedback for what's going on in the body. But sometimes it can be deceptive, especially when it comes to chronic pain.
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How to Deal with Muscle Stiffness and Tightness
Tightness isn't what you think. We tend to say that if a muscle feels tight it's shortened and you need to stretch it. But is this the case?
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4 Back Pain Myths That Need to be Forgotten
Lower back pain is something a majority of the population will experience. As such, we tend to have many untrue beliefs that get passed down
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Do "Noisy" Joints Indicate Dysfunction?
We've all heard our joints pop and crack from time to time. But is it something worth worrying about?
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When is Surgery Necessary When Treating Injury?
Whether it's a traumatic injury or a chronic one, surgery is often cited as the way to go in terms of treatment.
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Does Posture Really Matter When it Comes to Pain?
We're often told to "sit up straight", for fear of causing damage and pain. But are these claims warranted?
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How to Deal with Pain in Training
So you’ve been working out and training but you’re dealing with some pain. The most common question I get is, “what do I do?”
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Are You Actually Stiff, Tight, or Unstable?
It’s hard not to indulge in our feelings and take them for face value for what’s actually going on in our bodies.
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Finding an Entry Point in Injury Rehab
Whether it’s coming off of a serious acute injury or dealing with a chronic one, trying to figure out where to start is tough.
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