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tech neck help

October 10, 2023 · In: Body Region Support, Neck/Jaw, Science-Backed Education

What You Should Know About Tech Neck: Relieve the Pain

With the use of smartphones and electronics on the rise, a normal day’s work and simple mindless scrolling can sometimes end in pain. Tech neck is on the rise as…

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knee pain hiking downhill

October 3, 2023 · In: Body Region Support, Knee, Science-Backed Education

Knee Pain Hiking Downhill: Prevention and Treatment

Are you one of the many individuals who has experienced knee pain hiking downhill? You start off on a great day of hiking, especially in the warmer weather of SoCal,…

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glute activation

September 5, 2023 · In: Pain Science and Healing, Science-Backed Education

The Science Behind Why Glute Activation is Important

Glute activation has been a buzz word in the fitness community for a while now. What is being referred to as glute activation? Why is it important? And is it…

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groin stiffness and pain

August 15, 2023 · In: Body Region Support, Hip, Science-Backed Education

7 Possible Causes of Groin Stiffness and Pain

Groin stiffness sounds pretty straightforward…tightness in the inner thigh. Sometimes it can be painful. What happens if it feels like its pinching too? Ever think, “Well I didn’t exactly do…

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sciatica symptoms

August 8, 2023 · In: Pain Science and Healing, Science-Backed Education

Sciatica Symptoms? Try This and Feel Better

If you are experiencing sciatica symptoms, this may involve changes in sensation including pins and needles, numbness, and tingling. To learn more about different causes of sciatica, head to this…

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low back pain when squatting

July 25, 2023 · In: Pain Science and Healing, Science-Backed Education

Consistent Low Back Pain: How It’s Treated to Give You Peace of Mind

When you’re dealing with consistent low back pain, lasting for three moths or more, it can be challenging without knowing a single, identifiable cause. The most common causes of chronic…

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I'm a practicing physical therapist based out of sunny SoCal who loves to educate others and share information and knowledge. You can typically find me hard at work trying to manage normal life or cuddled up under a blanket enjoying coffee or desserts I can never seem to get away from!

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Some of the work does not look like work at all. Some of the work does not look like work at all.

Sometimes it looks like rest. Sometimes it looks like saying no. Sometimes it looks like doing 10 minutes when you wish you could do 60. Sometimes it looks like sitting on the couch and letting the day be small.

If you are someone who has spent your whole life proving you can push through, this part of the work will feel like failure at first. But try looking at it like this instead: it is part of what your nervous system has been asking you for the whole time.

A little reminder ❤️

#chronicpain #nervoussystemawareness #restisimportant #mentalawareness
I am not posting this from the other side of a fla I am not posting this from the other side of a flare. I am posting it from inside one.

For two weeks I have been doing the work I teach… pacing, resting, listening, modifying. None of it has fixed it.

And I have caught myself spiraling into the exact thoughts I would gently redirect a patient out of. “I should know better.” “I am the expert in this.” “What am I doing wrong?”

Here is what this flare has reminded me. Knowing the framework does not exempt you from living inside it. A regulated nervous system is not a permanent state. It is a relationship you keep coming back to. And the moments when nothing is working are not proof you are doing it wrong. They are proof your body is asking for something you have not figured out how to give it yet.

If you are in it too right now, I am right there with you. Tell me what is in your bucket this week. Let’s all share some support with one another.

#nervoussystemhealth #chronicpainawareness #chronicpainsupport #painflare #mindbodyconnection
I did a workout that should have been easy and los I did a workout that should have been easy and lost two weeks to it. Six months ago that same workout was nothing. Nothing about my body broke. My capacity is just being asked to cover more than it used to.

This is the thing I want every woman with chronic pain to understand before she beats herself up one more time. Your nervous system is not separating “the hard workout” from “the rough week at work” from “the night you barely slept.” It is pulling from one pool to handle all of it.

When you stop asking “what should I be able to do” and start asking “what can my body support today,” everything gets easier. Not in a wellness-quote way. In a real, your-actual-life way.
If your bucket has been full for a while, tell me what is in it.

Save this for the next time your body does something you do not understand. You will want the reminder.

#paineducation #nervoussystemhealth #strengthtrainingforwomen #returntostrength #chronicpainawareness
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