When I was around 10 years old, I was on vacation with my family in upstate New York. We had recently transitioned from camping in tents near Lake Meacham to vacationing in cabins on Lake Chateauguay. I should explain that I’m very much a city …
Biomechanics of Pain
3 Questions to Ask Yourself While Walking
I do a lot of thinking when I’m on my dog walks. If I happen to be preparing a talk, I’ll go over my talk in my mind, but more often than not, I’m thinking over clinical cases and especially the ones with lower back, hip, leg or foot issues because …
Top 3 Things You Didn’t Know About Walking
We are designed to walk, so what is there to know about it? If we can get from point A to point B, most of us barely think about it…until there’s pain. Even if walking itself doesn’t hurt, some varieties of back and hip pain can benefit from more …
Is Your Reaction to Pain Worse Than the Pain?
Don’t worry, you won’t see the term “catastrophizing” here. Your reaction to pain is always appropriate for whatever your experience happens to be. However, no matter what your natural emotional reaction is, there is another reaction …
What’s the Big Deal if I Crack My Own Spine? – Stop Everyday Pain
Is this you when your back feels stiff? Looking for relief from stiffness or pain by twisting it out? Hoping for that crack that feels like what you get from your chiropractor? It's not the same. It's more dangerous to do this yourself and you …
What’s the Big Deal if I Crack My Own Spine? – Stop Everyday Pain
Stretching Out the Pain: Feels Good But is it Good FOR You? – Stop Everyday Pain
Recently I've had a few questions from patients who are reading the book. One that keeps coming up is about whether or not stretching is good or bad for us. Stretching is a very confusing topic and has been one of scientific controversy for years …
Stretching Out the Pain: Feels Good But is it Good FOR You? – Stop Everyday Pain
