How to Exercise With Less Pain So You Can Reach Your New Years Goals

We love this time of year! It’s that time when everyone is feeling motivated to better themselves. They’re eating better, exercising more, and setting big goals that they want to achieve in the new decade. But what if you’re dealing with back, shoulder, knee pain or any other issue?

One of the main reasons people come to see us is because they are being forced to sit out their favorite exercise routine because of nagging aches and pains or worry that their pain will get worse. One of the worst things you can do is ignore any pain you may be experiencing. We’ve been doing this a long time and one thing we can assure you is that pain doesn’t go away on it’s own and often gets worse.

We don’t want to see this happen to you which is why we wanted to share some tips and tricks to be sure you can stay active and strong through the entire year!

Back Pain, Fitness, Knee PainDr. Carl Baird DC, MS, CCSPJanuary 14, 2020Evolve Performance HealthcareComment

How to SAFELY Improve Core Strength For Less Back Pain

When it comes to strengthening our core there is beauty in simplicity. Planks, anti-movement, and crawls are categories of exercises that SAFELY strengthen our core and can easily be progressed and regressed to fit your current ability level.

Back Pain, Fitness, Low Back PainDr. Carl Baird DC, MS, CCSPMay 22, 2019Evolve Performance HealthcareComment

Why Strength Training NEEDS to be Part of the Solution to Maintaining Your Active Lifestyle

Annoying, nagging pain keeping you from enjoying your favorite activities? We can guarantee that you need to get stronger. In this article we discuss the benefits of adding a movement and strength program to your current healthcare routine that will help you stay active, strong, and doing what you love.

Back Pain, Fitness, Knee PainDr. Carl Baird DC, MS, CCSPApril 1, 2019Evolve Performance HealthcareComment

How to Avoid Injuries In The Gym After the Age of 40

Exercise and strength training is one of the most important things we can do to maintain health and promote longevity. However, as we age we have to be more mindful of our workouts to avoid chronic pain and injury. Learn three of the most important things you can do in the gym to avoid injuries after the age of 40.

Fitness, Back Pain, MovementDr. Carl Baird DC, MS, CCSPJanuary 30, 2019Evolve Performance Healthcare

How to Strengthen Your Core When Dealing with a Shoulder Injury

One of the most effective and safest ways to treat back pain and strengthen our core is through a variety of plank progressions. But often times we run into trouble if we have concurrent shoulder pain that is aggravated in the low and high plank position.

In this article we cover three ways we can strengthen the core when we’re also dealing with a shoulder injury.

Five Ways to Stay Active in the Gym - Even If You're Dealing with Pain

Don’t let pain and injury keep you from reaching your fitness goals. Use these five tips to stay in the gym and work around pain.

Fitness, Chiropractic, Back PainDr. Carl Baird DC, MS, CCSPAugust 29, 2018Evolve Performance HealthcareGym, PortlandComment

A Better Approach to Foam Rolling For Less Pain

Pain science is changing. And with it, the popular self care strategy of foam rolling is also changing. Learn a more effective approach to foam rolling that saves you time and pain.