The squat is one of the best exercises to improve movement patterning as well as building strength needed to protect our joints and avoid back, hip, and knee pain. When recovering from an injury or simply getting back into exercising it’s important to be able to progress and regress certain movements to meet you where your at and keep you safe.
Read Moreveryday we work with clients aged 40+ to keep active, strong, and doing what they love. One of the most common things we hear in the clinic, and a the driving reason that many people come to chat with us initially, is a thought that they ‘feel older than they should’. Usually it will be a big birthday or event coming up that will get them thinking more about their stiff, achy, and painful joints and realize that it’s not normal to have these things limit what they can, and cannot do. They’ll say to themselves “I’m turning 50 but I feel like I’m 80”….
Not a great feeling and 100% treatable and preventable. In today’s article we cover the top three reasons that people feel older than they and what they can do about it to start living active, healthy, and happy lives.
Read MoreIf you’ve seen your doctor for shoulder pain they most likely only offered rest, pills, injections, or surgeries. All can help with symptoms without treating root causes. Traditional physical therapy will often only focus on healing and strengthening the injured muscle - ignoring other contributing factors and almost guaranteeing that the pain comes back when you get back to your normal activities.
What if I was to tell you there may be something causing your shoulder pain that your doctor hasn’t told you about?
In this weeks article we’ll be looking at three causes of shoulder pain that are commonly overlooked by your doctor, physical therapist, and chiropractor and will explain while your shoulder pain just won’t go away.
Read MoreIt’s a running joke in the fitness industry. The New Years rush. The time in January when gym memberships spike, the number of people in the gym grows, and then steep fall off in February. Every year it’s the same thing. But why? Everyone know and wants to be more healthy, fit and strong. Why do so many people fail to hit these goals year after year?
In this weeks article we discuss the three primary reasons most peoples New Years Goals fall flat and what you can do about it.
Read MoreIf you’ve gone to see a medical doctor for chronic knee, hip, shoulder or back pain, I can almost guarantee you that you’ll be recommended a steroid injection for pain. It’s their go-to treatment when pain pills aren’t enough. When recommending injections they often conveniently leave out or brush over all the negative long term side effects that injections have that lead to WORSE outcomes for their patients.
In today’s article we discuss three reasons for you to avoid steroid injections even after your doctor recommends them.
Read MoreEveryday we work with individuals to overcome sciatic pain and we’ve often found that there are a lot of misconceptions and false beliefs that can actually hold us back from making a quick recovery.
The following are the three critical mistakes we see people make when trying to recover from sciatic pain and some tips on what you can do to avoid them.
Read MoreHere at the clinic we work with clients everyday to help ease the pain caused by sciatica. But even once the pain and gone and the injury has healed, most people still have a nervousness or worry that any wrong movement may set it off again. That worry keeps them from participating or enjoying the activities that they used to love. It’s the reason that it’s so important not only to help our clients ease sciatic pain, but to build CONFIDENCE in their bodies ability to handle the activities they love.
In this article we discuss what you can do to ease sciatic pain and keep it from ever being an issue again
Read MoreEveryday we work with individuals to overcome knee pain and we’ve often found that there are a lot of misconceptions and false beliefs that can actually hold us back from living the life we want. The following are the five critical mistakes we see people make when trying to recover from knee pain and some tips on what you can do to avoid them.
Read MoreNeck pain is a common condition that keeps a lot of people from being as active as they would like. For many, the pain may not be debilitating but makes it hard to work, sleep, and exercise without that distraction that keeps us from being able to fully enjoy those activities. A lot of people try stretching, going to the chiropractor, - which helps, but has failed to fully resolve the issue.
Today we discuss three frequently overlooked contributors to neck pain and what we can do to correct them when traditional therapies haven’t worked.
Read MoreThe squat can be one of the most beneficial exercises for improving mobility and strength for less pain and injury. Avoid these three common squatting mistakes to avoid pain and stay our of the doctors office.
Read MoreIt’s important that we don’t always view pain as a strictly physical phenomenon. Science is showing that lifestyle factors play a HUGE role in the amount of pain we experience. In this article we cover easy lifestyle changes you can make to find SUSTAINABLE pain relief.
Read MoreAvoid these three common mistakes that people (and doctors) make when it comes to recovering from low back pain.
Read MoreLearn how the food we eat can influence the pain we experience in our daily lives.
Read MoreHow can a piece of elastic tape help you recover from injury? Learn the science behind KinesioTape and how it can help you recover from pain and injury.
Read MoreA lack of functional strength can be linked to a majority of injuries sustained by runners. Strengthening our lateral chain of muscles can help recover and prevent many of the injuries common to runners, from plantar fasciosis to IT Band syndrome.
Read MoreEvolve Performance Healthcare offers personalized, one on one care following a auto accident. Combining full body chiropractic care, massage, and rehabilitation to help your recover following an car accident in Portland, OR.
Read MoreThe foot is the foundation for all movement we perform. Improving our foot motion and strength we are better able to protect our joints from strain and prevent pain and injury.
Read MoreThe squat, when performed correctly, is one of the most useful tools in strengthening important spinal stabilizers. However, when performed incorrectly can actually contribute to low back pain and injury.Avoid these common mistakes when performing the squat to protect your low back and avoid injury.
Read MoreThe shoulder and thoracic spine function as a unit. In order to recover from a shoulder injury and improve the function/performance of the shoulder we also have to improve the function of our thoracic spine.
Read MoreMaintaining hip mobility and motor control is important in preventing hip and low back pain/injury. Improve your hip mobility with this 5 minute routine.
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