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Read This If You Want Your Injury Gone Now!
Last week I took a shot at our fascination with all the passive recovery tools on the market and how they pale compared to the active recovery provided by th...
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What’s Up With Shoulder Impingement?
One of my favorite Instagram accounts is @chicagosportsdoc. I know you’ll geek out on this if you’re into anatomy, but you may want to finish lunch before br...
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The Best Advice Following a Shoulder Dislocation
For shoulder issues, Crossover Symmetry can take care of just about everything, but if you’ve had a big “oh, crap” moment, you’ll likely need some medical ca...
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How To Make a Comeback When Something Hurts
This week, we posted about dealing with those nagging little injuries that we all run into in our athletic careers. Naturally, our first reaction to these pa...
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Nocebo Might Be Causing You More Pain
Movement – 149: Find out more about the nocebo effect, how it occurs, and why many patients are experiencing pain symptoms as a result of their negative expe...
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This One Thing Can Keep Your Injury From Healing
I want to add a bit more context to an Instagram post from this week about the psychology of pain. The post was about catastrophizing pain and the cycle that...
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The Best Predictors of Success for Rotator Cuff Rehab
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been covering a series called #rotatorcuffrehab. It stems from the many questions I receive about rotator cuff tears and wonder...
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Return to Running Pain Free
We all run into little nagging little injuries at some point in our athletic career. This post was specific to running, but really it applies to just about a...
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The Quick Guide to Understanding How Your Knee Works
The knee isn’t super complex. It bends, it straightens, and allows for a bit of rotation. Yet even simple things sometimes need a user manual. That...
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My Attempt at a Clear and Unbiased View of CBD for Treating Pain
CBD is floating around everywhere as a natural cure for just about any ill. I’ll go ahead and clear this up first (and it will be discussed later), CBD is f...
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7 Reasons Why People in Pain Need Movement
The research shows that movement is needed to help treat pain for most conditions. Despite this evidence, people in pain usually take time off to rest the i...
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An Interesting Look at Pain
A while back, we wrote about retraining your brain to get rid of your pain. The article’s point is to focus on pain not only as a mechanical issue (e.g., ten...