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Moving Through Acute Pain - A Different Approach
A few days ago I woke up with a sore upper back. I have been doing a lot of plastering recently to finish off my strawbale house and my back was starting to complain about it. In fact, it was becoming...
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The End of "Try Harder"
No pain no gain! Another set! Push harder! Go to failure! “If it hurts, that must mean it’s working.” Do any of those phrases sound familiar? Maybe you grew up in sports where your coaches voice was...
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If You’re Tired of Hurting, Read This- The Missing Piece in Chronic Pain Recovery
Are you experiencing ongoing pain? Maybe your back is hyper-sensitive and gets tweaked easily. Or maybe there's a particular part of the movement of your shoulder that you can feel yourself bracing...
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The Real Reason Your Body Feels Stiff and Sore — and What Actually Helps
A man told me the other day that wherever you press on his body, the muscles will be sore. He seemed bewildered. He clearly didn't like feeling that way, but he didnt know what to do about it. He was...
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Beyond Rehab - Growing Your Capacity After Injury
I once entered a martial arts tournament and came away with an injury to my hand. 12 months later my knuckle still hurt every time I moved it. Every time I knocked it on something I would feel...
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Why Sitting at a Computer Doesn’t Have to Ruin Your Posture
Do you ever catch yourself - maybe in a mirror or just through felt sense - with your shoulders rounded forward? Or notice your head is jutted forward, as though you were looking closely at a computer...
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