sports therapy

In this episode, we explore the profound connections between personal narratives and the origins of someone's injury. Join Erica as she delves into the stories of individuals who've experienced persistent injuries, and learn how to find clues in their narrative to help you prioritize the movement assessment and eventually find their driver(s). You will learn how to make the connections between the story and their movement patterning. Through the lens of their injury and movement history, we can uncover the reason why someone can't move the way they want. This leads to precise diagnosis and effective treatment. You don't treat the symptomatic region unless it's the driver. There is a video companion piece with slides on our "Tough To Treat" YouTube channel for this episode.

A glance at this episode:

• [0:55] Finding the patient's primary driver from clues in their narrative

• [4:30] Post-partum tennis player with neck pain during a push-up, what her story tells you

• [9:11] How her injury and movement history will lead you to the driver(s)

• [13:06] What movement(s) to assess and how to make this much more efficient

Related links:

• Tough To Treat Website

• Erica’s Course: Decoding the Complex Patient

• Susan’s Pelvic Health Education Subscription

• Access the Transcript

Why doesn't my groin pain go away? 

When someone is an athlete, you must understand what regions of the body are challenged with their sport. With soccer, you think of the thorax, foot, hip, and pelvis from the get-go. 

Listen in as Erica discusses the movement she and her patient chose to assess and what they discovered. 

Short-term treatment of someone's symptomatic region may help in the short term, but getting them back in the game is another matter entirely. When a person has an issue with a long lever movement like kicking a soccer ball, recognize and respect the length-tension relationships of the muscles involved in the movement, like how someone's lack of adductor power can stem from an overactive posterior tibialis muscle.

A glance at this episode:

• [4:05] Prioritizing physical therapy treatment based on specific sport and movement patterns

• [7:19] How to choose an appropriate movement pattern that is relevant to the patient yet specific to their sport

• [11:07] Where is the non-optimal patterning?  In the set up to the shot or in the kick?

• [15:21] Improving athletic performance through training optimal movement patterns

Related links:

• Tough To Treat Website

• Erica’s Course: Decoding the Complex Patient

• Susan’s Pelvic Health Education Subscription

• Access the Transcript

How similar are the neuromuscular responses to pain with chronic low back pain and GI pain?

Join Susan and Erica in a great discussion of the role of the diaphragm and how this changes with pain and inhibition/over-recruitment in the system.

In chronic low back pain and abdominal bloating/distention the diaphragm becomes a postural control muscle which greatly limits the respiratory ability along with an ineffectual model for spine stiffness and visceral organ pusher.

This is an excellent discussion following the podcast episode 185. 

A glance at this episode:

• [3:13] How lying on your back affects breathing and posture

• [7:42] Abdominal wall dysfunction and its impact on GI function and low back pain

• [12:05] Abdominal diaphragm dysfunction in chronic low back pain

• [19:43] Treatment for diaphragm and abdominal wall dysfunction in chronic low back pain

• [25:24] Abdominal wall deficits and breathwork for chronic low back pain

• [31:43] Treating gas and bloating through pelvic health therapy

• [38:24] Treating GI dysfunction and Cushing's syndrome

Articles mentioned in the episode:

Postural function of the diaphragm in persons with and without chronic low back pain.

Abdomino-phrenic dyssynergia in patients with abdominal bloating and distension.

Abdominal and Pelvic Floor Activity Related to Respiratory Diaphragmatic Activity in Subjects with and without Non-Specific Low Back Pain.

• Related links:

• Tough To Treat Website

• Erica’s Course: Decoding the Complex Patient

• Susan’s Pelvic Health Education Subscription

• Access the Transcript

Shoulder pain, like any other joint can present as primary pain and be the #1 reason a client may seek help! 

In many cases, treating the apparent joint dysfunction (because it checks all of the boxes) may not result in optimal outcomes. 

Join the conversation as Susan and Erica explore the reasons and important timelines in the client's history that led to her shoulder pain. 

Most importantly follow the clinical reasoning that led to the real driver of this issue. 

Bonus - we also offer a great discussion of a good exercise progression!

A glance at this episode:

• [1:39] Shoulder pain and internal rotation

• [7:52] Which side of the table should you work from

• [12:40] Learning to tape the wrist

• [20:00] Opening the hands

• [22:46] Using the yoga blocks

• [27:58] Grip strength as a sign of health

Related links:

• Tough To Treat Website

• Erica’s Course: Decoding the Complex Patient

• Susan’s Pelvic Health Education Subscription

• Access the Transcript

Erica and Susan have presented several podcasts discussing the exercise progression of the foot as the primary and secondary driver. 

Today they discuss the idea of taking the movement pattern down a couple of steps in preparation for the foot to handle loads, change the body posture, and progress to appropriate AP sway. 

The clinical reasoning process is key for understanding how the foot should be working before strengthening and challenging movement patterns can be improved.

A glance at this episode:

• [7:36] How to get the foot to turn on to work

• [11:05] Creating a tripod position for the foot

• [15:32] How to mobilize your feet

• [20:17] Neural tension work and increasing mobility

• [24:45] The split squat position

• [28:18] How do you learn to squat down

• [33:23] The importance of building volume at low levels

The other episode mentioned in this podcast on exercise progressions for the tough to treat foot.  Episode # 76.

Related links:

• Tough To Treat Website

• Erica’s Course: Decoding the Complex Patient

• Susan’s Pelvic Health Education Subscription

• Access the Transcript

Answer: A dominant movement pattern that is the same across all this patient's activities. 

No 1- weightlifters brace and dump their shoulder blades when they rack squat. A very common pattern for this movement, especially when you are lifting over #200 +. 

The problem is when this becomes dominant for all movements. 

Healthy systems need choices, plural. The nervous system then grades the strategy depending on the movement and load needed. 

What happens when someone uses this strategy to pole dance? 

No 2-a rigid thorax does not serve here. The main impairment in our clinical practice is not a stiff thoracic spine but one with a loss of control. 

Imagine that? 

How does that transcend into low back pain? 

Listen in as Erica and Susan discuss how to down train this common problem and give this patient more choices for optimal movement.

A glance at this episode:

• [8:24] Stretching and why it isn't helpful here

• [13:11] Movement options at home

• [17:04] The importance of hands-on work and the wall squat

• [21:28] Abdominal synergy

• [25:21] The diaphragm and what it takes to move well

• [30:58] Connections to the neck

• [35:00] Adaptation for athletes with lower back pain

Related links:

• Tough To Treat Website

• Erica’s Course: Decoding the Complex Patient

• Susan’s Pelvic Health Education Subscription

• Access the Transcript

How do you rehab someone who is VERY hypermobile and suffers from persistent low back pain? 

Carefully and specifically! 

When someone who is hypermobile complains of continued and persistent back pain, your first thought is, " Is this an overactive system? An underactive system? Or both?". 

This re-release of an episode from 2018 highlights the beauty of a specific exercise progression tailored to the patient's meaningful movement and her dominant impairment. 

Listen as we go through the clinical reasoning process to determine what types of movement patterns will work and what ones won't. 

Doing the right thing at the right time is clinical expertise.

A glance at this episode:

• [5:55] Hypermobility Syndrome and the pelvic floor

• [12:11] How and why her back extensors are overworking

• [19:44] Taping-does it help here?

• [24:42] Recruitment of the diaphragm in back pain

• [28:34] Taking out the overactivity-Posterior pelvic tilt on all fours

• [32:33] Spinning and mirroring that into exercise

• [36:35] Not a stretching issue but a coordination problem

• [39:55] Flexion based stabilization and progression

• [44:38] Resistance bands on the bike

Related links:

• Tough To Treat Website

• Erica’s Course: Decoding the Complex Patient

• Susan’s Pelvic Health Education Subscription

• Access the Transcript

Many of our episodes have included clients on the hypermobile end of the spectrum with a stiff thorax. 

How do you balance increasing thorax movement around a hypermobile shoulder girdle region? 

How do you use some sound clinical reasoning to design an exercise program that can bring motor control to the shoulder girdle and improve thoracic mobility? 

Join us as we bring this clinical scenario to light with the rehab program of an archer complaining of a stiff neck and inability to increase power! 

This case involves the neurological, musculoskeletal, respiratory, and central nervous systems to make meaningful changes. A full approach to looking at the gaze and the upper CV joints, adding breath for the thorax, and an interesting motor control program are discussed in the light of clinical reasoning.

A glance at this episode:

• [3:10] Patient’s history and current condition

• [7:10] Upper cervical stiffness

• [10:05] Joint stiffness

• [11:48] Shoulder stabilization exercise

• [15:05] Changes of the thoracic motion

• [19:15] Kneeling to reconnect the ocular reflex

• [23:42] Practice makes permanent but not perfect

Related links:

• Tough To Treat Website

• Erica’s Course: Decoding the Complex Patient

• Susan’s Pelvic Health Education Subscription

In this episode, Erica throws out some clinical gems when it comes to clinical reasoning through these scenarios.  

What do you do when your patient says, "I am 85% better but I am still getting (insert symptom) when I do (insert activity)." or " I am so much better but my foot hurts on and off when I still sit at my desk".  

The key is "what does my patient need at this point in time?"

Using 2 examples from her patient caseload, Erica discusses how changing the activity and the environment may be the last piece of the clinical puzzle. 

Erica also discusses the concept of "centering". If someone lives on their left side, as was the case with these 2 patients, how can you use this concept to give them more options for loading to the right?  

We need choices for movement- loading one side of your body for long periods takes away those choices and limits our options. This MUST be trained for your patient to have success. 

A glance at this episode:

• [2:05] Introduction to patient’s history

• [5:06] Advanced clinical reasoning

• [7:24] Changing input into the nervous system

• [9:48] How can you change the environment to suit your patient

• [11:30] Example of a patient with lower back pain

• [13:43] Do you need to treat the right knee and foot

• [15:55] Centering exercises for strength training

• [18:10] Kneeling strength training and centering

Related links:

• Tough To Treat Website

• Erica’s Course: Decoding the Complex Patient

• Susan’s Pelvic Health Education Subscription

• Access the Transcript

Hate cords and cables? In this episode, Tim interviews Anthony Crawford II, a representative of HiDow, about a revolutionary approach to electrical stimulation. You can learn about HiDow and its products at https://www.hidow.com

This podcast is sponsored by AloeMD, makers of an amazing pain relief and recovery cream that has brought me amazing results over the past 3 months. Learn more at www.aloemd.com and use the discount code "PBR" at checkout to save $5!

If you are struggling with feeling stiff, sore, or in pain from your passion for pickleball, go to www.pickleballrecovery.com for your free guide to feeling better on and off the court!

When do you make the clinical decision to put your hands on your patient or take them off? 

We are changing brain maps and our hands act as facilitators of movement. You need a clinical decision tree to decide which muscles to release and which ones to let go of. 

A clinical pearl: as your patient moves forward in their program, certain muscles will appear in more loaded movement patterns that you will NOT see in a passive position, like supine. 

Don't miss this. What is manual therapy? 

The next time you see a patient, pause and ask yourself, "why am I putting my hands on this region of the body? ". Is it to show them that you do "hands-on" therapy? Or something else?

A glance at this episode:

• [2:57] Once you know the driver, what will you do with it
• [4:36] Irrelevant muscles may not be prevalent in a supine position
• [6:35] How to get patients in the prone position for manual therapy
• [8:15] When to do manual therapy and when to not
• [10:37] Hands-on versus passive
• [13:02] What is manual therapy

Related links:

• View the Video for this Episode
• Tough To Treat Website
• Erica’s Course: Decoding the Complex Patient
• Susan’s Pelvic Health Education Subscription
• Access the Transcript

Most complementary or sport therapies focus on one or two body systems.  The Ixchel System will look at every aspect of your health and give you the precise tools you need. 

To live your best and most beautiful life you need to feel at ease in your body and my guest in this episode, Victoria Salomon, will explain how when your body is in alignment it allows your life to flow in every way.  You’ll attract more success in every area. 

Victoria is a therapist and has trained in many different therapies and she talks today about her journey and the The Ixchel System, which she designed.  It is a series of practices and workshops delivered either one-to-one or to groups in the workplace - or online. It is designed to bring health and pain relief to all systems of the body. 

Timestamps 

00:00   Theme intro 

00:30   Intro to my guest Victoria 

01:30   Victoria’s journey in health and how she became fascinated with the human body and how the body works. 

08.40   Jill’s Kundalini experience. 

09:40   What is the Ixchel System? 

18:00   Joe Dispenza and his research into genes and environment. 

22:30   Why is it that so many people don’t try and understand the body they live in?  Who can Victoria help? 

28:00   Examples of people helped including an 80 year old man whose recovery from a bad fall includes “dead” areas of his brain recovering. 

30:30   Why don’t employers look to run programs to help employees who suffer with things like back problems to save so many lost productive days? 

34:00   Victoria’s offer of a FREE posture analysis. See below for details. 

36:30   Final advice from Victoria. 

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Your life is for living, so go out and live it!  Have your best and most beautiful life! To find out more about your host, you can find all Jill’s links  here. 

In this episode, Tim interviews Filip Keuppens, EVP of Pickle Juice. You remember senior pro legend Mattias Johansson’s riveting story of cramps in his episode? Meet the company that saved his bacon that sweltering day in Atlanta. Filip breaks down why there is nothing else on the market like Pickle Juice for once cramps set in. You can learn more at www.picklepower.com and use the discount code PBR to save 10% should you grab some for your bag! Also, you can follow Pickle Juice on IG at @picklejuice. 

This podcast is sponsored by AloeMD, makers of an amazing pain relief and recovery cream that has brought me amazing results over the past 3 months. Learn more at http://www.aloemd.com and use the discount code "PBR" at checkout to save $5!

If you are struggling with feeling stiff, sore, or in pain from your passion for pickleball, go to http://www.pickleballrecovery.com for your free guide to feeling better on and off the court!

This episode is a must listen. How many times do you struggle with limiting beliefs? How many times have you held yourself back subconsciously? This episode is for you!

Created in 2017, MindEdge Performance was created out of passion and recognition of the power of the mind. MindEdge is NOT just another one of your mediocre life or business coaching consultants that often have no real training in psychology whatsoever. Jamie is a CMPC (certified mental performance consultant), which is a hard sought certification earned in the mental performance field on top of a master’s degree. She trains people in sport psychology, which is essentially training that puts you and keeps you on top of your mental game. This work is meant for athletes, businesses and everyday people alike, all with the goal of achieving peak performance. 

Important Links:

Follow Taylor: @taylorsqueglia

Follow Jamie: @Mindedgeperformance 

Taylor's website: www.taylorsqueglia.com

Jamie's website: www.mindedgeperformance.com

In this episode, Medicileaf founder Don Shaffer dispels the common myths and misconceptions surrounding CBD, applications for pickleball users, and his heartwarming entrance into the field itself.

This podcast is sponsored by AloeMD, makers of an amazing pain relief and recovery cream that has brought me amazing results over the past 3 months. Learn more at http://www.aloemd.com and use the discount code "PBR" at checkout to save $5!

If you are struggling with feeling stiff, sore, or in pain from your passion for pickleball, go to http://www.pickleballrecovery.com for your free guide to feeling better on and off the court!

In this episode, Tim interviews top-ranked senior pro Paul Olin about how he approaches preparing for and recovering from playing three days in a row in tournament play as a guy over 50! Follow Paul on IG at _paulolin

This podcast is sponsored by AloeMD, makers of an amazing pain relief and recovery cream that has brought me amazing results over the past 3 months. Learn more at http://www.aloemd.com and use the discount code "PBR" at checkout to save $5!

If you are struggling with feeling stiff, sore, or in pain from your passion for pickleball, go to http://www.pickleballrecovery.com for your free guide to feeling better on and off the court!

In this episode, Tim interviews Chiropractor Dr. Greg Song about the power of compression therapy for decreasing recovery time. You can learn more about the brand he discusses called Air Relax at http://www.getairrelax.com

This podcast is sponsored by AloeMD, makers of an amazing pain relief and recovery cream that has brought me amazing results over the past 3 months. Learn more at http://www.aloemd.com and use the discount code "PBR" at checkout to save $5!

If you are struggling with feeling stiff, sore, or in pain from your passion for pickleball, go to http://www.pickleballrecovery.com for your free guide to feeling better on and off the court!

Erica and Susan discuss in this podcast how treating the left hip as well as the left side of the low back, got rid of this young golfer’s knee pain. A functional and interactive evaluation really hones in on where the true source of his knee pain lies.

Assessing center of mass (COM) here is crucial. Think about golf, you don’t need a wide stance. Most of your patients will look different depending on how wide or narrow their stance is. Don’t miss it.

We also discuss the concept of picking a “meaningful” movement to assess with your patient. This alone will help you hone in on the driver quicker.

Did you know that right knee pain can be caused by an imbalance in your center of mass?

This is a rebroadcast of a popular earlier episode.

A glance at this episode:

• [1:24] Introduction to the driver and knee pain
• [7:54] The story of a golfer with knee pain
• [15:25] The expectation
• [20:09] Why you go right into the sport-specific problem
• [26:56] The power of videotaping people in motion
• [34:39] Recognizing left and right sides of the body
• [37:16] Mirror box
• [46:41] Why the need to reinforce
• [50:30] Trying something new

Related Links:

• Tough To Treat Website
• Erica’s Course: Decoding the Complex Patient
• Susan’s Pelvic Health Education Subscription
• Access the Transcript