An Experience That Saved My Athletic Career…
By the age of 15, going on 16, I was training for an elite swim club, 18 hours a week of wear and tear, grinding, non-stop stress on my body. I kept having this back pain appear and at first, I thought nothing of it – I did not want to be weak – so I kept going. That is the athletes’ mindset, right? An injury makes you weak, not being able to handle the training thrown at you. There is not one athlete who wants to be the one sitting on the side because they physically cannot take what the rest of the team is doing.
The Dirty Little Secret of MRI Results
By Charlie Rowe, CMSS, CSCS “MRI’s are just anatomic pictures of structures. They do NOT tell me if someone is having pain from MRI findings. I tell patients that it is similar to having your portrait taken. The picture just shows what you look like, not...
Camels, Cups, and Pain: Muscle and Joint Injury or Warning?
Are you familiar with the idiom “The straw that broke the camel’s back”?
This simple phrase captures the idea that a seemingly minor or routine action can cause an unpredictably large and rapid reaction, due to the cumulative effect of many previous small actions. Typically we blame the last straw right? But the real problem is the progressive accumulation of the small problems (straws) prior to the last straw being added to the camel’s back!
Can I Avoid Surgery?
Charlie Rowe, CMSS, Greg Mack, ACE-CMES How Do I Know If I Can Avoid Surgery? Did the title of this article capture your attention? It should because surgery, no matter how big or small, is serious business. The type of surgery this article is speaking to is...
Looks are deceiving…
Co-Authored by Jay Weitzner and Greg Mack, Certified Medical Exercise Specialists, Certified Muscle System Specialists You walk in the door and scan the landscape; A solemn waiting room with lots of neatly aligned chairs, a TV tuned to a channel no body cares about,...
Part 2: Exercise Not Helping Your Back Pain? It’s Not you, It’s Your Strategy!
(This is Part Two of this blog series. Read Part 1 here.) “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” — Aristotle In Part 1 of this series, we discussed the dilemma of back pain that persists despite your persistent efforts to solve...Mack’s Muscle Minute Vlog
Mack’s Muscle Minute is a Vlog series providing quick information about your muscle system and why its important for your health. Go to Youtube to see all the episodes. If you're interested in learning more about how a Certified Muscle System Specialist™ can...
Exercise Not Helping Your Back Pain? It’s Not You, It’s Your Strategy!
(This is Part One of this blog series. Read Part Two here.) “The whole is greater than the sum of its parts.” — Aristotle You have back pain, and you’re determined to beat it. You’ve been to your doctor and received pain...
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