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If it challenges you, it has the opportunity to change you. Injury? It sucks. But it’s also your chance to slow down, say no, and learn something about yourself. A patient failure? That sucks too. You can point fingers- at them or yourself- or you can lean in and learn. The discomfort is the teacher. Embrace the suck, and listen to what it’s telling you.

Patients often show up with a thick packet of exercises someone told them they have  to do every day… forever. Spoiler: almost no one does. And worse—it promotes fear and shame, leaving patients feeling like their pain is one missed exercise away and their fault if it returns.   So how long does a patient have to do exercises? Here's the tip: know the difference between gaining & maintaining . To gain  strength, you need to train at least 2x/week  with progressive overload (m

Injections. Medication. Massage. Interpretive dance.  Whatever the method, the real question is this: does it relieve pain long enough for you to do the real work (exercise and lifestyle change) or  is it keeping you from what actually needs to be done?  Is it preventing a more risky and invasive procedure or is it avoiding it?  A band-aid can be part of the plan. Use it to move forward, not to stand still.