Expert Insights on Performance & Recovery
New Years Reflections in Physical Therapy
When your medium of transportation for the holidays is driving and spend 15 hours in the car each way, you get a lot of time to reflect. For me and with the new year upon us, the bulk of my reflection surrounded behavior change and what goes into the process of creating new habits and decision making models.
The Spookiest Phrases I’ve Heard in the Clinic
We hope everyone has their costumes set, candy purchased, and ready for Halloween tomorrow night. In celebration of Halloween here’s some of the spookiest, the scariest, and most frightening phrases I've heard in the clinic.
It Doesn't Make the Climb Any Easier
Returning from any injury can be a difficult journey and we can prepare and learn everything about our situation that we want but when push comes to shove, it's still a challenge. Psychological framing is pivotal to our success and while understanding it doesn’t make the weights any lighter, or the mountains we climb any easier, it puts us in a better position to achieve our goals!
Excavators, ATVs and the 4th of July
While visiting with Jess’s cousins in Bayfield, I not only embarrassed myself trying to work a clutch on an ATV just trying to get it into first gear, but was presented with an opportunity no male in their right mind would turn down…… the chance to operate an excavator.
You Don’t Have to Be Broken Before Coming to Physical Therapy
People often play the “wait and see” approach to their injuries. Sometimes it works, and in our world of personal bias as performance physical therapists, a lot of times it doesn't.
They wait until their symptoms have been going on too long and it starts affecting the activities they love before seeking care.
Keep The Main Thing, The Main Thing
If you’ve ever read Seven Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen Covey, you are probably super familiar with this phrase. It's one that gets passed around a lot in the athletic and professional sports world amongst athletes in regards to staying focused on the end goal. For me, this phrase is a pillar and cornerstone when it comes to not getting overwhelmed from life piling up and thinking small. Staying focused on the big picture and understanding how it fits the vision of what we want to achieve.