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Food: The good, bad and the ugly

I think its safe to say that everyone at some point has heard the phrase “You are what you eat”. Its such a cliche that most people discount how profound that statement is. I’m gonna

Are your feet working?

Humans are the best movers in the animal kingdom. Our body and neuromuscular system is designed for movement, and has evolved over time for this reason. Humans are bipedal animals, meaning that we

Young woman stretching her back after a heavy kettlebell workout in a gym

Re-think a home gym

Sorry for the missed week, site maintenance stopped us from being able to upload an article. Back in action now and have a powerful article written up for this week, hope you enjoy. A

We all know that we should maintain our vehicles in order to keep them running better, longer, and to prevent them from breaking down. We get the oil changed regularly, perform scheduled maintenance work and

Mobility: How much do you actually need?

‘Mobility’ has become a buzzword in the training and rehab world these days. Mobility work is increasingly more common, with more people using lacrosse balls for tissue work/massage than for playing lacrosse it seems. Recently,

Re-think Physical therapy

Physical therapy can mean a lot of different things to different people depending on their experience with it. My first question to a patient who comes to see me is: Have you ever done physio

Training: It’s all about movement quality

Training is a time to focus on movement quality first and foremost. Technique and form should always be prioritized with no exceptions. Training is a time to dial in movement, and the quality of movement

Understanding Pain

Pain gets a bad wrap. Its something every human is familiar with and has experienced at some point in their lives and even though our understanding of it has come a long way in the

Physical education should be more than just ‘gym class’

Children and adolescents in today’s society are being exposed to less and less play, movement, and physical culture. It is common for kids to be spending a lot of their free time playing video games

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Food: The good, bad and the ugly

Are your feet working?

Re-think a home gym

Maintain Your Body

Mobility: How much do you actually need?

Re-think Physical therapy

Training: It’s all about movement quality

Understanding Pain

Physical education should be more than just ‘gym class’

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What sets us apart?

Longer appointments

One-on-one treatment

Movement focused

State-of-the-art equipemnt

Sports medicine doctors on site

Finding the root cause

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