When you get any type of healthcare (especially if it's for pain in the right shoulder), how often do the doctors follow-up with you, months or years later, to determine just how successful the treatment was? I don't want to pick on anyone, but I will....
Lumbar surgery. Four times. That's four times that a patient of Barefoot Rehab went under the knife and had his body opened up. For most people, being opened up scares the bejesus out of them. It's immediate fear. Kind of like how standing in a plane with the door...
Doctor's Note: This post was written as an email to a patient who has seen us for several conditions successfully, Joe. Trusting our care, he asked us if we could help his friend who has post-surgical pain. Pain that has not gotten better, even with surgery. We...
If you're reading this about Graston Technique, you're probably an athlete who wants to increase performance and/or have been in pain for a period of time and you're seeking better pain relief from some unconventional treatment. If you're either one, you're in the right place. In this...
Author's Note: If you're offended by crude language, please skip this post. If you decide to read on, please forgive me. I use the wording purposefully to fit my experience while drinking ayahuasca with a Native American Holy person in New Jersey. This experience occurred...
Author's Note: This post dives into how the human body wears + degenerates, using the problem of a bone spur. Be warned, it goes deep. I link to other posts to fully define terminology. If you're not one for going deep, skip this one. -- Do you...
Note: This post is meant to be long + educational on KinesioTape. Proceed at your own time expense. If an Olympic athlete jumped off a bridge, would you do it too? KinesioTape is big these days. It’s all over the Olympics, the NFL, + pro-cycling. It's been worn by professional...
At Barefoot Rehab, we pride ourselves on getting results (even if we have to battle the mind of someone who is addicted to pain killers). Sometimes, it gets hard to run a business, treat patients, talk to insurance companies, + continue to show up day after day. Then,...
Author's Note: This post discusses mental and emotional health in the context of health and fitness pursuits. I discuss the path of chronic pain when individuals are allowed + enabled to ignore deeper psychological issues. This perspective comes from my daily work with individuals who...
Author's Note: If you're starting CrossFit, running, yoga, or some other activity where you're ramping up your workouts, this post is for you. It's written from my perspective of dealing with CrossFitters who have been working out for months or years. I hope to bring...