E217 - Using Technology To Address Back Pain - Interview with Dr. Ankur Dave
Release Date: 02/23/2022
E336 - The Hidden Issues Underlying Neck Tightness
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Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Does your neck tighten up? Neck tightness is often blamed on posture, working on a computer, or using a smartphone, but the truth is there is a lot that can influence how your neck feels. In fact, there are three areas in particular that are rarely ever discussed but that we’ve seen have the biggest impact on how the neck feels and functions. On this week’s episode of , we are diving into what these three areas are, how they can influence your neck, and what you can do to make...
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E335 - Your Feet Need To Be Mobile. Here's Why...
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Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Did you know that your feet are one of the most complex and influential structures in your body? With 28 bones, over 30 joints, and 50 muscles in each foot, there is a lot going on down there! Unfortunately, most people don’t realize how important it is that all the joints of their feet move well and all the muscles of their feet are strong. In fact, when it comes to many foot issues, one of the most common approaches is to make the foot less mobile… But this carries a whole slew of potential...
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E334 - 3 Surprising Truths About MAT®
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Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Have you ever learned something new that completely contradicted so much of what you believed up to that point, such that once you learned it, you couldn’t see your old beliefs the same way again? This has happened to us time and again since we started practicing Muscle Activation Techniques® over a decade ago. On this week’s episode of , we are sharing three of the most surprising truths that we have learned since we started practicing MAT®–all of which are bound to shake up your world...
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E333 - The Muscle Issues Behind Frozen Shoulder
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Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Have you ever had a frozen shoulder? This is one of the most common shoulder issues that people in their 40s, 50s, and 60s experience, and it can be one of the most complex, as well. While many ways of improving frozen shoulder focus on improving the joint’s mobility, there is a huge role that your muscles can play in both relieving frozen shoulder and making sure it doesn’t come back. But, the muscles that may be the key to it all may not even be in the shoulder… On this week’s episode...
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E332 - It's Not Your IT Bands' Fault
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Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Have you ever had an IT band issue? Maybe your IT bands are chronically tight. Or maybe you have even been told you have IT band syndrome. Or maybe you have had some pains down the side of your legs towards your knees… Despite how your IT bands may be feeling, what you have been told about it, or how many other people want to blame your IT bands for any physical issues you have, the truth is, it is not your IT bands’ fault. There are some very specific reasons why your...
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E331 - The #1 Thing Dentists Can Do To Keep Their Hands & Neck Feeling Great
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Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Dentists–do your hands and neck feel like they are wearing out on you with all of the reps you are putting on them day after day? These two areas are far and away the top areas of complaint that we hear from dentists all the time. Maybe you’ve tried everything you can think of to get your hands and neck feeling better, and are even considering surgery to try to fix what you are feeling. If this is the path you feel like you are going down, we want to tell you about something that can...
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E330 - 3 Big Mistakes With Postural Exercises
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Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Do you do exercises to try to improve your posture? While these types of exercises are popular in many circles within the fitness industry as well as with different types of therapists, there are some big mistakes we see people commonly making with these exercises. Unfortunately, making any of these mistakes doesn’t just lead to feeling achy or sore; these mistakes could actually be the reason why you aren’t seeing any difference in your posture with the exercises you are doing. On this...
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E329 - How To Create A Healthy Liver For Life - Interview with Kristin Kirkpatrick
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Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: You have likely thought about the health of your heart and brain, but what about the health of your liver? While the mainstream news doesn’t typically focus on liver health much, the truth is that without a healthy liver, the rest of your body cannot be healthy long-term. So what can you do to help your liver become healthy and functioning well? On this week’s episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, we sit down with Kristin Kirkpatrick, co-author of Skinny Liver, to discuss her...
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E328 - How To Manage Traveling Hip Pain
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Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Do you have hip pain that started in one part of your hip but has since moved around? Maybe it started near the front but now it wraps around the side and goes to the back. Or maybe it was near the top of your hip but has traveled down. This type of traveling pain can be extremely frustrating to deal with because the sensation and location can be constantly changing. But there is one aspect of your body that can change as quickly as this kind of pain changes location and most ways of dealing with...
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E327 - "I've Stopped Exercising For 6 Months... Have I Lost It All?"
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Get Started With Muscle Activation Techniques® To Keep Your Muscles Strong & Functioning Well: Has it been three months, six months, or longer since you last worked out? You may be wondering, “Have I lost all of the benefits I used to have from working out?” While on the surface, it may seem like the answer is, “definitely,” the truth is a lot more nuanced than that. On this week’s episode of , we are discussing what happens to your body when you stop exercising for an extended period of time, including how long it will take for you to start noticing changes in your strength...
info_outlineLow back pain is one of the most prevalent health issues Americans face. Unfortunatley, many of the mainstream solutions either require surgical intervention, pharmaceutical intervention, or are just plain ineffective. However, there is a better way to address low back pain.
On this week's episode of the Exercise Is Health® podcast, Julie and Charlie sit down with Dr. Ankur Dave to discuss the use of technology in helping to address low back pain.
They dive into an exciting app that is changing the landscape of what is possible from a pain management perspective, called Pain Navigator, and how general lifestyle interventions are often some of the most effective means by which to address low back pain.
Check out the details in this week's episode, and be sure to get your FREE access to the Pain Navigator app by going to PainNavigator.io. Be sure to use the access code Welcome21 when you register!
Dr. Dave and his team will even pay you $80 when you complete the training!
Want to connect with Dr. Dave for an in-person appointment? Call his office at 847-981-3630.
Interested in learning more about wholistic health options for your low back pain? Visit NavigateMyPain.com!
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