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.
From a Fall Snowboarding to Pain Free Pull Ups
Lower body injuries get a lot of attention in the world of outdoor sports, and as they should. They compromise a fair portion of the injuries we treat and the consequences of these lower extremity injuries tend to be quite significant. However, today we’re diving into an injury that I believe doesn’t enough love due to how it flys under the radar in rehab.
Finding Your Partner in Rehab
You need to find the right provider for you and your goals. Your provider should put you first in the relationship. Be knowledgeable and skilled in the tools necessary to get you back to the the activities you enjoy.
How Simplicity Creates Clarity
When we talk physical therapy exercise and home programs, it can be easy to get caught up in what I refer to as “fluff.” What looks cool, what’s trendy, what did I just see on social media? While “fluff” might be fun in the moment, and just to be clear I’m not saying physical therapy can’t be fun, what happens is we begin to cloud proper decision making instead of a proper prioritization of our symptoms. In other words, we create noise where instead simplicity provides the clarity needed.
Elevating Patient Outcomes
Testing sets the table and tone of that patient’s individual treatment plan. Without the proper information and data, we can’t make accurate clinical decisions.