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This Is Not Your Usual, Boring “Welcome To My New Website” Blog

Nov 9, 2017 | PT/Client Special Interest

Yes, I’ve got a brand new website and I am totally excited about it. I will tell you more about it in a minute. But I need to tell you all the story, because I think it’s a good one. This website reflects the hard work of a year of craziness and big changes in my...

Why I Hate Youth Sports: The PT’s Viewpoint

Nov 9, 2017 | Health and Safety, Sports and Training

I needed a photo, so the above is my little posse, doing their best to appear emotionally traumatized by youth sports, and failing miserably, which I love about them. They’ve learned to not take it all too seriously, although preserving that attitude requires a lot of...

Stretching? Foam Rolling? Gentle mobility? Strengthening? Help!

Nov 7, 2017 | Products, Strength and Exercise

Some Directions For Navigating The Confusing World Of Fitness Question from the audience: My hamstrings are so tight, and I stretch and stretch but they don’t seem to loosen up. My personal trainer says that stretching is bad for you and I should foam roll them...

On Losing A Patient

Nov 9, 2016 | PT/Client Special Interest

Author’s note: The tree of life is a powerful symbol of protection and healing in many cultures and religions and is worn by many health care professionals. It symbolizes life, renewal, and energy, the connection of all forms of creation, and the cyclical nature of...

How To Survive A Tree Well

Nov 9, 2016 | Health and Safety

As if there weren’t enough to worry about these days, now I’ve got a new phobia: A phenomenon specific to snowy, woodsy locales known as a tree well. Up here in Stowe, VT, we had an absolutely horrifying and tragic incident on the mountain 11 days ago in which a...