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The Myth of Injury Prevention
I call out all the fitness specialists who would have you believe they can prevent sport and training-related injury.
Nick Grantham
Get Back on the Horse
Injury is the stimulus for new growth that would never have occurred otherwise.
Pete Hitzeman
Why Your Self-Guided Therapy Isn't Working
These incorrect mindsets will slow down your rehab, and could even leave you more injured than you were before.
Cassie Dionne
Is Your Injury a Setback or a Gift? You Decide
Injury can be like a mental bomb going off in your head. How you deal with it is your choice.
Walter J. Dorey
Kinesiology Tape: Friend or Dangerous Foe?
Think twice before you grab that roll of kinesiology tape. Are you making matters worse?
Matt Maggio
Get the Diagnosis Right: It's Not Tendonitis, It's Tendinosis
Tendinosis is more common - and often more serious - than tendonitis, but it is often overlooked.
Matt Maggio
CrossFitters: Time to Call Ourselves Out on the Shenanigans
Once someone is inside the CrossFit bubble, whatever he or she does is no longer ridiculous, it's…try-able. That needs to stop.
Patrick McCarty
The Real Reason Your Pain Is Holding You Back
There's no easy way to say it: being injured sucks. But what's even worse is not being able to fix the root cause of your pain.
Matt Maggio
3 Natural Movement Strategies to Make the Most of Injured Time
Just because you're injured doesn't mean it's time to give up. Here are three strategies to better yourself as you recover.
Josh Vogel
The Root of All Injury: Don't Let Altered Movement Ruin You
Stop acute trauma from causing acute injury by identifying and fixing your movement patterns.
Cassie Dionne
3 Lessons From Injury: Making Lemonade From Lemons
Recovering from an injury is tough, but when it happened to me I also learned some important lessons that will last longer than the injury itself.
Helena Wu
Dealing With Pain: Educate Yourself Toward a Better Future
Learn the nature of what pain ails you then create a plan to move forward toward better function.
Helena Wu
Survival of the Survivors: The CrossFit (Hunger) Games
As the 2015 CrossFit Games season wraps up, it is safe to say that the arena is starting to look more like a dangerous carnival than a competition.
Patrick McCarty
Find Your Movement Medicine With Dr. Perry Nickelston, Ep 17
Dr. Perry Nickelston dropped by our podcast to chat about common athletic injuries, anatomy, and the importance of individual movement assessment.
Breaking Muscle HQ
Mobility for Masters: Warm Up Without Breaking Down
Staying in the game and injury-free past the age of forty takes extra time and planning.
Patrick McCarty
3 Steps to Assessing Pain: Are You Hurt or Are You Injured?
Getting in tune with your body and progressing with your routine safely is the key to staying injury-free.
Robert Camacho
5 Totally Valid Reasons You Shouldn't Exercise
It may come as a surprise, but exercise is not the answer to everything. Here are five reasons to hold off on breaking a sweat.
Eric C. Stevens
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