Training Insights &
Recovery Intel.
Evidence-based articles on pain science, training through injury, and performance recovery — written by a clinician who lives the lifestyle.
Wrist Pain in Lifters and CrossFit: Front Rack, Cleans, and Push-Ups
Wrist pain from front squats, cleans, and push-ups is usually a load-and-position problem, not a reason to stop. Here is how to tell sore from serious and keep training while it settles.
Lower Back Pain After Deadlifts (and How to Keep Lifting)
Lower back pain after deadlifts is usually a load problem, not damage. Here is how I tell a strain from something serious, when you can keep training, and how I get lifters back under the bar.
Lifter's Elbow: Tennis vs Golfer's Elbow, and How to Fix It
Grip pain on your deadlifts, pull-ups, or curls? Here is what elbow tendonitis actually is, how to tell tennis elbow from golfer's elbow, and the loading-based plan a Waukee performance PT uses to get lifters back to training.
Plantar Fasciitis: Why Your Heel Hurts Every Morning
Heel pain on your first steps every morning? Here is what plantar fasciitis actually is, why rest alone keeps it coming back, and the loading-based plan a Waukee performance PT uses to get runners and lifters back to training.
Shin Splints in Runners and Lifters: Why Rest Won't Fix It
Shin splints won't heal with rest alone. Here's how to tell anterior shin pain from medial shin splints, why loading beats couch time, and how a Waukee performance PT gets runners and lifters back to training.
Bench Press Shoulder Pain: How to Train Through It
Bench press shoulder pain doesn't have to take you out of the gym. Here's the setup changes, pain-monitored loading rules, and strength-based rehab approach that keeps lifters pressing through it.
Achilles Tendon Pain Treatment for Runners and Lifters
Achilles tendon pain won't fix itself with rest. Here's the progressive loading approach a Waukee performance PT uses to get runners and lifters back to training without stopping.
Hip Pain in Active Adults: How I Treat It Without Pulling You Out of the Gym
Hip pain in active adults usually isn't a damage problem, it's a load tolerance problem. Here's how I diagnose the real driver and get lifters, runners, and CrossFit athletes back to training without rest as the default answer.
Sciatica Treatment: Stop Resting, Start Loading
Sciatica won't get better with rest. Here's the four-phase loading protocol a Waukee performance PT uses to get athletes back to training, plus where dry needling fits in.
Runner's Knee Treatment: The Modern Fix for Patellofemoral Pain
What current research says about fixing runner's knee, and how a performance PT helps you treat patellofemoral pain without giving up running.
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