What is the neurology of fitness and what does it have to do with my squat?
Most training and rehab systems are based on output.
For example, if someone is performing a squat and you notice that their knee is doing something funky, what do you do as the coach?
Most will tell the athlete to make a voluntary correction to try and fix the unwanted knee movement.
Using...
How long can you compensate until it becomes a bigger problem?
Exploding into the information on day 1 of Structure at Zhealth Performance.
Humans are amazing at adapting.
There is no perfect movement.
There is only suboptimal and optimal movement.
Is it possible to have movement issues that do not result in pain?
Absolutely!
The question is, how long will...
Pain is personalized and takes an individualized approach to solve it
Pain is a private, personal experience.
Nobody has the right to tell you how much something is bothering you.
Nobody has the right to tell you that you just need to change your behavior and you'll be fine.
You have the ownership of your pain and no one else.
That is the first step to finding...
Strength is a key part of eliminating pain and quality of life
I am having a very interesting and exciting experience with a few chronic pain clients that has brought me back to such a simple idea.
There is no substitute for pure freaking strength!
Strong bodies generally don't hurt.
Of course my definition of strong is different from the general population...
Vision training post-ACL surgery
Post ACL injury training using applied neurology from Taylor Kruse on Vimeo.
After a total ACL reconstruction you have to ask the question, WHY?
What could have contributed to this injury?
The first thing I asked my athlete was to reenact his body positioning when he injured his knee.
He...
Develop your fitness and rehab your injuries at the same time
The TMP vision has always been to create an experience that bridges the gap between rehab and fitness.
We don't consider these two things separate entities.
It's all relative to the person and where they need to start.
If you treat people like patients they will remain a patient.
Rehabilitation...
The movement box represents your health and personal capabilities
The movement box represents your health, personal capabilities and options as an athlete.
When we begin life, our movement box is small.
As a person tries new things and explores more, movement quickly develops in its complexity and size.
By the time you are a young adult you might own a very...
Movement is the vehicle to improved health
Movement is why we are here.
Movement is the language that our brain understands.
Regardless of a persons' problem, the right movement will open the right door to improvement.
Some forget, others have no idea.
Pain, injury, depression, digestive problems, illness, high/low blood pressure, sleep...
The 3 Basics of body ownership and how it correlates to pain
The 3 basics of body ownership:
- Movement
- Contraction
- Breath
Everything else we do should be to support and make these things better!
I've never had a chronic pain client who was able to showcase any of these basics to me.
Never.
Not once!
Movements look ratchet-y.
Contraction maps are blurry.
...Understanding chronic pain from a neurological perspective
The fastest way to create chronic pain is to see 4 or 5 professionals that are unable to help you.
It sounds strange, I know!
This is research verified too.
This is neurology. This is how the brain works!
Our experiences and how we perceive things plays a very important roll in our health...
