It doesn’t need to be this way. It’s my personal life mission to change the perspective of as many people as possible on the benefits and advantages of choosing movement over medicine for pain management. Don’t get me wrong, medicine can be helpful. But its role in recovery is very specific. If you’re dosing yourself with medication before, during and after every training session, you’re doing it wrong. Besides the harmful side effects of treatment like liver damage, gut damage, heart attacks, strokes and sometimes cancer, it does nothing to improve the strength and resiliency of the injured tissue. It does not provide the proper environment to load tendons, muscles, ligaments and bones. It does not help with addressing the fear of the movement that may have caused the injury. It does not address biomechanical inefficiencies that reduce power and increase the risk of certain injuries.
It’s ok to take medicine or injections to address specific components at specific times during the recovery process. But if you’re placing bets on injury prevention and performance enhancement, medicine just isn’t it.
Let me introduce you to properly prescribed exercises. If you’re an injured athlete, chances are there are some activities that you can still perform with ease and without pain. Then there will probably be a set of things that you cannot do as a result of pain, fear or poor movement. The underlying cause of these issues needs to be first assessed, then addressed.
A professional who has an eye for movement and a system in place to return to sport can create a specific plan for you to get you from where you’re at now, to where you want to be.
Stop looking up random exercises on YouTube and social media. Stop asking friends and family for advice, unless they are health care professionals in the sports space.
If you are an athlete in Miami Florida and you are frustrated with how long you’ve been dealing with pain or managing your injury, you need to call me right now and get it sorted out. There is no other physical therapist in Miami Florida that has my credentials, my certifications, or my level of commitment. There are few, if any, therapists that have helped Olympic and Internationally competitive athletes.
I’ve worked with thousands of professional performers at Royal Caribbean and Celebrity cruises, the LARGEST employer of performing artists in the entire world. I have helped career fighters- people that literally get punched in the face and have ligaments torn right off their joints, get back on the mat. I helped athletes break their PR after thinking their days of lifting were over.
I’m not writing this because I’m bragging. I’m writing this because I have committed to serving nothing but the best with the people that choose me. You don’t get a cookie-cutter list of basic exercises and some general advice on getting better.
You will get custom made programs with your goals as the driver of treatment. You’ll have access to me for the entire time treatment is rendered, and then even after that if you want to work with me as a strength & conditioning coach. Already have a coach? Phenomenal, I will work with them to develop a comprehensive plan of care to make sure you never have to see me again for the same injury.
What you need to help address this injury won’t be found in books, videos or unsolicited advice. It’s going to be right here with me guiding you every step of the way.
I’ve heard some awful stories from my patients when they ask friends, family and even medical doctors for advice about their injuries. Sometimes the advice is harmless, but might delay recovery, like resting and icing. Other advice is career ending.
I remember a 19 year old gymnastic coming back from his first medical appointment when I was working at Royal Caribbean studios a few years ago. He looked absolutely distraught. This young man flew over from England on the first big contract of his career. During the second week of rehearsals he did a back handspring and injured his shoulder. It was the first time in some 10 years as a gymnast he had shoulder pain. At his medical appointment, without ever even observing how he moved, asking how much pain he was in or how his performance was affected, the doctor advised: “I think it’s time you consider a different profession.”
Wow. Imagine being 19 at the start of your career and a medical “authority” completely crushes your dreams.
Needless to say, we had him doing his entire routine within 4 weeks. He went on to complete the contract and emailed me a few months later saying his shoulder never felt stronger.
I can’t imagine how many times a day this happens in a doctors office, and how many people would listen to that advice?!
It doesn’t need to be this way. It’s my personal life mission to change the perspective of as many people as possible on the benefits and advantages of choosing movement over medicine for pain management. Don’t get me wrong, medicine can be helpful. But its role in recovery is very specific. If you’re dosing yourself with medication before, during and after every training session, you’re doing it wrong. Besides the harmful side effects of treatment like liver damage, gut damage, heart attacks, strokes and sometimes cancer, it does nothing to improve the strength and resiliency of the injured tissue. It does not provide the proper environment to load tendons, muscles, ligaments and bones. It does not help with addressing the fear of the movement that may have caused the injury. It does not address biomechanical inefficiencies that reduce power and increase the risk of certain injuries.
It’s ok to take medicine or injections to address specific components at specific times during the recovery process. But if you’re placing bets on injury prevention and performance enhancement, medicine just isn’t it.
Let me introduce you to properly prescribed exercises. If you’re an injured athlete, chances are there are some activities that you can still perform with ease and without pain. Then there will probably be a set of things that you cannot do as a result of pain, fear or poor movement. The underlying cause of these issues needs to be first assessed, then addressed.
A professional who has an eye for movement and a system in place to return to sport can create a specific plan for you to get you from where you’re at now, to where you want to be.
Stop looking up random exercises on YouTube and social media. Stop asking friends and family for advice, unless they are health care professionals in the sports space.
If you are an athlete in Miami Florida and you are frustrated with how long you’ve been dealing with pain or managing your injury, you need to call me right now and get it sorted out. There is no other physical therapist in Miami Florida that has my credentials, my certifications, or my level of commitment. There are few, if any, therapists that have helped Olympic and Internationally competitive athletes.
I’ve worked with thousands of professional performers at Royal Caribbean and Celebrity cruises, the LARGEST employer of performing artists in the entire world. I have helped career fighters- people that literally get punched in the face and have ligaments torn right off their joints, get back on the mat. I helped athletes break their PR after thinking their days of lifting were over.
I’m not writing this because I’m bragging. I’m writing this because I have committed to serving nothing but the best with the people that choose me. You don’t get a cookie-cutter list of basic exercises and some general advice on getting better.
You will get custom made programs with your goals as the driver of treatment. You’ll have access to me for the entire time treatment is rendered, and then even after that if you want to work with me as a strength & conditioning coach. Already have a coach? Phenomenal, I will work with them to develop a comprehensive plan of care to make sure you never have to see me again for the same injury.
What you need to help address this injury won’t be found in books, videos or unsolicited advice. It’s going to be right here with me guiding you every step of the way.