I don’t know how else to say this but if you cannot walk/run comfortably with ease and perfect form, you are greatly expediting the destruction of your connective tissues and increasing your chances of hip/knee injury or surgery in the near future
This is not fear mongering. This is a fact.
Most knee/hip injuries are non-contact. Meaning they occur from from falling, tripping, sliding on a slippery floor, stepping off a curb the wrong way, etc
Accidents happen.
How healthy and resilient your connective tissues are is the deciding factor between a minor tear that will take a few months to heal vs a major surgery that can take years to recover
I want to help you mitigate the latter
Most of my clients come to me for rehab/pain management. I get so many requests both in person and via DM that it’s physically impossible for me to coach 1-1 with everyone who asks, as much as I wish I could help
This is why I’ve created a Gait and Posture Assessment on my website: baseline.health
The assessment will require you to submit photos of your most worn shoes, as well as a video submission of you performing basic movement patterns including running, squatting, hinging
With this information, I will provide you with a detailed assessment of your postural/movement deficits, as well as exercise and lifestyle recommendations catered towards your specific needs
If you’re interested in getting a blueprint of your body and posture, this is for you!
As a warning, the price will go up in 48 hours.
I look forward to working alongside some of you and providing the insight you need to make the necessary changes towards a better, healthier, and more resilient posture!
Every step you take, every position you rest in, every movement you make programs your body and reinforces your habits
When accident happen, as they inevitably do, your programming does the ‘thinking’ for you and reacts in split seconds
This is why some athletes are more durable than others and continue to play while other athletes spend years rehabbing
This also explains why some people, no matter how beautiful, look ‘off’ in their movements, whether it’s a funny looking posture or strange running form
While others look naturally confident, strong, and healthy!
Anterior cruciate ligament (ACL) injury affects up to 250,000 individuals in the US every year, resulting in an annual health care cost exceeding $2 billion
70% of ACL injuries occur in non-contact situations
Why does this happen?
When we are children, our joints are supple + our mobility is flawless
We can sit, squat, stand, crawl, jump, and even take minor tumbles w/o major pain or injuries
As we learn to navigate the world and our growing bodies, motion lubricates our joints and keeps them safe
Unfortunately, when we get older, we stop exploring as many options
And we get really good at one: sitting
As a result, our knees lose the constant flow that nourishes the joint capsule and maintains its suppleness
In Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM), the Liver is revered as the regulator of the movement of Qi within the body, circulating the flow of energy that sustains life
If there is stagnation of the Liver, there is stagnation of Qi, resulting in disease + dis-ease
Think about what happens to a stagnant pond: it breeds algae, mosquitoes, disease
Whereas a fresh, flowing river breeds LIFE
The Liver is in charge of 100s of functions in the body, including cleansing the blood, storing essential Vitamins ADEK B12 + altering toxic substances
The combination of our toxic environments + the over-prescription of Big Pharm drugs inevitably results in a toxic overload
A burden the Liver, nor the human body, is meant to bear
Coupled with the added stress of a virus meant to update the human virome and upgrade humanity