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Upright Health

Matt Hsu•www.uprighthealth.com
Health & Fitness
Alternative Health
Fitness
This podcast covers ideas, tips, and tricks to help you help yourself overcome pain, get stronger, and become a more resilient and energetic version of yourself. Hosted by Matt Hsu, a former chronic pain sufferer turned orthopedic massage therapist and movement coach.
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Episode 14 – How to troubleshoot your own body

Learn how to identify issues and possible solutions for your aches and pains, and then discover how to gauge progress. Partial Transcript: Hey, everybody! It's Matt Hsu from Upright Health. Welcome to Episode 14 - How to troubleshoot your own body. So, today, I want to help you learn how to identify issues and possible solutions for your own aches and pains and also, how you can figure out whether what you're doing is the right thing. You'll have to excuse my voice today; a cold is attempting to...

Feb 02, 2015•12 min

Episode 13 – Sloppy thinking down a slippery slope

How important is terminology to solving your problems? Poor use of language can trap you in pain. Transcript: Hey, everybody! Welcome to Episode 13 of the Upright Health Podcast. This is Matt Hsu. And today, we're going to be talking about “sloppy thinking down a slippery slope.” So I had a discussion with a guy a couple weeks ago in the locker room about some of the issues he was having with his hip and knee. A couple of us were in the locker room after a pickup game, just talking about how we'...

Jan 26, 2015•10 min

Episode 12 - Look back, look in, and look forward

Frustrated as you journey out of chronic pain? Matt explains three key strategies that you can use over and over again to maintain motivation and make progress in your functional training. www.uprighthealth.com

Dec 22, 2014•17 min

Episode 11 - Be specific to be successful

Matt Hsu explains how specificity can lead to better results. Functional training without some specific functional goals can be pointless and frustrating. Here’s how to make it more practical for yourself in the long-run. www.uprighthealth.com

Dec 11, 2014•10 min

Episode 9 - Can your thigh muscles save your knee from arthritis?

Knee pain sucks. Doctors often say it’s caused by arthritis. But research points to muscles that could actually stop your knee pain - regardless of the “bone damage” in your knees… Study on knee arthritis: https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22961435/ Why you don’t need surgery: https://www.uprighthealth.com/blog/avoid-orthopedic-surgery-joint-pain www.uprighthealth.com...

Nov 24, 2014•10 min

Episode 7 - Are you torturing yourself?

Sometimes the most important question to ask is the one that you don’t even think you need to ask. Discover how to answer this question for yourself. www.uprighthealth.com

Nov 03, 2014•18 min

Episode 6 - Can you really have arthritis?

Arthritis is bad. Arthritis is bad for your hips, your knees, your shoulder, your spine…OR is it? Rigorous scientific research on arthritis paints doesn’t jibe with what doctors often tell us. What’s going on with arthritis and joint pain? Videos Hip arthritis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L0CA5YxF8Cc Knee arthritis: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9y5DeXjqZo www.uprighthealth.com...

Oct 24, 2014•14 min

Episode 5 - Should you stretch before exercise?

There’s an oft-repeated rule that says “NEVER STRETCH BEFORE YOU EXERCISE.” And there is another rule that says “ALWAYS STRETCH BEFORE YOU EXERCISE.” Which one is right? Why is there such disagreement? Find out in this episode and learn how to apply the rules properly in your own life. www.uprighthealth.com

Oct 13, 2014•8 min

Episode 4 - Should you get hip surgery?

If you’re struggling with chronic hip pain, you might be considering hip surgery. Let’s talk about the reasons surgery might be a good idea - and why it could be a terrible idea to fix hip pain. Real success rates for hip impingement surgery: https://www.uprighthealth.com/blog/real-success-rates-surgery-femoroacetabular-impingement www.uprighthealth.com

Oct 01, 2014•16 min

Episode 3 - Posture - what is it good for? Absolutely nothing?

Matt Hsu discusses posture - what it means and what it DOESN’T mean. Many people get lost in the idea that posture is the end-all, be-all for understanding chronic pain and overall health. Many health professionals think it’s the ONLY thing you need to look at. Meanwhile, other practitioners believe posture means NOTHING. Let’s dive in to make sense of it. What does good posture look like? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J6E-m0CgG1E www.uprighthealth.com...

Sep 22, 2014•14 min

Episode 1 - Beating pain with the right mindset

Functional training expert Matt Hsu discusses one of the most important pieces of beating chronic pain. Drawing on his own experience with years of joint pain, he shares key perspectives that help you heal, get stronger, and get your life back. www.uprighthealth.com

Sep 01, 2014•15 min
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