Don't be blind to this simple truth about your body. If you remain clouded with ignorance, you'll be hurting, frustrated, and helpless. Once you understand this key idea, you'll be able to help relieve yourself of back pain, hip pain, knee pain, and shoulder pain. "Nothing ever goes away until it has taught us what we need to know." Pema Chödrön On YouTube: https://youtu.be/UdTT1OR9ix4 HELPFUL LINKS Top 5 Shoulder Impingement Exercises: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-oHVOrZEWw Hip Pain Sleepi...
Aug 11, 2023•8 min
Physician John Sarno wrote a book called "Healing Back Pain" that introduced the idea of tension myositis. Does this theory of chronic pain make sense? What about when doctors tell you that your pain is all in your head? Do you need to heal your emotions before you can heal your back pain, hip pain, shoulder pain, knee pain, etc.? HELPFUL LINKS Hip Impingement: Therapy vs Surgery - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gtikRw6VQs History of Shoulder Impingement (Bogus Surgery): https://www.youtube.co...
Jul 31, 2023•17 min
What to do about tension headaches? Is swimming good exercise? Can't feel one side of your glutes (gluteal amnesia)? Barefoot shoes for small feet? A big day of questions! Splay (affiliate link): https://splayshoes.com/?ref=3ismzdrjvjxr Vivobarefoot(affiliate link): https://bit.ly/uprightvivo Kids barefoot shoes video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_Po2sQwyyI Glute Exercise video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JMEqPeiUyfQ SUPPORT THE MISSION AND YOURSELF 👉Rebuild Your Body At Home with a D...
Jul 24, 2023•15 min
Can get more flexible with pills? Does taking painkillers help you get more mobile? Are painkillers a good way to prevent joint pain during athletic activities? Find out the pros and cons of taking painkillers and how this strategy can backfire for chronic pain. HELPFUL LINKS Video: https://youtu.be/vOq2AzMJckM How to stretch properly: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhAdwWv5hws Stretching Before a Workout? https://youtu.be/zFmWiHOeZC8 Key to a Better Stretch: https://youtu.be/55Gb4IBHL8Y 🔖Stre...
Jul 08, 2023•9 min
You will choke when you hear what this doctor said about neck pain. HELPFUL LINKS Relieve Neck and Shoulder Tension: https://youtu.be/HxxNIK0hTtw Weak Neck Muscle Test: https://youtu.be/6VWbAnJ7J6c 🔖Strengthen Your Mind: https://www.uprighthealth.com/help 👉Fix Your Hunchback with the Hunchback Fix Program: https://www.uprighthealth.com/hunchback SUPPORT THE MISSION AND YOURSELF 👉Rebuild Your Body At Home with a DIY Program: https://uprighthealth.com/diy 💪Donate: https://www.uprighthealth.com...
Jul 06, 2023•11 min
This is something we all do, but you have to stop if you want to feel good and pain-free! YouTube Video of This Episode: https://youtu.be/4YSoK25dv2c Helpful links Top 2 Stretches For Cyclists - 2 Stretches And One Hip Strength Drill For Bikers: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GRpcRaJ_wtU Study on Dysplasia, FAI, and Hip Arthritis: https://journals.lww.com/clinorthop/Fulltext/2016/02000/The_2015_Frank_Stinchfield_Award__Radiographic.13.aspx The Radiohead Public Library: https://radiohead.com/lib...
Jun 24, 2023•15 min
Can tall men be flexible? Learn what this tall guy learned about being stiff and inflexible. He'll explain exactly how he got more flexible over time. HELPFUL LINKS Watch Interview on YouTube: https://youtu.be/dx7dx2vL8u4 👉Mitch's Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@artofopening 🎥How to Touch Your Toes: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfKNSz5BBcBGu6yjlYanU0fnGjc3bsn8o 🔖Strengthen Your Mind: https://www.uprighthealth.com/help SUPPORT THE MISSION AND YOURSELF 👉Rebuild Your Body At Home wi...
Apr 29, 2023•34 min
Are orthopedic surgeons evil? Are surgeons bad people? Let's talk about the truth about orthopedic surgeons. UPDATE: A few days after the recording of this episode my father suffered a fatal stroke. HELPFUL LINKS 🎥 Why hip fractures in the elderly are often a death sentence: https://theconversation.com/why-hip-fractures-in-the-elderly-are-often-a-death-sentence-95784 🔖Strengthen Your Mind: https://www.uprighthealth.com/help SUPPORT THE MISSION AND YOURSELF 👉Rebuild Your Body At Home with a DI...
Apr 26, 2023•12 min
Let's talk about the truth about your joint pain and how you're going to beat it. HELPFUL LINKS 🎥Resilience by Eric Greitens (amazon affiliate link): https://amzn.to/4186WOp || Non affiliate link: https://a.co/d/eMysBff 🎥Asian Squat Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLfKNSz5BBcBFj4s3JY-ykZZS5bZ4tP0MG 🎯Asian Squat Course: https://www.uprighthealth.com/asian-squat 🔖Strengthen Your Mind: https://www.uprighthealth.com/help 🎯Leave a testimonial: https://testimonial.to/upright-healt...
Apr 11, 2023•13 min
What is a placebo surgery? What happens when you compare orthopedic surgeries to placebos? Learn about vertebroplasty, knee arthroscopy, shoulder impingement, and hip impingement in today's podcast. Hippocrasy by Buchbinder and Harris (Amazon affiliate link): https://amzn.to/3M70ZNq Non amazon-affiliate link: https://www.amazon.com/Hippocrasy-doctors-betraying-their-oath/dp/1742237355 More resources: https://uprighthealth.com/help https://www.uprighthealth.com/blog/avoid-orthopedic-surgery-joint...
Apr 01, 2023•22 min
Peak frustration. It doesn't seem like anything I do is working. Is it time to just give up and quit? Learn strategies to handle frustration and the desire to give up. Learn how to prevent frustration, cultivate patience, and stay motivated with corrective exercise to fix joint pain. HELPFUL LINKS 🎥This is Mind Control: https://youtu.be/_CQRH2_lR80 🔖Facing Pain Flare-Upshttps://www.uprighthealth.com/blog/fi... 🔖Strengthen Your Mind: https://www.uprighthealth.com/help 👉Want to improve your hi...
Feb 04, 2023•21 min
Today we're talking about the perverse way conversations about joint pain get slanted to favor surgery and medical intervention. This subtle slanting of perspective leads you to think muscles are somehow irrelevant to common aches and pains. Previous video on knee pain: https://youtu.be/-eRbFUFRzyY Read up on arthritis and the orthopedic industry here: https://www.uprighthealth.com/blog/av... Be sure to read more articles here: uprighthealth.com/help Find a PRACTICAL Home Program for YOUR BODY: ...
Jan 24, 2023•21 min
What lessons about chronic pain can we learn from an orca? What can we learn from flaccid fins in killer whales in captivity? Find out how killer whales can better shape our perspectives on fixing chronic pain. Move Your DNA by Katy Bowman Free Willy
Dec 24, 2022•27 min
In this episode, we dive deeper into the Buy Your Way Out Fallacy to see how it relates to orthopedic diagnoses and treatments like FAI (hip impingement) and back pain. RESOURCES Upright Health articles BMJ Opinion: The illusion of evidence based medicine
May 25, 2022•9 min
Let's look at one of the most ubiquitous fallacies floating around the medical and health industries. Save money, get stronger, and reap the rewards when you recognize the game that's being played with so many "expert" health recommendations! Free Resources: https://www.uprighthealth.com/help One example of the Buy Your Way Out Fallacy for Foot Pain: https://creakyjoints.org/living-with-arthritis/coronavirus/daily-living/arthritis-foot-pain-barefoot-covid-19-pandemic/...
May 16, 2022•14 min
In this episode, I discuss why I don't trust doctors. I share personal anecdotes of being fed medical falsehoods and big-time foul-ups in medical history. www.uprighthealth.com Support this podcast: https://paypal.me/uprighthealth
Apr 18, 2022•30 min
What is healthy? How do we get ideas about what is healthy for us? In this episode we discuss: Why do we think some things are good for us? Who promotes the idea that certain things are healthy for us? What is our responsibility in determining what's ACTUALLY healthy? How do we work with this physically and mentally? www.uprighthealth.com
Apr 11, 2022•13 min
Wallow in weakness? Today we discuss: Fibromyalgia and why it makes me mad Medical diagnoses that make no sense and how they trap you in pain Wallowing in weakness and the antidote that will bring pain relief and massive improvement in your life Resources www.uprighthealth.com
Apr 04, 2022•11 min
In today’s episode we discuss: how screen time contributes to chronic pain how to cut screen time effectively limits that will lead to better sleep compulsive email checking compulsive social media usage how to break free from these compulsions and experience pain relief Resources Article: https://www.uprighthealth.com/blog/screens-cause-chronic-pain Freedom app: https://freedom.to/ AppBlock: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=cz.mobilesoft.appblock&gl=US...
Mar 28, 2022•32 min
We discuss how to identify habits that put us in pain, how to identify them, the most common excuses we come up with when confronted with them, and a simple assignment to get you thinking right and moving right. Inspired by a passage from In Love With the World by Yongey Mingyur Rinpoche. www.uprighthealth.com for free resources to help you understand and beat chronic pain.
Mar 21, 2022•13 min
Can you naturally build hip strength without going to gym? What is the best sport for developing and maintaining hip strength naturally? Find out how soccer, golf, tennis, and weightlifting stack up! Video version: https://youtu.be/dTGD6GxcClY
Feb 09, 2022•9 min
Is it safe to fix hunchback posture while pregnant? Can you even exercise while pregnant? Understand how women can fix their posture safely while carrying a baby! Video version: https://youtu.be/CTtEU4LCr8M
Feb 04, 2022•5 min
I often used to ask myself, "why am I in pain?" I couldn't figure out why I had chronic pain. In this episode, I discuss the perspective and strategies that helped me get chronic pain relief. HELPFUL LINKS 👉Chronic pain and Functional Training: https://www.uprighthealth.com/blog/why-chronic-pain 👉The ATM theory (ALWAYS THINK MUSCLES): https://www.uprighthealth.com/blog/chronic-joint-pain-atm-theory 👉Why you DON’T Need Orthopedic Surgery for Joint Pain: https://www.uprighthealth.com/blog/avoid...
Dec 22, 2021•13 min
What would you do if doctors promised you that they could take away all your pain with a simple surgery? You would do it, right? How would you feel if you underwent the surgery, and none of the benefits materialized? What would you do if the post-surgical physical therapy seemed to get you nowhere? In today's interview, we're talking to Troy Malone. He's going to share his entire saga with the dreaded "hip impingement" diagnosis. He's going to explain everything the doctors said, and he's going ...
Dec 02, 2021•58 min
Want to get angry? Follow this 3 step process, and you can get mad at anything that anyone says or writes. You'll feel more stress, less happiness, and have fewer friends! Of course, if you want to be less angry, be happier, and have more friends, you can reverse-engineer the process laid out in this episode! RELATED VIDEO: 3 Tips to Improve Mental Health
Nov 29, 2021•15 min
Check out this in-depth interview with Josh Hash of Strength Side. Learn how to get flexible, why you should travel, and what happens you dedicate all your time to weightlifting vs. bodyweight training... HELPFUL LINKS 👉Strength Side on YouTube: https://youtube.com/c/strengthside 👉Crush Chronic Muscle Tension with a free program at https://uprighthealth.com/ UPRIGHT HEALTH ON YOUTUBE: https://youtube.com/c/uprighthealth...
Nov 07, 2021•43 min
Interested in how to increase your hip range of motion? Can you manage hip pain without surgery? Today, I'm interviewing Peter, an attorney, who spent decades at his desk before back and hip pain really started to ruin his life. Peter was told that based on the severity of the damage in his hips and spine, he needed to just wait until things got so bad he needed surgery. Over the past few years, Peter has made gradual but fantastic gains in his functional range of motion and has made great decre...
Sep 08, 2021•56 min
When you’re stuck in chronic pain, you’ll believe and do just about anything to get out of it. Butoften what the doctor tells you can make your chronic pain worse in the short term and the longterm. But you can make a choice that will change the course of your life. Resources https://www.uprighthealth.com/blog/why-chronic-pain
Mar 05, 2020•30 min
How does arthroscopic hip surgery compare to nonsurgical treatment of hip impingement? What explains the results? The results of studies on hip surgery vs. conservative treatment are often misleading. Let’s look at how the data is getting twisted. Resources Article: Arthroscopic hip surgery vs. physical therapy for FAI DIY program: The FAI Fix...
Jan 14, 2020•29 min
Why does hip surgery work? Why does hip surgery work sometimes and sometimes not? In this episode, Matt talks about the two major reasons hip surgery DOES relieve hip pain - and why it’s still not a good idea to get hip surgery! RESOURCES Hidden Brain Placebo Podcast: https://www.npr.org/2019/04/29/718227789/all-the-worlds-a-stage-including-the-doctor-s-office Surgery: the ultimate placebo: https://amzn.to/34ivwQ7 (affiliate link supports this podcast) Pain Science orthopedic procedures and plac...
Sep 11, 2019•19 min
