4 Safe And Effective Exercises To Ease Angry Knees

If you’ve been training, exercising or been active for an appreciable amount of time, you’ve probably acquired a “tweak” here or there in your knee which caused you to modify or avoid certain exercises and activities. Whether it’s an old sports injury or a “that-was-dumb-of-me injury”, it’s now something you have to take into account…
CrossFit Open Didn’t Go As Well As You Would Have Liked?…

This blog write up is for the CrossFit open athlete who: 2017 Crossfit Open Now that the 2017 CrossFit Open competition craze has come to a close (and boy was it a doozy!), where men and women compete to be crowned the “fittest in the world”… I can bet that you thought you had a…
5 Amazing Places to See In San Diego… If You Didn’t Have Back Pain

Want to know 5 amazing places to see in San Diego… When you don’t have low back pain? Low back pain can be a particularly trying condition and unfortunately affects roughly 80% of Americans at some point in their lifetime. The good thing is that most people will have a resolution of their pain within…
Low Back Surgery – 3 Thoughts You MUST Consider Beforehand

Low back surgery should never be the first consideration for low back pain. Realize that low back pain was a $100 billion problem back in 2006, with 2/3 of that being lost wages and lack of productivity. Previously, medications were recommended, but we have found out lately that this is ineffective. The amount of money…
Is It Safe to Continue In the CrossFit Open With Back Pain?

Throughout the weekend, I have received numerous calls, texts, and emails by several local CrossFit athletes and one of our current clients, Stacy, 42, from Carlsbad, asking a popular question following this years 17.1 CrossFit Open!… “I felt this burning pain in my back in the middle of the workout and it just got progressively…
3 Secrets To Relieve Back Pain… AND What You Did Not Know About Your Warm-Up

One of the mistakes we often see in the clinic is that people come to us after struggling with their back injury for weeks, months and even sometimes years, is with their warm-up (or lack of it). As you get older, your tissues change and require more time to prepare for activity. And when we…
The SECRET to Bulletproofing Your Back… And Increasing Your Deadlift 20-30 pounds

Do you want to know what the secret is to bulletproofing your back and increasing your deadlift 20-30 pounds? As a CrossFit coach, strength and conditioning specialist, and sports physical therapist, I have worked with thousands of CrossFit athletes and patients who have a history of low back pain. Their stories usually begin with… “So…
3 Top Secrets To Keep You Out of the Doctor’s Office and Running Longer than Ever Before

Back pain can present itself with a variety of symptoms, but it is the number one physical complaint in the United States. These are not end all solutions, but in my experience these are the top 3 interventions that will play a role in a treatment strategy at some point. Disclaimer: if you are experiencing…
Tendon Injuries in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu: Part 1

Click here for more information about how to keep you rolling BJJ for a lifetime. Are you thinking about competing in a Jiu Jitsu tournament this year? Are you over 30-years old? Have you hurt a tendon or muscle before? Have you been inconsistent with your workouts or training sessions? If you answered “yes” to…