REHAB=TRAINING & TRAINING=REHAB

This is my issue with modern physical therapy and symptom based care. Now some of you may not want to hear this, and it may frustrate you. Which is okay. However, it needs to be talked about.

You are the only thing you need to heal. You do not need some cool clinic, massage, chiropractor, or needle specialist. All of these places are based on relieving your symptoms. For a 90 year old, sure why not. But if you’re ages 10–80, you have no excuses. It’s OKAY to want to feel better. Trust me, I have had my fair share of injuries and pain.

THEY SUCK!!!

But let’s change the approach. The problem is, my way of going about things (and some others, who would agree with this article) is very hard to sell. No one wants to hear, “you need to put in massive amounts of work to level up from any injury.” You know what’s a lot more pleasing to hear? “This massage will take away your pain in 5 minutes”, OR “This adjustment will take away your CHRONIC neck pain.”

LOL!

What REHAB should look like

What it actually looks like

As technology improves, humans devolve more and more. This is no exception for injury. Physical therapists go through the same system of college to grad school- learning how to treat PAIN. Not make someone stronger and more resilient. I am not here to blame anyone, however, it is truly sad to see. They think they’re helping people, but in reality, they’re just masking up symptoms which prolong said injury-or even worse, relocate the injury.

See, injuries are a chance to level up. They’re almost a blessing in disguise. If you cover up your injured ankle with ice and laser treatment, well, it will just relocate somewhere else until your body gets your FULL ATTENTION.

The truth is you CANNOT and WILL NOT heal any injury or trauma through passive/symptom based care. That’s the hard truth.

If I am ever fortunate enough to have my own business in “health”, my goal is to put myself out of business. If I am having returning clients, that must signal something bad. I am clearly doing something wrong. I want to provide the knowledge and understanding to every single client that they have what it takes to heal within. They sure as hell DO NOT need me. Am I there to facilitate said healing? Sure. And yes, if someone wants to return to increase athletic ability (outside of injury), then of course I will welcome them. But you better believe no one is going to be coming back because they keep getting injured ;).

Spread the word. You have everything you need to heal.

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