Join us as Dr. Dom dives into his personal journey with injuries as an athlete.  Listen as he explains that, although a physical therapist, he still has functional limitations within his own body. He explains what type of injuries he has run into, what he did in the past for them, and how he treats them now. Listen as we dive into male pelvic floor control issues, knee injuries, and neck injuries with Dr. Dom and what he has learned from it all; explaining how daily practices are so important for the body.

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What You Will Learn in this PT Pearl:

03:17 – Dr. Dom’s athletic background

05:45 – Dr. Dom’s first injury and physical issues he ran into early on - How it was handled

07:55 – Dr. Dom’s recovery, post surgery - Why fixing the symptoms don’t always fix the cause

10:01 – Why pelvic floor control issues are not just limited to pregnant women - What it entails

13:23 – Misconceptions of gaining pelvic floor control - What helps Dr. Dom gain pelvic floor control

14:59 – Why this limitation within Dr. Dom may have caused other functional limitations

15:52 – Dr. Dom’s knee injuries explained - How they affected Dr. Dom’s athletic performances

17:43 – What Dr. Dom is doing to gain his athletic abilities back

19:03 – Dr. Dom’s mobility journey - How one tight joint led to compensation of others

21:25 – When Dr. Dom started to find his neck to be problematic - Why he decided to get an MRI

24:48 – Where Dr. Dom has mentally landed with his neck injury - His daily breathwork routines

28:42 – What Dr. Dom does to help guide him foundationally, from the feet up - How long he’s been doing it and what to be aware of

To Watch the PT Pearl on YouTube, click here: https://youtu.be/jOppkJFRKV8

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