Upright Health

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 decreases in his own pain levels. And today he's sharing his insights and the things he's learned over the course of the last few years.

Resources

The FAI Fix: https://thefaifix.com

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

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 

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 placebo: https://www.painscience.com/biblio/four-orthopedic-surgeries-no-better-than-placebo.html 

Why do back pain treatments fail? Why do so many medical and alternative treatments for back pain provide dismal results? In this episode we talk about the fundamental problem with back pain treatments and two strategies to help you with your back pain.

Resources 

Crooked by Cathryn Jakobson Ramin: https://amzn.to/2JWknNo (affiliate link supports this podcast)

The Back Pain Fix from Upright Health: http://uprighthealth.com/backfix 

Are you too old to get more flexible? Does old age mean you can’t get more flexible? Does it mean you can’t make muscles stronger? In this episode we talk about one mind-blowing case of flexibility training, mistakes adults make when trying to get more flexible, and one stretching technique that a lot of people miss.

Resources

How to get flexible as an adult (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h6bNq3-Le4s

Improve hip flexibility (video): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLGcxQoRIp8 

Interested in PRP injections? Hoping PRP will help your shoulder, back, hips, or knees? See what the research really says about PRP.

Resources

Article on PRP injections: https://uprighthealth.com/prp-injections-are-they-worth-it/

Video on knee arthritis: https://youtu.be/YznnelN8Q7Q

Video on hip arthritis: https://youtu.be/L0CA5YxF8Cc 

In this episode Matt shares his biggest roadblock to getting out of hip pain. He covers his worst, least-productive reaction to hip pain and how he deals with it as he ages.

Resources:

https://uprighthealth.com/healthy-hips

https://uprighthealth.com/diy 

Mitch has been inflexible (a tinman) as long as he can remember. His run-in with chronic pain as a young athlete had him scared about his future. He questioned the connection between his chronic pain and lack of flexibility. With time and research spent on specific training, he now lives a pain free and confident life.