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If you have been working with clients for any length of time, you already know the story.
Someone walks in with back pain, knee pain, or shoulder pain that has been haunting them for years. They hav...
Why Pain and Habits Feel So Hard to Change
If you’ve ever wondered why pain lingers long after an injury heals, or why old movement patterns keep coming back, the answer may surprise you.
It’s not ...
Neural tags explain what biomechanics can't.
Why does pain linger long after the injury heals? Why do clients fall back into old movement patterns no matter how hard they try?
The answer lies in th...
A New Way Forward for POTS Clients
A New Lens for an Overlooked Condition
Postural Orthostatic Tachycardia Syndrome (POTS) is one of those diagnoses that tends to leave both patients and clinicians ...
Why Your Nervous System Comes First
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Most people treat warm-ups like a checklist: roll this, stretch that, maybe jog a few minutes until they break a light sweat. Traditional movement preparation i...
Do all carpal tunnel patients have to resort to surgery? What if new, science-backed approaches could reduce the stress on the median nerve and offer lasting relief?
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More Than Just Wrist Pain
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The Myth: Tension as a Biomechanical Problem
For decades, the health and fitness industry has told us a simple story:
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If your hamstrings are tight, stretch them.
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If your shoulders are tense
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Why First-Session Results Matter More Than Ever
In today’s industry, clients and patients expect to feel results in their very first session.Â
If they don’t, many won’t return.
That’s where applied...
If you were asking us the best way to start your day from a brain-first perspective, this is how we might reset your nervous system, start calm, and stay focused all day.
Let's Ask The Hard Question:...
Why local pain isn’t always a local problem and what therapists and trainers need to do instead.
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“I keep stretching it… but it just tightens right back up.”
You’ve heard it before.
Maybe from y...
She Could Clean 200 lbs, but couldn’t balance on her left leg.
What Her Brain Was Hiding?
How Applied Neurology Restored Her Single-Leg Strength
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“I can power clean 200 pounds. But I can’t hold m...
The Drills That Made His Shoulder Move—and Vision Clear—in Seconds
What do you do when your athlete says, “There are two baseballs — and I don’t know which one to hit”?
You don’t reach for eye exerc...
Why Most Assessments Miss the Mark: Clients show up, follow the plan, and yet the pain sticks—or comes right back.
--> Here’s what to look for, ask, and do instead.
Shoulder pain is everywhere.
It’s ...
And yes—you need to watch them in order.
When most people talk about speed, they think: Legs. Sprints. Hamstrings.
Maybe even “fast-twitch fibers.”
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But if you're still trying to build speed from the ground up, you're missing where speed...
What If the Best Screen Wasn’t the FMS—But the Brain's Own Behavior?"
Let’s talk about the FMS for just a second.Â
It’s everywhere: personal training certifications, PT clinics, group fitness assess...
If one side of your client’s body always hurts, collapses, or underperforms, it’s probably not their hip, shoulder, core, etc. It might start with their brain.
Most of us were trained to think biomec...
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Calm or Activate? How to Match Vagal Tools to Your Client’s State
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When it comes to nervous system work, the real skill isn’t just knowing what to do—it’s knowing when to do...
The 3 Most Overlooked Causes of Posture Pain (That Have Nothing to Do with Core Strength)
Everyone’s obsessed with posture corrective exercises, flexibility, and core strength.
And they are importa...
When Humming Heals: How Your Voice Box Became a Secret Vagus Nerve Superpower
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It’s not just noise. It’s neuroregulation. Here’s how singing, humming, and gargling can help your clients access calm...
This isn’t clickbait—prepare to challenge everything you thought you knew about where movement truly begins (and why it matters).
The brain, as the central control system of the body, is where all move...
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...And Next Level Neuro's Top 10 Brain Health Tips.
Let’s be honest: most of us have no idea how to actually take care of our brains.
We baby our muscles, obsess over macros, and track every step...
What drills act as your brain’s emergency crew? Who cleans up the wreckage before healing can begin?
Most therapists are taught to activate — not regulate.
This is the foundation of applied neurolo...
(Even If You’ve Never Studied Neurology Before)
The Missing Piece Behind Client Plateaus and Unpredictable Results
If you’ve been in the game long enough—whether you’re coaching strength, treating p...
