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Why Most Assessments Miss the Mark: Clients show up, follow the plan, and yet the pain sticks—or comes right back.
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Shoulder pain is everywhere.

It’s ...

How many of you have clients that assess well or good, but you still can't seem to help their chronic pain and struggle where to start?  This might be what you needed to hear today. 

You’ve been h...

When most people talk about speed, they think: Legs. Sprints. Hamstrings.

Maybe even “fast-twitch fibers.”

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. 

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

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

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...

...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...

...56% of TBIs are missed by medical professionals. Why?

Every year, over 1.7 million people in the U.S. suffer a traumatic brain injury (TBI). The highest risk? Children under four, teenagers, an...

A Car Without a Driver: The Flawed Model of Traditional Training

Imagine training an athlete the way we traditionally approach fitness and rehabilitation: focusing only on muscles, joints, and endura...

Is Neurology Redefining Athletic Development and How We Approach Training and Therapy?

For decades, athletic training and rehabilitation have been built around principles of strength, endurance, biom...

Can you imagine living in a world where mental decline wasn’t a foregone conclusion? What if we told you that the brain has the power to stay sharp and resilient well into your later years? Why have w...

What’s the Healthiest Sport for Your Brain?

Have you ever wondered which sport could extend your life and boost your brain health?

Ask a dozen fitness professionals, and you’ll get a dozen differ...

A common question we get daily in our mentorship group:   Is it too late to change the brain once we’re past a certain age?

The short answer is no, and that change happens as fast as you can snap ...

The brainstem is considered the neurological powerhouse because it serves as the central hub connecting the brain to the spinal cord, regulating critical life-sustaining functions, and acting as a pri...

Ignoring this essential area means addressing symptoms, not solutions.

The Most Overlooked Key to Health: The Brainstem’s Role in Posture, Pain, and Recovery

In the world of health and fitness ed...

While most health professionals focus on muscles, joints, and posture, they often overlook the real command center of it all: the brainstem.

In the world of training, physical therapy, and osteopa...

What is Proprioception? The Hidden Sense That Guides Your Movements

Vision. Hearing. Smell. Taste. Touch. And then there's proprioception. Wait, what's that? It’s the uncelebrated sense, one that ...

So many new students struggle to understand interoception and its importance. So, I'm going to give you my little life lessons on interoception and how I have tuned into our 8th sense.

What is in...