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Why “Feeling Off” Is a Sensory Integration Error (Not Fatigue or Stress) applied neurology tools client instability feeling off proprioception sensory integration sensory processing vestibular mismatch

Every therapist has heard a client say:

“I don’t know. I just feel off.”

It’s vague, but you know something is wrong.
The client looks normal.
Strength is normal.
Range of motion is normal.

But the...

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Why Dizziness Isn’t a Vestibular Problem: It’s a Threat Response applied neurology dizziness cause physiotherapist education proprioception sensory integration sensory mismatch vestibular system

Most therapists are trained to treat dizziness like a vestibular deficit.

And yes...
....sometimes it is.

But in applied neurology, dizziness is rarely a vestibular problem in isolation.
More often, ...

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Neuro Priming vs. Neuro Flooding: The Science of Warm-Ups That Work applied neurology brain performance nervous system regulation neuroplasticity proprioception threat bucket threat response vestibular system

When Warm-Ups Go Wrong

Most coaches and therapists agree that warm-ups prepare the body for performance.
Few realize that every warm-up also prepares or overwhelms the brain.

In applied neurology, w...

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The Therapist’s Checklist for Interoceptive Awareness applied neurology brain-based therapy chronic pain interoceptive awareness movement assessment nervous system safety proprioception therapist checklist

Before prescribing drills, mobility work, or load, it helps to ask one question:

Does your client actually feel what is happening inside their body? 

Most therapists and coaches evaluate what they ...

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The Three Systems Every Therapist Must Integrate: Interoception, Proprioception, and Somatosensation applied neurology chronic pain interoception movement integration nervous system regulation physiotherapist education proprioception somatosensation therapist education

If you have ever corrected a client’s form only to watch the same problem return a week later, you are not alone. The issue may not be strength, mobility, or compliance.

It may be sensory mismatch.

...
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When Your Client’s Brain Stops Feeling: How Interoceptive Mismatch Creates Chronic Pain applied neurology interoception neuroplasticity neuroscience of pain proprioception therapist education threat response

The Moment Every Therapist  and Coach Knows

You cue a client to perform a squat.
They move with confidence, convinced their form is perfect.
Yet you see it right away. Their torso collapses slightly
...

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