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"Bicycle is the slow death of the planet."

A banker made the economists think this when he said:

“A cyclist is a disaster for the country’s economy: he doesn’t buy cars and doesn’t borrow money to buy. He don't pay insurance policies. Don't buy fuel, don't pay to have the car serviced, and no repairs needed. He doesn't use paid parking. Doesn't cause any major accidents. No need for multi-lane highways.

He is not getting obese.

Healthy people are not necessary or useful to the economy. They are not buying the medicine. They dont go to hospitals or doctors.

They add nothing to the country's GDP.

"On the contrary, each new McDonald’s store creates at least 30 jobs—actually 10 cardiologists, 10 dentists, 10 dietitians and nutritionists—obviously as well as the people who work in the store itself."

Choose wisely: a bike or a McDonald's? It's something to think about.

~ Emeric Sillo

PS: walking is even worse. Pedestrians don't even buy a bicycle!

*Posted by Jessica Maria Dwyer on Linkedin (https://www.linkedin.com/in/jessdwyer/)
**Photo credit: Franz-Michael S. Mellbin (2011)

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“Do you have programs for specific pains like knee, back, or hip pain?”

The short answer is no - which is why our program is so successful at helping people.

Here are a few reasons why when you enroll in The Movement Program you won’t see specific sections for each area of the body that hurts:

1. Nothing works in isolation. A painful joint or painful area doesn’t exist just by itself marooned on an island - there is a whole body attached to it. Just focusing on what hurts or doing a program for a specific joint can help somewhat, but oftentimes the results are short-lived and random when they come because movement patterns haven’t changed. Targeting a single area can have a positive effect on the soft tissue in that specific area, but if the body's poor movement patterns are what led to the soft tissue breakdown, it won’t be long until that tissue becomes damaged again and you’re looking for the next area-specific program.

2. Where things hurt is rarely where the problem is. You probably either know this by now, or you are on your way to learning this; especially if focusing on the painful area hasn’t gotten you any results or relief yet.

3. A program catered to specific joints places your painful movement problem in a box. A knee pain program is going to mainly focus on the knees. A back pain program is going to focus on the back. Area-specific programs tend to create such a narrow focus that the bigger picture of how the entire body is moving and functioning is often missed.

Why our program has thousands of stories with people who have vastly different problems is because it focuses on the entire body.

We don’t zoom in on a specific area or a hyper-specific painful spot, and we aren’t going to have you continue chasing symptoms.

We are going to improve how your entire body moves so you can feel better. We are going to teach you routines that aim to how all of your move all of your .

When you approach the entire body as the problem, the entire body becomes the solution.

Ready to see and feel for yourself how we can help you?
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10 "RULES" For Treating Low Back Pain. Re-published from North American Insititute of Orthopedic Manual Therapy (NAIOMT).

1. Low back pain (LBP) is MOST OFTEN NOT a serious life-threatening medical condition; however, 3% of LBP is symptomatic of serious pathology and easily missed if the patient is not appropriately evaluated with a thorough history and neurological examination. Also, bad things get worse so keep an eye out for worsening symptoms and suggest further investigation.
2. Healthy people have healthy neurological systems. Unhealthy people have unhealthy neurological systems. Learn to perform detailed, accurate neurological evaluations. It's often the first sign of much deeper and more serious problems.
3. Most acute episodes of LBP improve quickly with conservative care --> early intervention with PT is more cost effective, improves long-term outcomes and decreases downstream health care spend. However, the longer persistent LBP is ignored, the more fearful patients can become. Address persistent pain.
Mitigate fear. Evaluate, Listen. Relate. Refer when progress slows.
4. Imaging generally does not correlate to the causes of low back pain. Worse, it often induces fear. The best role for imaging is to rule things out. Negative imaging is good news!! Move!!
5.Graduated exercise and movement in all directions is safe and healthy for the spine, even when it hurts!!; If you have LBP, move. If it is painful, modify and move again.
6. Spine posture during sitting, standing and lifting does not predict LBP or its persistence; however IMPROPER posture in sitting, standing and lifting can increase shearing, torsion and loading on structures not intended to resist such forces. No need to put excessive load on irritated tissues, so aim for easy neutral to minimize strain.
7. A weak core does not cause LBP, but poorly COORDINATED pelvic musculature can precipitate and perpetuate LBP.
8. Spine movement and loading will be better tolerated when the neuromuscular system has been adequately trained to assist during the movement.
9. Constant back pain can result acutely from chemical inflammation to sensitized or damaged tissues. Intermittent pain is more often mechanical. Learn to evaluate the difference!
10. Effective care for low back pain must address the whole person, ex (hip, thorax).1.