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The Hidden Reason Pain and Old Habits Stick - The Pain Neural Tag applied neurology chronic pain neural tags

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 ...

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Neural Tags 101: The Brain’s Hidden Labels for Pain and Movement applied neurology chronic pain neural tags posture and the brain

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...

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The FMS Inline Lunge - A Neuro Perspective| Faster Results applied neurology for coaches corrective exercise for therapists functional movement screen in-line reverse lunge vestibular drills for balance vision training for athletes

Every coach has seen the client whose Inline Lunge refuses to budge. You cue alignment, mobilize joints, strengthen stabilizers, and still the score hovers low.

The temptation is to think something i...

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Understanding the Neurology of POTS and the Hope Applied Neurology Offers applied neurology pots treatment vagus nerve

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 ...

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Brain-Centric Warm-Ups vs Traditional Movement Preparation: applied neurology chronic pain movement preparation vestibular training vision training warm up

Why Your Nervous System Comes First

 

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...

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Carpal Tunnel Therapy: Neurology-Based Care applied neurology carpal tunnel syndrome chronic pain

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?

 

More Than Just Wrist Pain

Car...

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Why Your Tight Muscles Aren’t Just a Biomechanical Issue applied neurology chronic muscle tension health industry myths limbic system and stress neuroplasticity and pain posture and the brain somatic therapy

The Myth: Tension as a Biomechanical Problem

For decades, the health and fitness industry has told us a simple story:

  • If your hamstrings are tight, stretch them.

  • If your shoulders are tense

    ...
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The Assess–Reassess Loop: A Brain-First Method for Pain Relief, Client Trust & Performance applied neurology assess-reassess process neuro mentorship the fundamentals of applied neurology

Why First-Session Results Matter More Than Ever

In today’s industry, clients and patients expect to feel results in their very first session. 

If they don’t, many won’t return.

That’s where applied...

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The Vagus Nerve: Your Client’s 24/7 Recovery Membership vagua nerve training vagus nerve

No swipe card. No cancellation fees. No monthly billing — just a built-in recovery system your clients already own.

 

As coaches and therapists, we’ve all seen it:
A client crushes their workout or
...

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Carbs, Ketosis, and Brain Fuel: Why Your Diet Could Be Feeding (or Flaring) Your Pain brain science chronic pain neuro mentorship pain relief

When it comes to fueling your brain and calming chronic pain, what you eat matters just as much as how you breathe. Nutrition plays a central role in pain regulation, brain function, and overall nervo...

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Metabolic Dysfunction, Mood Swings, and Pain: All Tied to Brain Fuel?

The Long-Term Consequences of an Under-Fueled Brain: Pain, Mood, and Metabolic Breakdown

Short-term dips in brain fuel—like skipping meals or poor sleep—can leave you foggy or irritable. But what hap...

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Is Vestibular Training the Missing Link in Golf Rehab and Performance? applied neurology education golf training vestibular training

If your golfers sway, stumble, or lose balance in their swing, the problem may not be strength, it may be their vestibular system. 

 Here’s how to fix it at the brain level. 

 

If you’ve ever watch...

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A Brain-First Morning Protocol! applied neurology brain morning protocols pain relief the fundamentals of applied neurology
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:
...

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4 Brain-Based Ways to Help Golf Clients Swing Safely After Back Pain applied neurolog applied neurology education back pain golf swing

You’ve probably had a client like this:

“It’s not that I can’t swing. I just don’t trust my back anymore.”

 

They want to get back on the course.

They’re cleared.

No structural red flags.


But
...

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The Hidden Brain Systems Most Training Programs Miss pain personal training education physiotherapist education posture training strength neurology the neuroscience of posture

..and the one that has been doing it all along. How can we steal these principles and incorporate them into our practice and training?

 

The Practice That Was Doing Neurology All Along

 

If you’ve...

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The 4 Ways Vision Integrates with Strength Training strength neurology the fundamentals of applied neurology vision training
 

When you think about strength training, vision probably isn’t the first system that comes to mind.

But what if we told you your eyes are one of the most powerful drivers of how you move, balance,...

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The #1 Googled Pain is..... headache pain pain relief

The Number One Googled Pain: Unmasking the Truth About Headaches

Ever wonder what the most common pain people search for online is, right after back pain?

You guessed it: headaches.

It's a consta

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The Myth of “Fix It" Where It Hurts applied neurology neuroscience pain pain relief

Why local pain isn’t always a local problem and what therapists and trainers need to do instead.

 

“I keep stretching it… but it just tightens right back up.”

You’ve heard it before.

Maybe from y...

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The Hidden Brain Science About Your Posture neuroscie posture posture training the neuroscience of posture

The Hidden Brain Science of Posture: What Your Body Is Telling You About Your Nervous System 

 

Have you ever considered how your posture might be intimately connected to the functioning of your bra...

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Case Study Breakdown: Single Leg RDL Instability applied neurology applied neurology education balance fms functional movement screen knee reconstruction pain step over imbalance

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

 

“I can power clean 200 pounds. But I can’t hold m...

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Case Study Breakdown: Head Trauma - The What, How, Why. applied neurology case studies pain shoulder pain

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...

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The Threat Bucket Update Vol 2.

How the Brain Interprets Stress — And Why the "Threat Bucket" May Be the Missing Piece in Your Client Care

“You need to reduce your stress.”

Heard that one before? Maybe you’ve even said it to a cli...

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The 4 Neurocentric Hidden Drivers of Shoulder Pain applied neurology applied neurology education neuro mentorship shoulder pain

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 ...

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When the Baseline Assessments Say “Good”—But Your Client Still Struggle neuro mentorship pain relief

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...

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