Technology is now at the disposal of all industries, and the fitness industry is no exception. Now is the time when powerfully potent percussive massage…
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Author: Patrick Silva, DC
Posts by Patrick Silva, DC:
Beat the Heat! How the Body Handles High Temps
As heatwaves sweep across the US, marking the start of summer, I was kindly reminded by the 110+ degree weather outside (In SEATTLE, WA) that…
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How to Improve Internal Hip Rotation
We recently established how a lack of internal hip rotation, or HIRD (hip internal rotation deficiency), can create a host of problems from knee pain to…
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The Importance of Internal Hip Rotation
A body lacking internal hip rotation is like a car with no back wheels. Sure, it might keep going, and even steer, but it’s gonna…
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What Are Trigger Points?
There exists as a ubiquitous part of the human condition a vicious cycle of myofascial pain and compensation that is self-perpetuating and inescapable, and quite…
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The Sitting Solution: Body Hacks to Keep You Loose While Stuck Inside
It’s a quarantine conundrum…as the body adapts to staying at home, how do we avoid the deleterious effects of our home behaviors? We all know…
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Designing a Functional Push-Up Routine
Push-ups feel so good. The work to your shoulders, arms, and back all the while working your core, toning glutes, lengthening our chronically tight iliopsoas/hip…
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Understanding Cavitation and Tension Adjustments: What’s all that cracking and popping?
Snapping hips, crackling knees, popping knuckles…all part of the human experience. Fully decoding these noisy joints may never come to pass for the technology required…
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Myofascial Flossing: Compression Bands 101
Do you floss daily? You should. Yeah, it may sound like I’m echoing your dentist, but I’m actually talking about myofascial flossing! Learn how to…
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Fears and Frights – Addressing Your Fitness Clients’ Biopsychosocial Barriers
October is traditionally a time for beers and fears, but while Bavarian festivals abound and horror movies play on loop, it’s easy to forget in…
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IT Band Syndrome: It’s Not Your IT Band!
Ouch. IT band trouble is no joke, and with over 5 million views on the first page of YouTube alone, it’s obviously a problem people…
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Why The Psoas Is Significant
The terms “psoas” and “hip flexor” are common jargon in the health and fitness world, but getting an intimate handle on the specifics may help…
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