MoveU Unfiltered

When people suffer an injury or any other challenge - fear and short term thinking can take over.  This leads to paralysis - a helplessness- and you desperately look for someone to save you. This is a natural response - but a reactive response - and not a proactive response.   In virtually every story told - there is a hero.  The hero is not perfect.  The hero has problems and struggles.  He then meets a guide who gives them a plan.  If the hero follows the plan - he succeeds.  If he does not, he fails.   In order to succeed YOU have to execute the plan.  The guide doesn't execute it for you! Did Mr. Miyagi fight the fight, or did Karate Kid?  If you don't execute - and expect the guide to do the work for you - you will become frustrated - point fingers - and ultimately fail. Be the hero of your own story.

Identifying the root cause and developing the necessary skills will be the only way to fully recover from most every case of chronic pain. The root cause is also your blindspot. You have no idea what it is, nor do most health care professionals. Discover it now or spend your life chasing quick fix solutions.

I'm going to lay out the 7 step process to take you from being frustrated with chronic pain to returning to the active life that you love. I'm 100% honest with what it's going to take, but I also know that the chances of you following through are slim. I'll tell you why. There is a better way to do this. There is a way that will get you there much faster and with a much greater success than doing it on your own. I'll explain.

Here are a couple of questions that we get all the time… How long will it take to fix my problem?  When can I go back to what I was doing before the pain started? The truth is… the truth will set you free! Recovery, maintenance, and self-discovery are a lifelong journey – and not to be stopped when you hit a certain level. If you stop – you regress – period! In comparison to a car – you think you have been in cruise control and living your life – but in reality you have been in neutral and heading down a mountain road with no brakes. You had to jerk the car off the road – and then hit into some barriers. Now your car is damaged. Putting it back on the road and continuing the coast downhill will leave you broken down on the side of the road for good – unless you do something different, and do it different forever. The process of building your physical strength and health is no different than building a career or another type of great achievement.  A plan + daily execution / the course of time = results! Chronic pain is not a disease that needs to be treated – its a matter of cause and effect. Take control of your body!

There becomes a point where you are boiling with either excitement or frustation. You are ready to take action RIGHT NOW and get started with succeeding at your mission, whether it be overcoming back pain or losing weight. After a short amount of time, however, things fizzle out and next thing you know you are right back where you started from. But WHY? Let me give you a hint. Why do you think the military spends 80% of the time planning and only 20% executing? When you properly plan you can: See all obstacles in front of you. Create a structure that is self motivating. Create a huge goal that does the motivation for you. Take the time to tell the world about your goal, which forces you to succeed. This episode we are going to discuss the benefits of: Picking a goal so big that it MovesU. Announcing this goal to the world. We love you guys and stand for your success.   – Dr. Mike & MoveU

Arm pain and arm numbness is common, and is broken down like this… Symptoms – arm painRoot – front or back of neck, shoulder, or pec (top 4)Cause – poor breathing technique and posture Most people just try to attack the root, but then fail to even find THAT! Listen to this episode and become empowered to not only dig out the root, but to become motivated to put effort into improving the overall cause! We sync up our social media with the podcast, so make sure to go back and watch our Instagram feed from this week, or Facebook feed for next week. As always, we love you guys!

Andrew & I discuss our thoughts on orthotics, shoes, heel lifts, and what it has to do with the back and hip! Throughout 16 years of being in this profession, I’ve been exposed to just about every product out there and I have actively sought to find alternatives. Where do I stand today? For long term health, I don’t recommend any thing other than barefoot shoes. No orthotics, no lifts, no shape-u shoes, nada! The human is designed to have his barefoot connected to the earth. I also understand that everything is a process. If you are flat footed, wear orthotics and massively cushioned and supportive shoes. You can not just slap on some barefoot shoes and you are good to go. Your feet muscles have been asleep for years and years, and making a drastic change would result in foot, knee, or back pain. I would estimate that a transition like that would take 1-2 years, but what the hell else are you going to do?

**This was recorded on my iPhone in the backwoods of Wisconsin** There is a huge gap between pain relief and returning to an active life. Once you learn the bridge between the two, it is much easier to cross over to a long term, pain-free active life. The medical and alternative health care systems focus 100% of their efforts into pain relief including drugs, surgeries, and pain relief therapies. The reason pain even exists is from an alignment problem, misuse, or disuse of the body. Therefore, even the best medical treatment or procedure on the planet will only give you a longer amount of temporary relief. Today I will passionately help you understand how to bridge the gap and move your ass past pain relief, and back to an active and amazing life.

Whether you are disabled and in pain, or training to achieve a performance goal, the success path is exactly the same. I talk about my path to success, what it takes, and how you can relate this process to what you are achieving. Doing the right exercises are only a piece of the improvement pie, the rest is between your ears.

This fictional short story is fun and will help you map out the process to relief, recovery, and prevention.

Move past your immediate dangers of pain and injury by planning for the future.

Andrew is the content creator, director of movement, and social media manager at CaliSpine. 3 years ago he severely ruptured a disc in his low back and has made the journey back to living an active life. Listen and learn from his story.

I am going to help you save time and money on products and services that provide only temporary relief. The root cause of this is your mindset which is on “pain relief”. The words “pain relief” are only associated with short term quick fixes. Lets go over short-term quick-fix bullshit, so when you hear it your antennas will go up!

Almost 100% of health care practitioners, back devices, products, creams, etc focus entirely on short term relief. Even worse, you are the one who approaches them looking for this short term relief. You have it all backwards. Learn why you will always live your life frustrated, disabled, and fearing re-injury until you focus on long term goals. Long term thinking will set you free.