Upright Health: Think Right, Move Right, Feel Right

Upright Health: Think Right, Move Right, Feel Right


Latest Episodes

#47 – Chronic pain. Productive meanings.
March 05, 2020

When you’re stuck in chronic pain, you’ll believe and do just about anything to get out of it. Butoften what the doctor tells you can make your chronic pain worse in the short term and the longterm. But you can make a choice that will change the course...

#46: Hip surgery vs the conservative alternative
January 14, 2020

How does arthroscopic hip surgery compare to nonsurgical treatment of hip impingement? What explains the results? The results of studies on hip surgery vs. conservative treatment are often misleading. Let’s look at how the data is getting twisted.

#45: Hip Surgery – Why does it work
September 11, 2019

Why does hip surgery work? Why does hip surgery work sometimes and sometimes not? In this episode, Matt talks about the two major reasons hip surgery DOES relieve hip pain  – and why it’s still probably not a good idea to get hip surgery!

#44: Why do back pain treatments fail?
June 14, 2019

Why do back pain treatments fail? Why do so many medical and alternative treatments for back pain provide dismal results? In this episode we talk about the fundamental problem with back pain treatments and two strategies to help you with your back pain...

#43: Are you too old to get more flexible?
May 09, 2019

Does old age mean you can’t get more flexible? Does it mean you can’t make muscles stronger? In this episode we talk about one mind-blowing case of flexibility training, mistakes adults make when trying to get more flexible,

#42: Want PRP injections?
April 04, 2019

Interested in PRP injections? Hoping PRP will help your shoulder, back, hips, or knees? See what the research really says about PRP. In this episode Matt shares his biggest roadblock to getting out of hip pain. He covers his worst,

#41: My biggest struggle with hip pain
February 28, 2019

Episode 40: My biggest struggle with hip pain In this episode Matt shares his biggest roadblock to getting out of hip pain. He covers his worst, least-productive reaction to hip pain and how he deals with it as he ages.

#40 – How to get more flexible even if you think you cannot
January 10, 2019

Mitch has been inflexible (a tinman) as long as he can remember. His run-in with chronic pain as a young athlete had him scared about his future. He questioned the connection between his chronic pain and lack of flexibility.

#39 – The secret to training out of pain
December 13, 2018

Training out of chronic pain can be tough physical and mental work. You may encounter roadblocks and mysteries that tear down moral and belief. If your goal is to relieve chronic pain, discover the key ingredient you may be missing to propel you to a p...