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The Real Limits of Age and Exercise
November 14, 2023

What are the real limits of old age? Are you doomed to muscle loss, sarcopenia, and osteoporosis as you get older? What can you do to stay young for as long as possible?HELPFUL LINKSToo Old to Jump? https://youtu.be/wxBNKqN4i74Fight Muscle loss with Agin

Can this HEAL your hip cartilage?
October 20, 2023

What can astronauts teach us about your joint pain? This popular way to heal cartilage to fix hip or knee pain from “osteoarthritis” needs a serious look. Doctors recommend it all the time, and if it does work, will it actually relieve your hip and knee p

This False Belief Will Wreck Your Body (and Life)
September 14, 2023

If you don't recognize and root out this fallacy, your body will be doomed. Learn how to stop the damage from this very human weakness. HELPFUL LINKS YT Video: https://youtu.be/yYrBE4hG66UCut This Before You Cut Your Body: https://www.uprighthealth.c

Is Feldenkrais a scam?
August 14, 2023

Is Feldenkrais a scam? Is the Feldenkrais Method of somatic education powerful or just a money grab for the naive? In this video, I'll share my experiences and thoughts on Feldenkrais and whether it's something worth trying. This episode on YouTube: 

Stop Being Ignorant to This Basic Truth
August 11, 2023

Don't be blind to this simple truth about your body. If you remain clouded with ignorance, you'll be hurting, frustrated, and helpless. Once you understand this key idea, you'll be able to help relieve yourself of back pain, hip pain, knee pain, and shoul

#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...