by Butch Phelps | Apr 12, 2022 | General Health, Stretching
What? Can my diet screw up my stretching? The average person has never imagined there is a direct correlation between diet and stretching. As humans, we tend to put everything into buckets, or compartments. We think of diet as separate from strength training and...
by Butch Phelps | Apr 5, 2022 | General Health
If someone, especially a physician, were to ask you this question, you may be offended. The reason you may become offended is you interpret this statement as the physician thinks you are crazy. However, all pain you feel, you do feel it in your head. I know what you...
by Butch Phelps | Mar 22, 2022 | Foot pain
Shoes are a very important part of our lives. We buy them for function, style, comfort, and price. No one can resist their favorite pair of shoes on sale. I bet you buy 2 or more pairs when you see a sale! Some people buy their shoes strictly on style. We ask...
by Butch Phelps | Mar 18, 2022 | Stretching
I recently received an article from one of my clients about the explosive growth of stretching in America. There are many franchised stretching companies across the country that have grown exponentially. The article discussed the debate about assisted stretching...
by Butch Phelps | Mar 9, 2022 | Back Pain
When you stand for any period, do you get that sharp back pain on the outside edge of your low back? How about if you rotate slightly? It can feel like a knife sticking into your back. I bet you have tried everything to relieve back pain. My guess is you have used...
by Butch Phelps | Mar 3, 2022 | Knee Pain
To relieve knee pain and body aches begin with your feet. When I say this to people, they look at me like I have lost my mind. However, if you study the human body from a balancing perspective, what you’ll see is the importance of the feet and how we, as a society,...
by Butch Phelps | Feb 23, 2022 | Stretching
Anyone who has ever worked with me will have heard me say, “You will unlearn more than you will learn.” The other favorite saying is, “It isn’t about the pressure, but the release.” The question is, what does that mean? Both sayings are about the inaccurate...
by Butch Phelps | Feb 15, 2022 | General Health
The muscles of the human body are an interesting system in that there is a lot of chatter about them. Unfortunately, some chatter has led to people making mistakes when stretching. How much do we really understand muscles? I remember in my anatomy classes, at the high...
by Butch Phelps | Feb 8, 2022 | wrist pain
Is texting wrist pain here to stay? More and more people are texting constantly on their smartphones. It has become the best way to connect with our friends and colleagues. While it is very convenient, there are bad side effects to it. Today we will dive into the...
by Butch Phelps | Feb 1, 2022 | elbow pain
Do you get a pain on the inside or outside of your elbow? Does it get worse when you use your lower arm, like playing tennis, golf, lifting something, or even pulling something? Three percent of all people in America suffer from elbow tendonitis according to the...