by Chris Corrales | Mar 31, 2023 | Back Surgery, Body Mechanics/Self-Help, Bodywork
When someone tells me they’re considering back surgery My advice is: They should wait. 98% of the time if they learned and practiced the right things they wouldn’t need to consider such an invasive approach. It’s so painful and my MRI says I have a...
by Chris Corrales | Feb 22, 2023 | Athletes, Body Mechanics/Self-Help, Chris, Facts About Sports Massage, Low back pain, Movement, Pain, Proper Body Alignment, Sports Massage in Danville, California, Sports Massage Near Pleasanton California, Sports Massage near San Ramon, California
Why Are You Still In Pain? Have you seen a lot of therapists and tried a bunch of therapies but you’re still in pain? You’re not alone. Here’s the problem . . . Therapists treat your pain with the modality that they learned in school. If they’re a massage...
by Chris Corrales | Jan 10, 2023 | Blog, Body Mechanics/Self-Help, Chris, Low back pain, Pain, Posture Specialist
MRI’s and X-rays aren’t reliable sources of information about the causation of pain or the best path of moving forward. Chasing pain is hardly a way to fix it. You weren’t given the most accurate reasons for what’s going on or a way to change it. Schools,...
by Chris Corrales | Jan 5, 2023 | Body Mechanics/Self-Help, Bodywork, Ergonomics, Pain, Posture Specialist, Proper Body Alignment
Good Posture is a Problem The first time I heard that I needed to have good posture was in 11th grade. I was wrestling and doing Brazilian jiu-jitsu and in jiu-jitsu it was kind of a good thing that my chin was tucked, shoulders rounded forward. I actually felt pretty...
by Chris Corrales | Mar 5, 2020 | Body Mechanics/Self-Help
Pain and functional imbalances are often results of deeper problems. Most therapists aren’t operating from this place, and as you can imagine clients, then, aren’t getting the best information for recovery. This video goes into some of the compound...
by Chris Corrales | Nov 29, 2019 | Body Mechanics/Self-Help, Health, MedicinEvolution, Movement, Pain, Structural Integration
Everything is better with systems, even scoliosis. Systems simplify, organize, and prioritize what would otherwise be a myriad of parts and their dynamics. Systems help us go from one place to another. They help us deepen, grow, and evolve. Scoliosis and back pain...
