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When Two Wings Don’t Make a Wight (sorry)
Winging is a catch-all phrase to describe different positions of the scapula on the back. In this video, I discuss a few different reasons why it might be happening, including one you may not know about… Let me know your thoughts in the comments!...
Got Mask Mouth?
If you have to wear a mask for long hours - clinicians, movement teachers, or any other person-facing jobs – you may have found yourself doing all sorts of weird facial contortions to try and make more room under that mask.When we first reopened the clinic and I had...
Ask A PT on the Body Nerd Show!
I got to chat with Alex Ellis on her Body Nerd Show Podcast again this week - and here's the video of our conversation! https://youtu.be/QWa9PgdDHXk
What’s Your #1 Job as a Movement Teacher?
Recently, I posted a question on Instagram: what do you think is the most important job for a movement teacher? I got a lot of great responses from you, most of which cited helping students feel better, gain confidence, move well etc. What's the Uber-skill (not a car...
What If Your Client Won’t Stop Pushing Through Pain?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=48yzhwWqIyk&t Have you ever had a student who won't stop pushing through pain? Or they don't want to modify what they're doing, even though it hurts? I see this all the time in the clinic, when someone comes in and they (for...
How Do I Work with a ‘Fragile’ Client?
Have you ever had a new student or client tell you, "My doctor said I can never [insert type of movement] because I will hurt myself" (or something similar)?To be fair, not all doctors use fear-mongering language, and it's not only the purview of the medical...
Podcast Interview: Ask A PT
Have you ever been to a physical therapist? Or have you ever wondered if you should have, but didn't know if it was the right time?If you're having pain in your body, it can be easy to dismiss it ("I've had this back pain for 20 years, it's just How....
30ish Bridges in 30ish Seconds
Last week I talked about how sometimes a simple bridge is exactly what our student or client needs, and we don’t always have to invent the most creative / most complicated movements every time we teach. And then over the weekend I did something to my foot...
You Don’t Have to Reinvent the Bridge for Privates
Have you ever felt pressured to keep your students entertained with constant new variations on basic yoga poses?"It's Utkatasana, but with Warrior 2 arms!" (actually, I might use that someday ;-))If this is tough for you, it definitely doesn't help to see other...
Do I Have to do the Same Exercise on Both Sides?
I don’t know about you, but when I did my first yoga teacher training, I was told that you always do the same sequence of poses on both sides. I didn't know much about anything at that time, so I didn't really question it, but it left me...
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098 When should you go to physical therapy? With Dr. Sarah Court - AE Wellness
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a good physical therapist can help you start feeling better fast. We talk with physical therapist (and friend) Sarah Court, PT, DPT, e-RYT.![There are a lot of things I wish I knew not to say, pre-cancer, that are deeply irritating to people with cancer, that I have definitely said, and for that, I am truly sorry. I made this list of suggestions, because it’s hard to know what to say when something that is a) super crap, and b) totally foreign to you, happens to someone you know and love.
[People who have/had cancer or some other gnarly life firestorm do in fact know what to say, cos they are in it with you.]
As I wrote previously, I’ve heard some crazy sh*t, as well as some mildly insensitive stuff, which I’m not going to repeat, because there’s no need to shame anyone. There is one phrase that is very common, that comes from the heart, but is hard to hear, that I’m going to talk about separately, because I want to be extremely clear about why it’s hard.
In the meantime, I will say two things:
- A lot of people have cancer: it’s a sad truth, but your friend probably doesn’t need to talk to your cousin’s best friend’s husband about it. (1 in 8 women have breast cancer. Not something I knew prior to this.) One of my closest friends has gone through exactly this, and off the top of my head, I can think of 3 other people that I could call. It feels like a good, specific offer (see the list), but unless they ask if you know anyone, you can assume they already know someone.
- Just send them the thing: unsolicited suggestions about what to eat or drink, a book they should read, a video they should watch, again, feel like a good, specific offer, but it creates more work at a time when they don’t need any (even just saying “oh, no thank you, I don’t like books,” is emotional energy that they do not have). Get their address, send them the book, email the video link. Then all they have to do is say “thank you,” before they recycle it. Much easier.
Thank you for reading. I appreciate you. I would never recycle anything you sent me 😉.](https://www.sarahcourtdpt.com/wp-content/plugins/instagram-feed/img/placeholder.png)