Talk About Pain

Which exercises fix my pain?

Many people wonder which exercises will solve their pain. In this episode, I offer my technique for figuring this out. I also delve into an interesting phenomenon where people seem to stop doing the things that help them and even forget what helped them.  See my take on this!

 

Visit www.rickolderman.com for my home programs, patient stories, free ebook, blog, or my online course teaching this approach to health and wellness practitioners. 

 

Read Rick’s book, Solving the Pain Puzzle: Cases from 25 Years as a Physical Therapist, to learn about my unique approach to solving difficult pain conditions from head to toe.

Restore Walking After Paralysis—New Research

Current research involving electrical stimulation of the spinal cord allows people with partial or complete spinal cord injuries to walk. Epidural Electrical Stimulation (EES) seems to be a miracle of the future and is in its infancy. Watch this episode from my Talk About Pain podcast to learn more.

 

Visit www.rickolderman.com for my home programs, patient stories, free ebook, blog, or my online course teaching this approach to health and wellness practitioners. 

 

Read Rick’s book, Solving the Pain Puzzle: Cases from 25 Years as a Physical Therapist, to learn about my unique approach to solving difficult pain conditions from head to toe.

 

Show links:

 

Neurons that restore walking after paralysis, Nature, 09 November 2022

 

https://www.nature.com/articles/s41586-022-05385-7#Sec62

Dr. Fabian Wagner

 

https://www.bordeaux-neurocampus.fr/en/staff/fabien-wagner/

 

 

Spinal Interneurons as Gatekeepers to Neuroplasticity after Injury or Disease, Journal of Neuroscience 3 February 2021: 

https://www.jneurosci.org/content/jneuro/41/5/845.full.pdf

 

TeachMeAnatomy

 

https://teachmeanatomy.info/the-basics/

How to Improve Your Balance

I comment on an article in the Denver Post about balance and give some tests and strategies to improve balance.

Visit www.rickolderman.com for my home programs, patient stories, free ebook, blog, or my online course teaching this approach to health and wellness practitioners. 

 

Read Rick’s book, Solving the Pain Puzzle: Cases from 25 Years as a Physical Therapist, to learn about my unique approach to solving difficult pain conditions from head to toe.

An Alternative Treatment Approach for Trigeminal Neuralgia

I've only seen a few patients with this very pain problem that typically affects only one side of the head. Listen to my take on how and why my treatment helped. Spoiler alert: it does not involve following conventional medical wisdom.

Visit www.rickolderman.com for my home programs, patient stories, free ebook, blog, or my online course teaching this approach to health and wellness practitioners.

Read my book, Solving the Pain Puzzle: Cases from 25 Years as a Physical Therapist, to learn about my unique approach to solving difficult pain conditions from head to toe.

Recent Breakthrough in Stroke Treatment!

A stroke involves a disruption to brain centers which control movement. Until now very little was available to help restore function to limbs of people who have experienced a stroke. I’m very excited to present this episode featuring new research involving a dramatic leap forward in this field! It features a recent article in Nature Medicine—

Epidural stimulation of the cervical spinal cord for post-stroke upper-limb paresis.Nature. 2/20/23. Marc Powell lead author.

 

Visit www.rickolderman.com for my home programs, patient stories, free ebook, blog, or my online course teaching this approach to health and wellness practitioners. 

 

Read my book, Solving the Pain Puzzle: Cases from 25 Years as a Physical Therapist, to learn about my unique approach to solving difficult pain conditions from head to toe.

Lynn Schulte PT, a Postpartum Pelvic Pain Specialist

I recently took Lynn Schulte's course on postpartum pelvic rehab and she was amazing! Her approach is intuitive, simple and effective. If you're a woman with any kind of pelvic pain or a practitioner looking to fortify a weak point in your treatment of pelvic pain conditions, as I was, I strongly recommend you listen Lynn's pioneering approach to solving these problems.

 

Lynn Schulte is a Women’s Health Physical Therapist for over 30 years and the founder of the Institute for Birth Healing.   She has been helping moms heal from all the issues women experience after birth and is now teaching courses to body workers to help them do the same.   She found a common birth pattern that shows up in the pelvis after birth and knows how to effectively release these patterns.  Knowing we are more than just our bodies, Lynn works on all levels, physically, energetically, and spiritually with women to help them access their full potential.  She also teaches bodyworkers how to work with the energy of the body and how to access and use your intuition in your bodywork sessions.  She offers a certification process to help birth professionals become Birth Healing Specialists. 

Lynn holds a Bachelor of Science in Physical Therapy from St. Louis University, St. Louis Missouri. A true teacher, Lynn continues to supplement her professional experience with training to complement and update her practice.

 

For Clinic and one on one appointments:

https://centerforbirthhealing.com

 

For Institute and education and directory:

https://instituteforbirthhealing.com/

 

Youtube:  Correcting the Open Birthing Pattern:

https://youtu.be/JRUPAwTN1P4

 

Visit www.rickolderman.com for my home programs, patient stories, free ebook, blog, or my online course teaching this approach to health and wellness practitioners. 

 

Read my book, Solving the Pain Puzzle: Cases from 25 Years as a Physical Therapist, to learn about my unique approach to solving difficult pain conditions from head to toe.

Does Hot or Cold Exposure Really Help?

I comment on two articles found in the newspaper, one about cold plunges and one about saunas--is there evidence supporting the health benefits of these modalities?

Visit www.rickolderman.com for my home programs, patient stories, free ebook, blog, or my online course teaching this approach to health and wellness practitioners. 

 

Read my book, Solving the Pain Puzzle: Cases from 25 Years as a Physical Therapist, to learn about my unique approach to solving difficult pain conditions from head to toe.

Knowledge vs Skill When Working with Chronic Pain

While some practitioners can dazzle with a deep knowledge of anatomy, physiology and a multitude of tests to isolate a damaged tissue, ultimately the question is whether they can solve your pain. In this episode I talk about knowledge vs skill when solving pain.

Visit www.rickolderman.com for my home programs, patient stories, free ebook, blog, or my online course teaching this approach to health and wellness practitioners. 

 

Read my book, Solving the Pain Puzzle: Cases from 25 Years as a Physical Therapist, to learn about my unique approach to solving difficult pain conditions from head to toe.

How I Lowered My Cholesterol by 28% in 6 Weeks!

This podcast I talk about how I lowered my cholesterol and blood pressure in 6 weeks.  I feel so much better! I hope this helps.

Visit www.rickolderman.com for my home programs, patient stories, free ebook, blog, or my online course teaching this approach to health and wellness practitioners. 

 

Read my book, Solving the Pain Puzzle: Cases from 25 Years as a Physical Therapist, to learn about my unique approach to solving difficult pain conditions from head to toe.

Why Do We Have Elbow Pain?

I talk about my approach to solving elbow pain--one of the more stubborn issues in the body. Over the years I've discovered a unique approach to understanding and solving these problems fairly consistently. You might want to have Google nearby when listening to look up some of the muscles I discuss. 

Visit www.rickolderman.com for my home programs, patient stories, free ebook, blog, or my online course teaching this approach to health and wellness practitioners. 

 

Read my book, Solving the Pain Puzzle: Cases from 25 Years as a Physical Therapist, to learn about my unique approach to solving difficult pain conditions from head to toe.