Twin Cities Movement

Twin Cities Movement Find freedom from low back, neck, and leg pain. Get back to enjoying life's great pleasures.

07/28/2026

Avoiding bending over because of back arthritis? That usually backfires — it makes the area weaker, not safer. The move is staying in motion within your current capacity while you rebuild strength. Want a real diagnosis and a plan? Book a free Discovery Call.

07/26/2026

You're not the only one who's watched shoulder pain creep in and just... stay.
It can feel like it's simply part of getting older.

But what's usually happening is a pattern: pain shows up, you move less, the muscles around the joint weaken, and the next time you try to be active it hurts more — so you pull back again.

That's not your body failing you. That's a cascade, and it can run the other direction too, with the right strength work.

Sound familiar? Let's find where the pattern started. Free Discovery Call — link in bio.

07/24/2026

Does a cortisone shot actually fix hip arthritis? Not exactly — but that's not the whole story. Cortisone calms inflammation in the joint, and for a lot of people that brings real relief.

The catch: it's temporary. Think of it less like a repair and more like an opening — a window where pain backs off enough to do the work that actually changes things, like rebuilding strength around the joint.

Skip that step, and pain often creeps back once the shot wears off. Talk with your doctor about whether it's right for you — and if you get that window, use it.

That's where lasting change happens. Curious what "using the window" looks like for your hip? Book a free Discovery Call.

07/20/2026

When you were diagnosed with arthritis, were you told that resting it would be the best idea? Better quit tennis, golf, pickle-ball, weight-training, hiking...
The best thing you can do to keep your joints young and full of fluid is to move them, through their full range of motion, every day.

07/18/2026

The drill is half kneeling, so it's very approachable for anyone, even if they have some discomfort in their knees.

Important points are to tuck your butt before you push forward. Pushing down into the dowels can help activate the rest of the body to assist in this drill.

Hold for up to 10 seconds to activate, and use maximum effort.

07/17/2026

What happens when you push through stiffness in your arthritic knee? Do you move closer and closer to "bone on bone"?

07/16/2026

You can take care of your own lawn, and even benefit from it!

Loss of hip extension can sometimes lead to back pain, hip pain, or knee pain.
Our modern lifestyles have virtually no built-in support to challenge it and keep it around, since our lives are just not as physically demanding as they probably should be. So it becomes important to do drills like this to both check if you have sufficient hip extension, and to start giving it back to yourself if you don't.

And when you do have sufficient hip extension, it's important to challenge it, so that you can keep it for your next ten years.

07/15/2026

Ever wonder what happens inside an arthritic joint when you move it versus when you protect it and avoid movement?

07/13/2026

One great way to know if a pain is a "good" pain or a "bad" pain (We definitely prefer green light and red light), is to reflect on how you feel after the activity.
If it hurts a bit while doing something, but generally feels better afterward, we'd tend toward a cautious green light, as we want you to keep moving as much as you can comfortably manage.
IF it hurts while you're doing something, and it stays painful or even gets worse after the activity, you may want to get it checked out.

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