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A holistic approach to healthcare featuring the most effective components of sports medicine, chiropractic, manual therapy, mental health, nutrition, and strength and conditioning.

06/08/2026

If you've been told to stretch a meniscus tear, you may be working against your recovery.

The meniscus is a load-bearing structure. It adapts to movement and progressive loading—not prolonged stretching.

In fact, many people have meniscus tears on MRI without any pain at all. Research continues to show that exercise-based rehab can be just as effective—and often better—than surgery for many degenerative meniscus tears.

One of my favorite exercises: **Step-Down Eccentrics**

✅ Stand on a step with one foot
✅ Slowly lower for 3-4 seconds until the opposite heel touches the floor
✅ Push back up
✅ Keep your knee tracking over the middle of your foot

🔥 6-Week Progression

**Weeks 1-2**
• 6-inch step
• 3 sets x 8-10 reps
• Bodyweight only
• 3-second lowering phase

**Weeks 3-4**
• 8-inch step
• 3 sets x 8-10 reps
• Bodyweight only
• Increase depth before load

**Weeks 5-6**
• 10-12 inch step
• 3 sets x 6-8 reps
• Add a light dumbbell
• 4-second lowering phase

Progress only if pain stays manageable (0-3/10) and movement remains clean.

The goal isn't avoiding load—it's building the knee's capacity to handle it.

Save this for the next time someone tells you to stretch your meniscus pain away.

📍 Serving Reno & Sparks from our clinic on Victorian Avenue
📞 (775) 245-4142
🌐 www.mvmtrx.com

06/07/2026

When she first came in, even simple daily activities were being dictated by low back and SI joint pain.

Instead of chasing symptoms, we focused on building a plan:
✅ Hands-on treatment
✅ Targeted rehab
✅ Exercises she could own outside the clinic

Over time, the pain settled down—and more importantly, it stayed that way.

A few months later, she experienced a minor flare-up of neck tension. But this time was different.

She knew exactly what to do.
Her body was more resilient.
And the issue resolved quickly.

That's what real recovery looks like.

Not becoming dependent on treatment.
Becoming confident in your ability to manage your body.

💪 Our goal isn't to keep you coming in forever. It's to help you get back to living your life.

📲 Link in bio to schedule a free discovery call.

06/03/2026

If you've been stretching your Achilles and it keeps tightening right back up, here's why:

🔥 Tendons don't adapt to stretching. They adapt to load.

Stretching may create temporary relief, but it doesn't build strength in the positions your Achilles needs to handle during walking, running, hiking, or training. That's why the tightness often returns.

Research now favors Heavy Slow Resistance (HSR) training over older eccentric-only protocols for Achilles tendinopathy. Slow, controlled loading helps reduce pain, improve function, and remodel the tendon over time.

✅ Try slant board calf raises:
• 3 seconds up
• 1-2 second pause
• 3 seconds down
• Big toe pressed into the ground throughout

For even better targeting, place a small wedge under the outside of your foot to bias pronation. This increases loading through the medial calf, posterior tibialis, and other structures commonly involved in chronic Achilles issues.

Progress from bodyweight to single-leg work, then gradually add load over 6-8 weeks. Train 2-3x per week and keep pain during/after exercise at 0-3/10.

Stop trying to stretch your way out of a strength problem.

Save this for later and share it with someone battling stubborn Achilles pain.

06/02/2026

Think your knees are too far gone to get stronger?

Not so fast.

One of the biggest mistakes we see with knee arthritis is avoiding the very ranges that need attention the most.

Instead, try building strength where you're weakest. 👇

🦵 Seated Knee Extensions (Bottom-Range Focus)

✔️ Start with the knee bent as much as you can comfortably tolerate
✔️ It's okay to feel the muscles in the front of the thigh working hard
✔️ If you feel a sharp pinch or discomfort in the back of the knee, reduce the range
✔️ Spend extra time strengthening the lower portion of the movement

Why?

Because many people with knee pain lose strength and confidence in deeper knee flexion positions. Restoring capacity there can make everyday activities like stairs, walking, and getting out of a chair feel much easier.

The goal isn't to avoid using your knees.

The goal is to make them more capable.

If you've been told your only option is to "live with it" or start thinking about a knee replacement, there may be more you can do first.

Want to learn how we progress exercises like this safely and effectively?

Book a free call through the link in bio.

And send this to someone who still thinks cracking knees mean they're falling apart. 💪

06/01/2026

"I came in for Achilles pain... but I got so much more than that."

When he first started, simple things like walking, driving, and getting through a workday were becoming difficult.

Like many people dealing with persistent pain, he started to believe there were things he just couldn't do anymore.

Fast forward to today:

✅ Moving better
✅ Feeling stronger
✅ Showing up with more confidence
✅ Accomplishing things he once thought were impossible

What stands out most isn't the reduction in pain.

It's hearing someone say:

*"At 36, I feel like I'm 20 again."*

Because the goal was never just to improve an Achilles tendon.

The goal was to rebuild capacity, confidence, and trust in what his body could do.

Pain can take away more than physical ability—it can take away belief in yourself.

And sometimes the biggest transformation isn't what happens to your body.

It's what happens to your mindset when you realize you're capable of more than you thought.

This is why we do what we do. 💪

06/01/2026

It’s been too long since I’ve touched a basketball!

Spent some time today going through some dribbling and shooting drills, just trying to move smoothly and with some rhythm.

Felt good being back in the gym 🏀

05/31/2026

If you've been stretching your piriformis for deep glute pain and it always comes back — there's a reason.

The piriformis is a hip external rotator. Like every muscle in your body it adapts to load — not to passive stretching. Stretches create temporary length without strength. The moment you stand up and move, your body pulls right back to what it knows because the muscle was never trained to be strong in that lengthened position.

The lateral skater step down does exactly what stretching can't. It loads the deep glute and external rotators through length AND strength simultaneously — with an eccentric demand that drives real tissue adaptation. That eccentric piece is the key. Length under controlled load is how tissue actually adapts. Not passive holds.

Progressive loading over 6-8 weeks:

Week 1-2 — 6 inch box. 3 sets of 6-8 reps per side. 3 second eccentric. Bodyweight only. Goal: own the pattern. Feel the standing glute working.

Week 3-4 — 8 inch box. 3 sets of 8-10 reps per side. 3 second eccentric. Bodyweight only. Add depth before adding load.

Week 5-6 — 10 inch box. 3 sets of 6-8 reps per side. 4 second eccentric. Light dumbbell held in opposite hand (the free leg side). Add load now that depth is owned.

Week 7-8 — 10-12 inch box. 3-4 sets of 6-8 reps per side. 4 second eccentric. Moderate dumbbell loading. This is where the deep external rotators get bulletproofed.

Train this 2-3 times per week. Progress depth and load only when each phase feels clean and pain stays in the 0-3 out of 10 range.

Save this. Send it to someone who's been told to stretch their piriformis pain away.

📍 Serving Reno & Sparks from our clinic on Victorian Avenue
📞 (775) 245-4142
🌐 www.mvmtrx.com

05/29/2026

Band pull-aparts aren't bulletproofing anything. They're entry level work — appropriate for week one of rehab when someone can barely activate the rear delts at all. Beyond that, they stop driving any meaningful adaptation almost immediately.

Your shoulder gets resilient the same way every other joint does. Progressive load over time. More tension. More range. More demand.

The cable face pull delivers all three.

Here's the setup most people get wrong. Cable set just above forehead height. Rope attachment. Step back until you have tension before the rep starts. Pull the rope toward your forehead — not your chest — with your elbows high and wide. At the end position your hands should be next to your ears, shoulder blades retracted and depressed, and your shoulders externally rotated like you're flexing a back double bicep pose.

That end position is where the magic happens. The external rotators are loaded at end range. The scapular stabilizers — middle traps, lower traps, rhomboids — are under maximum tension. The posterior cuff and rear delts are working through full range with weight that actually challenges them.

This is shoulder bulletproofing.

Here's how to progress it over 6 to 8 weeks for real adaptation:

Week 1-2 — 3 sets of 12-15 reps. Light to moderate load. 2 second pause at the end position every rep. Goal: own the position. Master the end range. Build the mind-muscle connection before chasing load.

Week 3-4 — 3-4 sets of 10-12 reps. Add weight when you can complete every rep with a clean pause. Same tempo. Same end position. Non-negotiable on form.

Week 5-6 — 4 sets of 8-10 reps. Heavier load. Still slow. Still pausing. If your form breaks down — drop the weight and earn the right to go heavier again next week.

Week 7-8 — 4 sets of 8-12 reps. Mix in heavier sets with slightly lighter higher rep sets. Cycle the loading. This is where real strength gets built.

Progress the weight when you can complete every rep with full range and a clean end position pause. Not before. Form earns load. Load drives adaptation. Adaptation builds shoulders that hold up under real demand.

05/28/2026

“They saw my scans and basically told me there was no hope besides surgery.”

That moment changed the way she viewed her body.

And honestly, that’s one of the biggest problems with relying too heavily on imaging alone.

Yes—X-rays and MRIs can provide useful information.
But they don’t measure determination.
They don’t measure adaptability.
And they definitely don’t measure what someone is capable of building over time.

We don’t make decisions based only on what a joint looks like sitting still on a screen.

We look at:
✔️ Current strength and tolerance
✔️ How the body responds to progressive loading
✔️ Confidence in movement
✔️ Consistency and willingness to improve

Because people are not MRI reports.

A diagnosis doesn’t automatically determine your ceiling.
Function can improve.
Strength can improve.
Capacity can improve.

And many people are capable of far more than they’ve been led to believe.

05/27/2026

The warmup is supposed to prepare you for the session. Not be the session.

If you're spending 30 minutes foam rolling, stretching, scrolling, and sitting on a bench staring into space before you touch a single weight — you don't have a warmup problem. You have an intention problem.

Here's what an actual warmup looks like:

5 minutes on the bike at a 6-7/10 effort to raise your core temperature. A few specific mobility drills that address your actual restrictions — not a generic routine. Med ball slams or jumps if your body allows it to activate your nervous system. Then get under the bar and start building.

Under 15 minutes. Body prepared. Session ready.

Or just start your first exercise light and build up. That works too.

Stop spending more time warming up than actually training. And then wondering why you don't have time.

📍 Serving Reno & Sparks from our clinic on Victorian Avenue
📞 (775) 245-4142
🌐 www.mvmtrx.com

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Sparks, NV
89431

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Tuesday 9am - 7pm
Thursday 9am - 7pm

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