It takes the insight and perseverance of a pioneer to breakthrough traditional methods of standardized treatments and Julie Donnelly B.S., LMT has done just that. Even more, she has broken the ritual of having to return to the clinic again and again by providing an easy way to learn self-help maintenance treatments. I was amazed […]
A Physical Therapist Successfully Thinking “Out of the Box” Read More »
A PT uses osteopathic soft tissue techniques to release tight muscles that put a strain on joints and limit range-of- motion. The Julstro Method of Osteopathic Muscular Therapy (JMOMT) is a series of specific treatments for various conditions including: whiplash, rotator cuff injury, low back pain, sciatica, carpal tunnel syndrome, hip/knee/groin pain, plantar fasciitis, and
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It was incredible to me that I finally found the solution to debilitating low back pain. I had terrible low back pain for a year and was sent to multiple rounds of physical therapy, as well as massage, and various types of stretching, to no avail. The next step was surgery on my lumbar spine!
Pain Relief After Two Years of Therapy, Including Surgery Read More »
If you’ve ever had an injury that continually resurfaced after seemingly successful rehabilitation, or just one that refused to go away regardless of the various treatments, the “Pain-Free Athlete” book may very well hold the answers to your mysteries. For nearly a decade I had dedicated hours of my daily schedule to rigorous training in
Elite World-Class Athlete Returns to Competition Read More »
you spend years believing in a given “truth,” or even doing something the same way for most of your life? Then “it” happens. It may be an event of some kind. Or someone you meet. It happens by accident. And then a whole new reality is upon you. You are faced with the realization that
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When I was 20 years old, hip pain caused me to lose my chance to compete at the Olympic Games for the 400m Sprint. That ultimately led to 20 years of pain, and the inability to run at all, which was depressing to say the least. In my mind it was all over, I’d never
When I was 20 years old Read More »
Welcome to my blog, Stop Pain FAST! Over the past 22 years I’ve worked with thousands of people who have suffered from chronic pain and sports injuries. In fact, the whole reason that I teach people how to self-treat is because I had several severe sports injuries and pains that came from repetitive strain injuries
I’m visiting friends in Southern Pines, NC, and today there is a cycling race – not a major one (according to Greg) but he’s using it as a training ride. The weather is beautiful, warm enough to go out and enjoy yourself, and cool enough that the cyclists will have a great ride. Fortunately Greg
This morning I was talking to a good friend who is an ultracyclist and I noticed that when he’s just walking around normally he’s still bent forward at the waist. We’ve worked on the muscles that pull him into the aerodynamic position and he’s much better then he was before, but he’s still a bit
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I meant to tell you yesterday that the same treatments I described to help hip pain will also work to help the pain of sciatica. If you’re suffering from sciatica you know how widespread it can be. You can’t lie flat, and you can’t lie with your legs bent. You are in pain when you’re
The many causes of sciatica and how to do an easy treatment for sciatic pain Read More »
