Clinically Pressed Podcast

This is a new installment we are trying for CP Shorts: What We Are Reading (WWAR). We will give a brief update on books we think are worth checking out and why we think they are so useful. This week features 'The Checklist Manifesto' by Atul Gawande. You wouldn't think you need a checklist for many things but you might be mistaken and this book gives you ideas as to why. Worth the read...

Lateral epicondylitis is a very frustrating injury to deal with, both for patient and clinician. This study looks at instrument-assisted soft-tissue mobilization and extracorporeal shockwave therapy vs. control to see what provided the best results for pain, function and grip strength. Find out what worked best. Article LINK: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HeayEYER5H_OXlos3ddInuPG7NBVExYy/view?u...

In this Clinically Insight Dr. Kyle Boland breaks down what happens with disc injuries from not only a physical level but all the way down to the chemical level. Along with that Dr. Kyle demonstrates some basic exercises that you can start with in order to help get the process started of treating your back pain if it is caused by a disc. Before you get started and most definitely if things don&#39...

Sean Gallagher is a chiropractor and sports performance coach. We've talked to him multiple times and for good reason, he has so much knowledge and application of treatment and training that it needs to be shared. In this episode we catch Dr. Gallagher on the back end of a trip to Europe where he was at a course focused around Dynamic Neuromuscular Stabilization (DNS) and its focus on hockey.​...

Shin splints are a real pain in the tibia. If you have ever taken up running as a new hobby or you have jumped back into activity a little too soon you have probably had this soreness along the front or inside of your lower leg. While it is a frustrating injury it is also one you can address in a preventative fashion and you can correct. It takes some time and patience but if you address all the f...

Being in administration doesn’t automatically make you a leader. Being a leader doesn’t always mean you’re in administration. An administrative position doesn’t necessarily mean a position of leadership and this can be key in how you communicate with your team and those who report to you. Being able to remain humble and continue to focus on your team and developing their human capital will be a ga...

You may wonder why this would be under the 'nutrition' label when we are talking to a veterinarian but it will become very obvious as you get into the episode.  We had the privilege of talking to Dr. Guy Jodarski of Organic Valley.  We cover so much information about nutrition in this episode.  We talk organic vs. conventional, grass fed vs. not, all the way down to soil quality.  If you h...

Mandy started Root Down Yoga in La Crosse starting from a pastime she really enjoyed, yoga.  Years later it has turned into a local staple in the La Crosse community and help plenty of people improve their health, their bodies and their minds.  She tells us about her story in getting it started and how it has evolved over the years. ​ We also had the fortunate chance to participate in one of the c...

In this Clinical Insight, Dr. Kyle Boland breaks down exactly what the core is and how you can utilize it to your full ability. It's a great breakdown that it is more than just your abdominal muscles. #complicatedsimple #resultsthatgiveback

People talk about how working out has changed their life but not a lot of people can talk about how it saved their life. We had the great fortune of sitting down with Cogen Nelson at this past summers CrossFit Games and it was an interview we will never forget. Cogen is a retired USMC who has gone through unbelievable trials and tribulations to come out as strong as he is. We were honored to hear...

This is the first installment of a Clinically Paragon Discussion with our partners at Paragon Nutrition and Fitness. In these discussions, we will be taking major topics in the health, nutrition, performance, and supplement industry and breaking down what it all means and passing as much information on to you as we can. In this episode, we talk about Vitamin D and everything that it can do to help...

We started up Barbells N' Bourbon again and so we wanted to share with you one of our more important and impactful epsiodes. Check it out! Busy seems to come with every work territory in this day and age. There are times when things can become so much it produces overload and different people handle that differently. Andy has worked in some extremely productive lab settings where there are constan...

This research review looks at a study that utilized “research snacks” to see the effects on insulin, glucose and free fatty acids after meals throughout the day. These “snacks” consisted of ascending 3 flights of stairs as fast as possible every hour throughout the day. Each time would take between 10-20s. The results showed that for an overweight and obese group there was a decrease in insulin an...

In keeping up with providing more information on popular diets and how they could apply to your life in the New Year of 2019 (or 2024), Dr. Jagim breaks down everything behind Intermittent Fasting. He gives full details on how to apply it, how if affects your body and what the potential benefits are of using it. #complicatedsimple #resultsthatgiveback

Leah is a resident of La Crosse Wisconsin and has a fantastic story about overcoming so much in her own live when it comes to health and wellness.  Leah is a nurse who found her life at a turning point in her life and we got to hear the entire story about what made her turn her life to where she wanted it to go. ​ Along with that Leah does so many things now to help promote health and wellness.  T...

Strength and control through the external rotators of the hips and shoulders is something that we lose over the course of time due to many factors. When you revisit it again and see how it is a natural movement that an infant naturally learns and performs it makes you realize just how powerful being effective in this range is. This is a short Clinical/Performance Insight talking about some quick a...

This episode features Alex Friedman, strength and conditioning coach and CP Ambassador. Alex is currently out in Colorado finishing up his masters degree. In this episode we focus on Alex’s background as a wrestler as well as how that is playing into his future plans as a strength and conditioning professional. In his journey Alex was able to spend time in Las Vegas doing an internship at the UFC...

In this episode of the wrestling weight certification series, Dr. Twohey and Dr. Jagim talk about minimum wrestling weight. They discuss what it means and all the factors that occur to determine what that predicted safe wrestling weight would be. They also discuss the history and research that went into the creation of the process and the equations that ultimately determine the weight. This episod...

Dr. Lindsey Shay is a physical therapist that has worked in a lot of different settings in her career but most recently she has focused on running her own business, Kidz Physical Therapy. This business takes a unique approach to physical therapy and focuses on working with kids with special needs. It is an intensive style of physical therapy where the sessions are much longer than a typical PT app...

Hear what Dr. Jagim found when he checked out this research study that looked at the effects of fish oil and what impact it had on resistance training-induced adaptations. Another reason to potentially consider a fish oil supplement in your diet OR upping the amount of fish you consume in your diet. Source: Heileson, J. L., Machek, S. B., Harris, D. R., Tomek, S., de Souza, L. C., Kieffer, A. J.,...

On our traveling tour of the Twin Cities with CP Ambassador Eric Twohey we got to talk with Josh McLain DPT. Josh works out of a very high level wrestling academy and functional fitness gym. Along with that Josh owns Ninja Anywhere which is a traveling Ninja Warrior course that you can try your best at and see how you stack up against some of the best.  In this episode we talk about physical medic...

Body weight gets you a very general idea of where you might be at when it comes to making weight but body composition gives you way more information on what you can potentially do when it comes to losing weight and in wrestling and other combat sports, make weight.  Dr. Twohey and Dr. Jagim dive into what the difference is between body weight and body composition and the importance of knowing the...

With a lot of New Years Resolutions in the works and many of those based around diet and body composition we wanted to give you a breakdown of how we see the process and how it works. Dr. Jagim breaks down what a calorie is and how that relates to caloric deficit and different goals when it comes to body composition. #complicatedsimple SUBSCRIBE: https://www.youtube.com/c/clinicallypressed?sub_con...

Evidence Based Practice (EBP) has been a big push in the world of science, health and performance. It makes sense as you should be supporting what you're doing with the research but should that be the only thing? What about the 'art' side of these areas? In this CP Short we talk about EBP vs. Evidence Influenced Practice (EIP) and what that all means. www.clinicallypressed.org #complic...

Weight certification processes have been in place in wrestling for quite a while and are there to try and help ensure the safety of the athletes that have to go through it. While the focus is safety there are still a lot of things that can go on that can put athletes at risk in the weight cutting process. This is becoming even more apparent as women’s wrestling is beginning to explode across the c...