Rethinking Rehab with Dr. Shane

Golf is a great game that can be played very late in life. for some back pain can be a limiting agent for golf play later in life. In this Podcast I will discuss the areas of improvement older golfers can make to limit lower back pain with play. areas of the body above and below the lumbar spine are intended to move much more than the lumbar spine itself with a proper golf swing. learn how to impr...

Heel pain can limit the enjoyment walking and standing tasks in life. some heel pain issues can last for months or even years. during that time period your body can go downhill due to lack of walking and standing due to heel pain. some patients can get relief from heel pain from injections or orthotics, but most do not get proper relief from those treatment options for heel pain. during todays pod...

Todays Podcast is a treatment testimonial on a patient care post surgical with ACL and lateral meniscus repairs. If you have had knee surgery and had a hard time recovering or are about to have knee surgery and want inside on what to expect with recovery enjoy this podcast.

It is 2025 Happy New Years everyone! with the new year comes new challeges and goals to be set for your personal growth. goals for the new year can be set for strength personal goals or life goals they all rewire the same planing regiment. listen and learn how to achieve your goals this new year.

Part three of our pain discussion focuses on managing and removing causes of chronic pain. when pain lasts for more than six months it is considered chronic. when chronic pain starts it shifts how the brain perceives pain and stress hormones can be out of balance also worsening the symptoms of pain. We will go into more details on what YOU can do to improve the severity of pain, but also touch on...

Part 2 on pain explains the different systems involved with pain and specifically chronic pain. Many systems in the body play a part with improving or worsening pain symptoms. Genetics also play a part with pain tolerance and pain thresholds. If you have been in pain for more than 6 months and no improvement has been felt there is something missing with your care. In this Podcast I will discuss ot...

Pain is something we all have experienced to some degree in our life, and everyone would admit they do not like pain or would like to try and minimize pain as much as possible. One aspect of pain that gets overlooked is unknown causes of pain that result in fear and suffering from the pain. once someone knows the what, why to their pain it is much more easy to understand. In this Podcast I start o...

Millions of people have felt pain in their shoulders at some time. This pain can drastically limit your everyday lifestyle. Many people never know if their shoulder injuries are severe or if they are minor injuries. If you have had a shoulder injury you may have been told to get surgery for it or get a shot for it and I will discuss when is the right time to get surgery for a shoulder injury and w...

Most people that have tightness in their legs are limited with the ability to extend their hips back when walking. our normal walking movements require that our hips move into extension. If we are unable to move our hips into extension with walking we run into him flexor tightness, weakness in glutes and overall worsening with low back pain when walking. What if I told you altering your walking fo...

If you have felt with low back pain from lifting you are not alone. one of the most common causes of low back pain is lifting objects too heavy with poor form. your ability to lift properly will be the difference from chronic low back pain and safe strengthening without worrying about injuring your low back. Take a listen and learn how to lift without hurting your low back.

We maintenance our cars, our AC units, and our household appliances, but we do not maintenance our bodies. In todays podcast I discuss the importance of body maintenance and recovery. I will discuss the six most important aspects to body maintenance to allow for a pain free happy healthy life. If you are not getting adequate sleep, not eating healthy foods or not staying active injury and pain wil...

Neck pain can be caused my many things, and if your neck pain is worse at different times of the day there is a reason for that. I discuss in this Podcast what are the most common causes of neck pain depending when your symptoms are at their worst. Learn what morning, afternoon, or evening neck pain means and how to solve it. there are different recommendations I have depending on when your neck h...

One of the most important muscles groups in your body for movement is your Glutes. From getting up from a chair to walking and not falling over your glutes play a vital role for all these functional tasks in life. If you have dealt with low back pain there is a good chance your glutes are nor working properly and will set you up for future low back pain issues until your glutes are working again p...

One of the major reasons for injuries lingering for long durations at a time and sometimes never fully getting better is due to a problem with the healing process. The process of healing is a multistage process that cannot work unless every phase is finished properly. If we don't properly get from one phase of healing to the next, or do not do the correct things in each phase we can get stuck. Whe...

One of the easiest ways to begin exercise is to walk. it is something you can do at any age in any place and it is extremely beneficial to your physical health and your mental health. walking can be done when you want to and for as long as you want to. In this Podcast I will discuss some of the major health benefits you get from walking as well as other benefits you may have not thought as benefic...

Shoulder injuries are very common. Both young and old can deal with rotator cuff injuries. Surgery is needed a lot of the times and re-tears are not uncommon after surgery. if you have been plagued with shoulder pain and repeated rotator cuff issues you are not alone. I see this problem weekly in my clinic, and the main issue causing it is improper mobility and stability to the shoulder blade. the...

In todays Podcast I will outline treatment plans for three different patients I have seen in the last two months who were all dealing with a different type of neck pain. some felt headache issues with neck pain some had numbness down into their hands. the thing that was common for all of them is that they had positive outcomes with less pain and improvement in activities of daily living. If you or...

Dizziness is a common symptom people experience everyday, not knowing the true cause. I see doctors misdiagnose this problem all the time, and can be very frustrating and scary for patients. Dizziness can limit your ability to enjoy life, and for older individuals it can increase your likelihood of having a fall. In today's podcast I will discuss the most common causes of dizziness and and how to...

Carpal Tunnel Syndrome is one of the most common causes of wrist and hand pain. Symptoms can present at night when sleeping, and can be very hard to get rid of. Many Physicians will go straight to surgery on the wrist, but a lot of the time the issue isn't at the wrist it is in a different location that gets missed with traditional diagnostics. Today I will discuss a treatment I had and how we fix...

One out of two people will experience low back pain in their lives. This problem is very common and can be corrected with a few basic recovery steps. If you have had a low back injury with lifting and are unable to get back to weight training due to low back pain this Podcast is for you. Enjoy my thoughts on return to lifting after a low back injury.

If you are a golfer who is inconsistent with your golf swing or are unable to gain distance on your golf shots this Podcast is for you. Many parts of your body must be flexible, while others need to be stable and strong for proper force transmission to improve distance and consistency with ball contact. In this podcast I will discuss the most important areas of body mobility and which areas need t...

Have you experienced pain on the inside of your ankle sometimes down into the arch of the foot? if yes you are not alone. many people deal with inside ankle pain with walking and running. In this Podcast I will talk about why this is hurting, what tissues may be injured and what the big picture problem you are dealing with your feet and ankles. The Root cause of ankle issues may not be what you th...

Foot pain can be caused by a number of problems, one of the more common causes is flat feet. there are two types of flat feet, structural and functional flat feet. depending on which category your feet fall in dictates the proper treatments needed. Today I will discuss why Flat feet are more common than they have ever been and what other problems you may deal with due to the feet being flat. kinet...

If you are like most active adults injury will eventually be at your door. many people do not know what do to when injury strikes. Should you continue pushing though or should you rest and if so for how long? all these questions that can challenge a successful return to training after an injury will be answered in this podcast.

Falls are one of the most common causes of injury for the aging population. falls can be avoided and in some cases prevented all together with some basic body movement and balance practice. in todays Podcast we will dive into the three most common causes of falling and how you can prevent those from causing your next fall. sit back and learn what causes falls and how to stop them.