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Episode 13 – Sloppy thinking down a slippery slope
How important is terminology to solving your problems? Poor use of language can trap you in pain.
Transcript: Hey, everybody! Welcome to Episode 13 of the Upright Health Podcast. This is Matt Hsu. And today, we're...
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Episode 12 - Look back, look in, and look forward
Frustrated as you journey out of chronic pain? Matt explains three key strategies that you can use over and over again to maintain motivation and make progress in your functional training.
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Episode 11 - Be specific to be successful
Matt Hsu explains how specificity can lead to better results. Functional training without some specific functional goals can be pointless and frustrating. Here’s how to make it more practical for yourself in the...
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Episode 10 - Is Thanksgiving dying?
Matt waxes philosophical on Thanksgiving…
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Episode 9 - Can your thigh muscles save your knee from arthritis?
Knee pain sucks. Doctors often say it’s caused by arthritis. But research points to muscles that could actually stop your knee pain - regardless of the “bone damage” in your knees…
Study on knee arthritis:...
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Episode 8 - What should Liam do about this clicking wrist?
An Upright ally, Liam, asks about a solution for his wrist that keeps on clicking. Matt tries to explain some possible solutions…
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Episode 7 - Are you torturing yourself?
Sometimes the most important question to ask is the one that you don’t even think you need to ask. Discover how to answer this question for yourself.
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Episode 6 - Can you really have arthritis?
Arthritis is bad. Arthritis is bad for your hips, your knees, your shoulder, your spine…OR is it? Rigorous scientific research on arthritis paints doesn’t jibe with what doctors often tell us. What’s going on with...
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Episode 5 - Should you stretch before exercise?
There’s an oft-repeated rule that says “NEVER STRETCH BEFORE YOU EXERCISE.” And there is another rule that says “ALWAYS STRETCH BEFORE YOU EXERCISE.” Which one is right? Why is there such disagreement? Find out in...
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Episode 4 - Should you get hip surgery?
If you’re struggling with chronic hip pain, you might be considering hip surgery. Let’s talk about the reasons surgery might be a good idea - and why it could be a terrible idea to fix hip pain.
Real success rates for...
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Episode 3 - Posture - what is it good for? Absolutely nothing?
Matt Hsu discusses posture - what it means and what it DOESN’T mean. Many people get lost in the idea that posture is the end-all, be-all for understanding chronic pain and overall health. Many health professionals...
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Episode 2 - Why you shouldn’t meditate and the binary nature of your body
Meditation is amazing, right? But when is it bad for you? Matt Hsu explains when you might NOT want to meditate to fix chronic pain, and he gets into the binary nature of the human body…
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