If there’s one thing I wish everyone understood about injuries, it’s this: Every injury in the body heals through the same basic process . Muscle strains, tendon issues, ligament sprains, irritated joints, the body doesn’t use different repair systems for each one. It follows a predictable pattern that has worked for humans for millions of years. And once you understand that process, injuries make a lot more sense. They feel less scary. You stop thinking there’s something “wrong” with you ....

You wouldn’t think perfectionism and massage are connected, but they are. In fact, some of the most tightly wound, physically sore clients I see in the clinic are the ones who hold themselves to impossible standards. They don’t always call it perfectionism. But it’s there in the tension, in the pain, in the inability to let go. Understanding Perfectionism in the Body Perfectionism isn’t just in your mind—it lives in your muscles too. When you’re constantly trying to be perfect, your nervous...

You’ve rested. You’ve stretched. You’ve seen the physio. So why does that pain keep showing up when you run? Here’s the thing: sometimes,...