30/08/2025
𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗹𝘆, 𝗜 𝗮𝘀𝗸𝗲𝗱 𝗺𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗼𝗻 𝘀𝗼𝗰𝗶𝗮𝗹 𝗺𝗲𝗱𝗶𝗮 𝘄𝗵𝗲𝘁𝗵𝗲𝗿 𝗜 𝘀𝗵𝗼𝘂𝗹𝗱 𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗿𝘁 𝗳𝗶𝗹𝗺𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘃𝗶𝗱𝗲𝗼𝘀 𝘄𝗶𝘁𝗵 𝗿𝗲𝗮𝗹, 𝗲𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝘁𝗲𝗰𝗵𝗻𝗶𝗾𝘂𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗵𝗲𝗹𝗽 𝗽𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗲𝗻𝘁𝘀 𝘀𝘁𝗼𝗽 𝘀𝘂𝗳𝗳𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗽𝗮𝗶𝗻 — 𝗼𝗿 𝗷𝘂𝘀𝘁 𝗴𝗶𝘃𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝘁𝗼 𝘁𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗱𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘀𝗮𝗺𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗱 𝗼𝗳 𝗴𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗶𝗰, 𝘂𝘀𝗲𝗹𝗲𝘀𝘀 𝗲𝘅𝗲𝗿𝗰𝗶𝘀𝗲𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗮𝘁 𝗳𝗹𝗼𝗼𝗱 𝗬𝗼𝘂𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲.
I received many thoughtful responses, and I’m truly grateful. One in particular stood out. Giovanni shared several great insights, including the idea of showing the exercises we actually use to relieve pain in our clinical practice.
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It’s a fair suggestion — and now it’s time I explain why I haven’t done it yet.
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The answer is simple: I’m not confident in two important things.
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𝗙𝗶𝗿𝘀𝘁, that the patient truly understands where the pain is coming from. Just 10 minutes ago, a man walked into our clinic asking for a business card for his friend, who he said was suffering from “sciatica” — while pointing to his shoulder.
Only a personal consultation and thorough examination allow me to accurately identify all sources of pain — and, most importantly, make sure we’re not missing warning signs of something more serious.
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𝗦𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗻𝗱, I’m not sure exercises will be done correctly without guidance.
One day, I passed through the gym at my condo and saw my wife training. She asked me to help her with a back extension exercise to support her lower back. I showed her how to do it — clearly and in person — and even with her fitness experience, she did the first few reps wrong.
If that can happen to her, how can I expect perfect ex*****on from someone with no background in anatomy or movement science?
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When I treat a patient, I take full responsibility for their health — but only when I’ve met them personally, done a proper assessment, and created an individual plan.
Anything else… is for the YouTube influencers.
𝐌𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐖𝐞𝐥𝐥𝐧𝐞𝐬𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐭𝐭𝐚𝐲𝐚
