Dr. Brad Farra, Chiropractic Physician

06/02/2023

What a great idea. I hope they don’t suck.
I treat so many climbers with repetitive use foot problems due to the amount of time we spend in climbing shoes.  A fully customized shoe would solve some of these problems. 

Despite advances in shoe technology, most climbers wear shoes two sizes too small. Athos, a Barcelona-based company, is hoping to change that

09/10/2020

Open Gym is here!!! Link in bio!
Many of you have waited a long time for this, and finally we offer open gym! Membership will be limited to a small number of people and it will come with the same quality you would expect out of the best healthcare and fitness facility in Portland. Sign up links in bio. Let us know if you have questions.

07/15/2020

06/19/2020

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We have virtual classes, virtual Personal Training, and online Strength and Conditioning Programming available for those that don’t want to take advantage of those same services in person. We also have two endurance coaches now accepting new clients. All the details are here in this newsletter!

06/08/2020

I will be back in the office and seeing patients starting June 10th.
You can call the office to schedule: 971-236-7610

02/11/2020

02/11/2020

04/07/2019

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03/18/2017

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04/05/2015

Evolution Healthcare and Fitness is starting a series of free classes. Let's get the world fit, healthy, and happy!!
Monday morning at 6AM, sign up here: https://evolutionhealthcareandfitness.sites.zenplanner.com

The class type changes every week. Tomorrow is a circuit training class led by on of Evolution's awesome trainers, Jeremy Currie.

FREE circuit training class TOMORROW MORNING, 6AM!!!

REMEMBER - there is a FREE circuit training class TOMORROW MORNING at 6 am being led by Jeremy Currie. If you have not yet experienced a class led by Jeremy, you need to get down there! Let Evolution get your week started off right by signing up for tomorrow's Monday Morning Madness!!!!

Sign up here:
https://evolutionhealthcareandfitness.sites.zenplanner.com/sign-up-now.cfm

02/20/2015

The Deadlift. Quite possibly the single best compound movement with the most application and benefit to real life...if done correctly. This is such a valuable movement that it used to be called the health lift. On Wednesdays at 6 AM, starting on March 11th, Mr. Jeremy Currie will be teaching a Deadlift clinic at Evolution Healthcare and Fitness. In this clinic you will learn the do’s and don'ts for performing this exercise, the benefits this exercise has to offer, as well as proper technique for variations of this exercise. You can sign up for this class in advance at: https://evolutionhealthcareandfitness.sites.zenplanner.com

02/13/2015

Don't be fooled by this pretty picture. She's mean and she knows how to get you strong. If you have some experience with weight training and you want to get better, Valerie's Advanced Strength Training for Climbers class at Evolution Healthcare and Fitness is for you. Tuesday and Thursday morning at 5:30, starting March 10th. There is only room for 15 in this class. Sign up is at: https://evolutionhealthcareandfitness.sites.zenplanner.com/calendar.cfm
One of the biggest missing components in a climbers training program is strength training. You can't just climb, you have to stay balanced.

We are going to be announcing partnerships and personal training staff over the next few days. We want to kick that off by welcoming Valerie Uskoski as a personal trainer! We are super excited to have this Gym Jones disciple on board. She's going to start off teaching an Advanced Strength Training for Climbers class from 5:30 am to 7:00 am on Tuesdays and Thursdays.

Valerie’s life has primarily revolved around the outdoors. She grew up in the rural area of the Cascades exploring the forest, capturing creatures, and answering the never ending question of “I wonder what would happen if…” This question motivated her to spend a year as part of the Washington State university women’s rowing team. She kept fit and physically active and to this day, she has taken her body through grueling workouts. Climbing was part of the next challenge to her with a personal goal of pushing herself each day.

You can sign up for Valerie's class NOW with the link below, with the first one being held on Tuesday March 10th. When we say advanced, we mean it. This class is not for the faint of heart!!

https://evolutionhealthcareandfitness.sites.zenplanner.com/sign-up-now.cfm

Welcome Valerie!!

01/18/2015

Evolution Healthcare and Fitness is naming the altitude training room. Help us come up with a name. Prize: If you come up with the name we use, you get a week of unlimited training in the altitude room. It will be capable of altitudes as high as 17,000 feet! This is legal EPO people!! Come up with a good name for us! Follow the link and put your ideas in the comments. Thanks!

Friends, we need to come up with a name for Evolution's Altitude Training Room, and we want your help! Come up with some creative names, submit them in the comments of this post. If your name is chosen you win a week of unlimited training in the Altitude Training Room!!!!
As a bonus, first 5 people to share this post on their timeline, win a free hour of altitude training at Evolution Healthcare and Fitness.

01/11/2015

I'm excited to announce that Evolution Healthcare and Fitness will be opening on March 9th. Functional strength training and conditioning, altitude training, and some of the best trainers and healthcare practitioners in Portland! Stay tuned for more details.

Evolution is Portland’s most unique and comprehensive combination of healthcare and fitness provid

04/03/2014

The sports chiropractor I work with, Dr. Montserrat Andreys, is awesome!! Here is what one of her patients says:
"I've had a shoulder injury for 13 years, and every physical therapist I saw said it was either not fixable or they couldn't understand why I wasn't getting better. Surgery was recommended, but I didn't want to go that route. Something told me that wasn't the answer either. I finally found Dr. Farra and then began seeing Dr. Andreys, and my shoulder is steadily improving. The best part is that my posture is also drastically improved and my flat feet no longer need orthotics. So many areas of my body have been addressed and I am so glad I am now on track for better shoulder, feet and body health." -E.V.N - Ridgefield, WA

10/02/2013

Stop obsessing about your 'foot type' and how much you pronate. Start thinking more about your training program and what you're doing when you're NOT running.

Almost everyone who runs (or has shopped for running shoes) has heard that how your foot pronates, or rolls inward, as you land affects your injury risk. But a provocative new study shows that overpronation or underpronation most likely has little effect on running injuries.

07/11/2013

A great podcast from Paleo Runner featuring Dr. Ray McClanahan.

04/26/2013

NO IBUPROFEN, ever! Not before, during, OR after your workout.
Gastrointestinal damage leading to a leaky gut and reduced absorption of nutrients. Decrease your muscles ability to recover.
Try Omega 3 fatty acids as an anti-inflammatory replacement for this harmful pharmaceutical.

Many athletes take pre-emptive ibuprofen in hopes of preventing pain and soreness from exercise. New research shows the practice likely does more harm than good.