Curious about Nerve Blocks? DocJen and Dr. Dom provide clarity about nerve blocks, explaining what a nerve block is, the pros of nerve blocks, as well as how epidurals work. They distinguish surgical and non- surgical types of nerve blocks, and how it’s effect in pain affects the duration of impact. Finally, DocJen and Dr.Dom dive into opioid use, and the importance of movement as a tool to inhibiting pain. Want to build foot strength? Research suggests wearing barefoot shoes increases foot strength by 60%. Use code ‘OPTIMAL’ to grab your very own VivoBarefoot shoes! What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl: 00:15- What is a nerve block? 01:39 -Pros of nerve blocks & surgical types 03:48 - Epidurals 04:36 - Non-surgical nerve blocks 05:28- Sideeffects vs duration of impact 10:30 -Opioids & tools to inhibit pain output Watch Episode 224 on Youtube For research and full show notes, visit the full website at: https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode224/ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tobpodcast/message
Could your pain points be fascia related? We have David Lesondak, a fascia expert, on to discuss what fascia is and its physiological function. As an integrative network of connective tissue, David shares how fascial manipulation has its own method of maneuver and how issues related to fascia can affect areas above or below the symptomatic area. Furthermore, David explains how to establish long-term fascial results and the physiological mechanism of the sensation of "release." Moreover, he provides insight on the function of the IT band, how to optimize tools, and how to approach clients with the sensations they may feel. Finally, David provides detail on how to add to fascial manipulation through at-home guidance. Let's dive in! What does your fascia need? Adequate amount of hydration to slide and glide with ease and full support. Get hydrated with LMNT water. No processed sugars and filled with electrolytes (sodium, potassium, and magnesium help lubrication and relaxation within t...
Diagnosed with a Biceps Tendinitis? DocJen & Dr. Dom break down what biceps tendinitis is and the paradigm shift from tendinitis to tendonosis or tendinopathy. Furthermore, they discuss the pathophysiology behind its prevalence amongst overhead or throwing athletes, how bicep injuries may be associated with rotator cuff injuries, and who amongst the general population is most susceptible. Finally, they explain the common symptoms associated with the diagnosis and run through a 5 step approach to rehabilitating biceps tendonosis: managing pain and isometrics, eccentric loading, dynamic movement, plyometrics, and considering the shoulder blade, pectoralis, and core. Fire up the upper body with the Coba Board Plus. With the architecture of the board and the extra resistance, you'll be able to fire up the upper body and work in isometric and eccentric bicep exercises to rehabilitate that bicep into full function in not time! Use code OPTIMAL at checkout! (affiliate link). For more exercises and a full 30 day plan that will hit every aspect of shoulder health, explore the shoulder plan on Jen.Health. 10-15 minutes every day, guiding you through how you can find relief through your own education and exploration. Start your free week with us now! What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl: 00:54 - What is biceps tendinitis? 01:27 - Biceps tendonitis vs tendonosis 02:05 - Which athletes are at most risk 02:57 - Are bicep injuries related to the rotator cuff? 04:37 - Pathophysiology 06:24 - Who else is affected? 06:59 - Symptoms of Bicep tendonopathy 08:46 - Phase 1 to treat a biceps injury? 13:21 - Phase 2 to treat a biceps injury 15:48 - Phase 3 to treat a biceps injury 16:46 - Phase 4 to treat a biceps injury 17:44 - Phase 5 to treat a biceps injury Watch Episode 222 on Youtube For research and full show notes, visit the full website at: https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode222/ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tobpodcast/message
#womenarenotsmallmen Wondering how to optimize your nutrition & training in and around menopause? Dr. Stacy Sims dives into what menopause is and how vital it is to consider the changes that occur through menopause. She speaks about hormonal replacement therapy and menopause therapy, as well as key behaviors to consider: nutrition and training. She discusses the cultural stigmatization around menopause and whether or not high-intensity exercise is putting excess stress on the body. Fear lifting heavy? Dr. Stacy Sims dives into why heavy strength training is vital and how to navigate fear around joint stress. She describes how the guidelines of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity a week is inappropriate for women going through menopause, and how to approach increases in belly fat. Finally, she discusses how to set up your day nutritionally, whether intermittent fasting is necessary, how to optimize muscle development and bone remodeling, as well as how creatine supplementation can be advantageous to brain, gut, and immune health. Grab a notebook and let's dive into how you can mitigate the effects of depleted estrogen, considering blood sugar and insulin, muscle atrophy, bone mass density, belly fat, creatine supplementation, and intensity of exercise. Get 20% Off Dr Stacy's Microlearning courses that launches July 7th with code OPTIMAL! Link to get free Hydration cheat sheet and get on the Microlearning Waitlist Use code OPTIMAL and purchase any of the Microlearning What you will learn in this interview with Dr. Stacy Sims: 5:41–What is menopause? 5:49 – Should we be doing hormonal therapy? 8:59 – Behaviors consider in and around menopause 9:22 – Cultural stigmatization around menopause 12:05– Will exercise put more stress on the body around peri-menopause? 13:49 – Fear of joint stress of heavy lifts? Here’s what to do. 17:29 – Cardio training in and around menopause 21:07 – What to do about belly fat? 22:54 – How to set up the day nutritionally? 25:58 – Intermittentfasting around menopause? 31:14– Can we mitigate natural muscle atrophy? 33:14– Encouraging bone remodeling around menopause 35:28 – Supplements to support the body around menopause 39:45 - The Next Level Book & Learning ore with Dr. Stacy Sims Items mentioned: Dr. Stacy's Website Dr. Stacy's Courses Dr. Stacy's Book Dr. Stacy's Blog To learn more about Dr. Stacy Sims and view full show notes, please visit the full website here: https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode221/ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tobpodcast/message
Diagnosed with a Hip Labrum tear? DocJen & Dr. Dom breakdown what the hip labrum is and how a tear may have occurred. Explaining common characteristics of the diagnosis, they mention who is at most risk, symptoms of hip labrum tears, and explain the mobility and strength components of rehabilitation for a hip labrum tear. Let's dive in. 60% OFF SALE EXTENDED UNTIL MIDNIGHT TODAY! Prevent muscle tears with the Jen Health platform. With 11 different plans to choose from and 3 phases for each plan, DocJen educates through movement with daily videos that help you optimize foundational core, understanding movement, muscle activations, functional workouts, and mobility within short snippets of time daily. Get 60% off the year - that's a $180 discount! Sign up now! What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl: 02:46 - What is the hip labrum? 04:30 - How do hip labrum tears occur? 05:25 - Who is at most risk? 08:12 - Symptoms of hip labrum tears 10:08 - Rehabilitation - Mobility 16:13 - Rehabilitation - Strength Watch Episode 220 on Youtube For research and full show notes, visit the full website at: https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode220/ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tobpodcast/message
Andrea Nakayama, functional nutritionist, explains her methods of strategically approaching symptoms from a root-cause based mindset. She discusses the 3 tiers of nutrition mastery and her best recommendation to identifying the source of your symptoms. With tracking in mind, she explains the importance of stool and elimination, and how the stool spectrum provides informative data about your health. Furthermore, she dives into gut bacteria, providing 3 key takeaways to allow the gut bacteria to flourish. As she explains 4 steps to creating an optimal meal, she approaches nutrition tests, blood glucose levels, and autoimmunity from a functional perspective. Listen in to learn more about functional nutrition! Prevention over treatment always! Prevent muscle strains with the Jen Health platform. With 11 different plans to choose from and 3 phases for each plan, DocJen educates through movement with daily videos that help you optimize foundational core, understanding movement, muscle activations, functional workouts, and mobility within short snippets of time daily. Get 60% off the year - that's a $180 discount! Sign up now! What you will learn in this interview with Andrea Nakayama: 2:02 - What is functional medicine? 4:06 - 3 tiers of nutrition mastery 7:38 - Key to recognizing how food is affecting your digestion 10:46 - How to approach tracking 16:24 - Bristol stool chart - what the spectrum tells us 21:51 - Changing the bacteria in your gut 26:19 - 4 steps to an optimal meal 34:02 - Autoimmunity in women 37:20 - Testing for nutrition 40:34 - Getting from pathological range vs functional range 43:11 - Continuous glucose monitor 45:17 - Influencing autoimmunity Items mentioned: Andrea Nakayama's Instagram Andrea Nakayama's Website Andrea Nakayama's Podcast To learn more about Andrea and view full show notes, please visit the full website here: https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode215/ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tobpodcast/message
Could it be a sprain or strain? DocJen & Dr. Dom differentiate sprains from strains, describing their experiences with strain in gymnastics and football respectively. They have into the pathophysiology of strain, explaining why or when they may happen, common systems, risk factors, and causes for strains. Finally, they list how strain grades are diagnosed and the four phases of healing for strains! Tune in to learn more! Prevention over treatment always! Prevent muscle strains with the Jen Health platform. With 11 different plans to choose from and 3 phases for each plan, DocJen educates through movement with daily videos that help you optimize foundational core, understanding movement, muscle activations, functional workouts, and mobility within short snippets of time daily. Use code 'HEALTH' to get 60% off the year - that's a $180 discount! Sign up now! What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl: 02:43 - Sprain vs Strain 03:59 - DocJen & Dr. Dom’s experiences with strains 06:22 - Why do strains happen? 07:40 - Grades of strains 11:29 - Common symptoms 11:55 - Risk factors or causes for strains 15:15 - Approaching healing 23:01 - Why mobility is important! Watch Episode 218 on Youtube For research and full show notes, visit the full website at: https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode218/ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tobpodcast/message
Movement and exercise is vital during pregnancy, but how informed do you feel? We’re bringing you this interview with Gina Conley to discuss lifting during pregnancy, as well as birthing positions. Gina explains her passion for pregnancy- specific exercise education as she felt uninformed during her pregnancy experiences. Then, she dives into the shifts that may occur between exercising in trimesters 1, 2, and 3, what to look out for, and how to optimize your training in each trimesters. Furthermore, she explains the importance of pelvic stability exercises and how a HIIT-lover may begin to approach their training while being pregnant. Finally, Gina provides insight into birthing positions, it’s relationship with epidurals, what contributed to stalling labours, and how supporting figures can support a pregnant women’s experience optimally! Let’s dive in! Feeling your back or knees instead of your Glutes? Try the Coba Board Plus. With the architecture of the board and the different levels of resistance, you'll be able to fire up those Glutes without injuring yourself! Use code OPTIMAL at checkout! (affiliate link). What You Will Learn in this Interview with Gina Conley: 3:20 -What inspired Gina’s interests in fitness for pregnancy 7:27 - What was missing from Gina’s experience with pregnancy? 14:35 - Lifting & exercise during the 1st and 2nd trimester 17:44 - Lifting during the 3rd trimester 22:17 - Pelvic stability exercises for connective tissue slings 26:06 - HIIT Training during pregnancy 31:11 - Do you need to birth on your back? 32:25 -What contributes to a prolonged labor? 34:40 - Gina’s programs 35;30 - How birthing positions change with an epidural? 39:17 - Supporting through pregnancy 45:26 - Gina’s words of wisdom on birthing Items mentioned: Gina's Instagram Gina's Website Gina's Facebook Gina's Youtube To learn more about Gina and view full show notes, please visit the full website here: https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode215/ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tobpodcast/message
It's time to change it up. DocJen & Dr. Dom preach changing up your position for at least 30 seconds every 30 minutes or 1 minute every hour. With the best posture being your next position, they describe 10 different sitting positions and how they are optimal! Is sitting on the floor uncomfortable? We highlight elevating the seat to make these sitting positions more accessible. Grab your Brentwood Homes Yoga Bundle for a non-toxic, versatile, and durable cushion! Click here!! What You Will Learn In This PT Pearl: 02:01 - What’s the best posture? 07:13 - 90/90 Shin Box position 09:35 - Pancake Seat 10:39 - Low Squat 11:56 - Short Kneel Position 13:16 - Big toe stretch 13:21 - Quad stretch 15:33 - Ankle Stretch 17:13 - Long sit 18:28 - Laying on your tummy! Watch Episode 216 on Youtube For research and full show notes, visit the full website at: https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode216/ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tobpodcast/message
Is a low fat diet the best diet for pregnancy? Does blood sugar have a generational impact? Lily Nichols, registered dietician and certified diabetes educator, debunks misconceptions surrounding diet and gestational diabetes throughout pregnancy. Diving into generational impact and the importance of maternal nutrition for the baby's lifelong health, Lily explains the importance of blood sugar control, pancreas health, and insulin production in pregnancy. Furthermore, she names the outdates guidlines on carbohydrate intake and micronutrient intakes, highlighting natural multivitamin sources. She describes the importance of eggs, organ meats, dairy, and fresh produce as concentrated sources of deficient vitamins and minerals seen in pregnant women. Finally, she speaks into vegetarian and vegan considerations during pregnancy. LAST OPPORTUNITY! 5pm PST, we'll be having a private zoom with functional podiatrist, Dr. Emily. Ask your personal questions, whether it be plantar fasciitis, achilles pain, shin splines, bunions. If it runs in the family, prevention is always better than treatment! Join the Barefoot Mini-Course before it's too late. What You Will Learn in this Interview with Lily Nichols: 3:00 - Why passion for pregnancy and nutrition 8:45 - Gestational diabetes & pancreas health 13:40 - Outdated guidlines on gestational diabetes 19:31 - Why breakfast is important in pregnancy & what to eat 28:11 - Natural multivitamins to eat 32:11 - Can you eat liver during pregnancy? 34:40 - How to make liverpalatable 39:57 - Pregnancy Vegetarian 48:27 - What foods to emphasize and avoid for pregnancy 57:50 - Continue to learn with Lily Items mentioned: Lily's Books Lily's online course on gestatinal diabetes Lily's Website To learn more about Lily and view full show notes, please visit the full website here: https://www.docjenfit.com/podcast/episode215/ Thank you so much for checking out this episode of The Optimal Body Podcast. If you haven’t done so already, please take a minute to subscribe and leave a quick rating and review of the show! --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/tobpodcast/message