What is corrective exercise?

Corrective exercise refers to therapeutic exercises done for the sake of addressing limitations in flexibility, mobility and strength that compromise a person’s ability to perform movements. Corrective exercise can also be used to mitigate current muscular related pain and train the body to move with greater efficiency to help prevent future injury. Corrective exercise is not a specific type of activity, like Pilates, but incorporates all different types of activity such as static stretches, dynamic stretches, foam rolling, strength exercises, and more.

I’ve tried physical therapy, acupuncture, chiropractic manipulation, massage, and worked with sports medicine doctors. How are you different from the rest?

Why these three industries may not have worked for you in the past:

Fitness - Typical workout programs are designed so that the largest number of people can use the product and they assume the client is in perfect health and have perfect movement patterns and form.

Health - Massage therapy, chiropractic work, acupuncture etc may provide temporary relief, but the effects quickly diminish, maybe even by the time you get back to your car (ie Parking lot syndrome). The problem is that these solutions treat the symptoms, not the condition. Until the condition is addressed, chronic pain will just come back tomorrow, the next week, next month or next time you try to workout.

Rehab - Rehab/ PT can be just as cookie-cutter as fitness programs and typically work to relieve symptoms. There’s often not a preventative element to them which is why you may finish up physical therapy feeling great but start having the problem return shortly after. PT also tends to address only one area/ concern at a time, rather than taking a full body comprehensive approach. Our bodies are intricately connected. If you do knee mobility but fail to strengthen your hips and correct your posture, then you’re not fully addressing your condition and you will continue to feel the consequences of incomplete treatment.

All of these professions have a place in the medical and health care industry. I have no interest in throwing any of the professionals you have previously worked with under the bus, however, due to the structure of the American health care system, and the nature of capitalism, it is very uncommon to never receive the truly personalized care that may be required for your concerns. What sets me apart from others is that I limit the number of clients that I work with at any given time and have an on boarding process that ensures that we will be a good match (meaning that we are on the same page about what you would like addressed and I am confident that I can help you). This selective process ensures that I am able to give a significant amount of time and attention to every client. Each week I write a completely personalized plan that takes into account that client’s feedback, my observations from live sessions, prior week’s performances, and other factors. I genuinely care for my clients and can guarantee that I think about them more throughout every day than any professional they’ve worked with in the past.

What makes you different from other Corrective Exercise Specialists and Personal Trainers?

Besides the fact that my service is more exclusive than most (by design and necessity), what makes me unique is my background. I have a Bachelor of Science degree in Animal Biology from the University of California, Davis. My major focused heavily on reading and writing primary scientific literature, which influenced and shaped how I approach learning and applying skills. When I consider how to solve a problem, or address a client’s concern, I consider the science. What does the literature say about this problem? In what areas might the literature be incomplete? How does my schooling suggest approaching this? While considering the research, I remember that all bodies are different and we rarely fit neatly into perfect little boxes. That’s why even if two clients present with the same concern (low back back, medial knee pain, etc), their exercise programs are likely to be quite different because we are more than the location of our pain.