Strength Resurgence Podcast
A podcast helping others learn the science and art of coming back stronger from injuries, and how to prevent them, too!
With the World Health Organization (WHO) estimating that up to one-third of all humans are living with some form of chronic, musculoskeletal pain, learning a few techniques to combat these aches and pains can go a long way!
Join me, Jim (a physical therapist and strength & conditioning specialist) as I discuss various topics pertaining to living a stronger, healthier life filled with less pain and greater quality of life. From scientific principles and anecdotal experiences, to sharing stories of others persevering through and overcoming orthopedic pain, this podcast aims to inform and inspire you with taking action towards waging the war on pain and dysfunctions that can arise within the body.
The Strength Resurgence podcast is rooted in the belief that everyone deserves a chance at crafting their comeback story and that pain shouldn't get the last word. Whether you're curious to learn a bit more about the body, living a healthier lifestyle, or looking to reclaim your physical health, it is my hope that this podcast allows you to gain the confidence and inspiration needed to take action and join others who believe that their comeback matters...and that it's theirs for the taking!
In strength,
Jim
Episodes
27 episodes
#26: No Quick Fixes: How To NOT Give Up On Your Rehabilitation Routine
When it comes to pain, injury, physical conditions, and various diseases through which the human body can be afflicted, the road to recovery often involves some form of a therapeutic regimen or exercise routine to help the body overcome the iss...
#25: Hard Truths About Physical Rehabilitation (And What You Can Do About it)
As the old saying goes, life isn't all sunshine and rainbows. And this can feel especially true when you're injured or dealing with a physical condition that causes pain or prevents you from moving in ways you otherwise need to.The world...
#24: Playing the Long Game (How to Stay Physically Active Your Whole Life)
If you want the benefits of physical activity to carry across your entire life then you're going to need to keep active throughout your entire life.Whether you want to be physically active to achieve the physical health benefits it offer...
#23: Getting More Out of Physical Therapy (Simple, Actionable Steps)
No one likes being injured or hurt. No one likes to experience limited movement and functional capacity. But we all like healing and maximizing the rate and extent of our recovery. Which is exactly why it's worth knowing how to get more out of ...
#22: Being A Physical Therapist: Why We Do What We Do
You hear me say it all the time on this podcast: we all need to be a geek about something! And in case you don't know, I am a massive geek with all things pertaining to physical therapy. I'm not ashamed to admit it, either.The truth of t...
#21: What Physical Therapists Want You to Know (For Maximal Recovery)
Any physical therapist worth their weight in salt wants you to get better; to overcome your physical limitations and difficulties; to eliminate your pain; to experience a higher quality of life, and so on.And one of the most essential wa...
#20: Injury Recovery: Powerful Goal Setting Methods for Optimized Outcomes
In this episode of the Strength Resurgence Podcast, we're looking at an all-too-often neglected aspect of physical rehabilitation: goal setting. Sure, we all want to get better when it comes to sustaining an injury or condition. But simply want...
#19: Going Under the Knife: How to Optimize Outcomes After Surgery
Undergoing surgery is never a fun process, but one that's (unfortunately) often necessary. And while the miracle of modern medicine has seen profound advancements in surgical techniques and outcomes over the previous decades, surgery in itself ...
#18: The Immense Power of a Comeback Story
Everyone loves a good comeback story! Telling stories is an activity woven into the fabric of humanity and is how humans have been connecting with one another for millennia. Stories inspire us, comfort us, empower us, and help us to bring out a...
#17: The Power of Proactive Physical Therapy | Improving Quality of Life & Performance
We all know that physical therapy is the place you go when you're injured or something has gone wrong with your body. But did you know that you can also go to physical therapy as a means to prevent injuries and issues from arising?Just l...
#16: Is Sitting Really the New Smoking? | Insight & Strategies for Back & Hip Health
We are currently living in a society where sitting is becoming the new normal. Research is showing that there is a global shift towards greater amounts of our time being spent sitting down. While sitting certainly is necessary, it can begin to ...
#15: Dealing with Anxiety When Returning to Activity After Injury
If you're struggling with anxiety as you try to return to your physical activities after an injury (be it social, sports, or even occupational activities), you're not alone. Research shows that upwards of half of all individuals who suffer an o...
#14: How to Stay Physically Active When You're Injured
When it comes to pain and injury, one of the most frustrating things you can experience is its ability to keep you from staying physically active and engaged with the things you enjoy (trust me, I get it). Most of us know what this ...
#13: Overcoming Pain & Injury: What Will it Take? (THESE Five Words)
They say that there are only three guarantees in this world: Life, death, and taxes. For whatever reason "pain and injury" didn't make that list of guarantees. Maybe "taxes" was depressing enough.Life is, in essence, accumulated damage. ...
#12: A Sobering Thought About Physical Activity
Whether you like it or not, there will come a day when you, for the last time, partake in your favourite physical activity. Maybe it's running, or lifting weights, playing your favourite sport, or even a leisurely activity you enjoy doing with ...
#11: Take Care of Yourself (Helpful Tips & Powerful Strategies)
What's the reason you cling to when it comes to believing that making a change to your physical wellbeing is worth it? Whether you have a physical condition that is holding you back in some capacity, or you simply want to make an improvement to...
#10: What if I Get Injured With Physical Activity?
Life is not without risk, and engaging in physical activity of any type (going to the gym, hiking in the mountains, playing sports, and so on) is certainly no exception.Chances are, if you're regularly engaged in physically challenging y...
#9: Strategies For Motivation & Discipline With Injury Recovery (And Why You Need BOTH)
Recovering from painful injuries and overcoming physical dysfunctions often takes extensive amounts of effort and time. At best, it's a smooth process that goes quicker than you anticipated. At worst, the process drains your spirits while...
#8: The Wounded Healer: Using Your Pain to Heal Others
Every man and woman has a wound, be it one that is physical, emotional, or spiritual. When it comes to pain and injury, experiencing any of these types of wounds is part of the human experience. And while it's unpleasant to experience such circ...
#7: How To Get Better Results From Your Injury Rehabilitation Exercises
Injuries, physical pain, and conditions that adversely affect the human body are an inevitable part of life; there's no getting around any of this. And while the body can often do a surprisingly remarkable job at healing itself, therapeutic inj...
#6: Improving Your Mental Health After Physical Injury
Everyone understands the need to rehabilitate the body after we sustain a physical injury, but not everyone is quick to realize that we must often address the need to rehabilitate our mental health after an injury as well.Whether it's a ...
#5: Changing Pain & Improving Function By Taping Your Skin
If you've ever seen people out on the streets, in the gym, or on the court sporting colourful strips of tape on their skin, you might have been been staring at kinesiology tape (also known as kinesio tape or K-tape). Kinesiology tape is cloth-b...
#4: Common Injury Predictors & How To Minimize Injury Risk
We all get injured—it's just a part of life. But that doesn't mean there aren't ways to reduce chances of injuries from occurring. Like anything else, if you look at something long enough, trends and patterns can emerge. And this is the exact c...
#3: The Buzz About Vibration Therapy
There's a lot of "buzz" these days about vibration therapy — a form of treatment for the body that has purported benefits of decreasing pain, improving movement quality, and even helping combat the effects of conditions such as osteoporosis.&nb...
#2: Using Micro-stimulations to Move More & Prevent Injuries
We all only have 24 hours in a day. Unfortunately, the demands of life can not only drain us of our time, but our energy as well. It's no surprise that a lack of time and energy are two of the most common reasons individuals report not engaging...
