Everybody travels.

Whether it’s for business, pleasure, or vacation, at some point, we all depart from the comfort of our homes to another location.  It might be a quick trip to the next town over or a thrilling adventure halfway around the world.  No matter what kind of trip it is, one thing stays true:

Our normal routines get thrown out the window when traveling because:

    •       If you work out in a gym, you might not have access to any equipment.

    •       If you run around your neighborhood, you now no longer have a familiar path.

    •       If you usually prepare your own meals, you don’t have access to a kitchen or fridge.

    •       If you’re used to a good night’s sleep, you’re faced with odd hours in different time zones.

“The body works in alternating patterns of stable segments, connected by mobile joints. If this pattern is altered- dysfunction and compensation will  occur.” -Grey Cook

All of us have experienced pain or discomfort at some point of our lives, so what have we done to treat it? 

Maybe you’ve visited the doc just for him/her to say: “Take this pain medication”. Or maybe a practitioner has told you, “ Why don’t you ice it, stretch it, massage it?” How did any of those methods serve you? Probably didn’t work well, right? 

My first few years as a strength and conditioning coach I assumed that my clients who had back pain due to having tight back muscles, that the muscles needed stretching, or that the core was weak. But now, after furthering my education in assessment protocols such as Functional Movement Screening, TPI, and others, I have learned that treating the symptoms does not fix the source of pain.