by Dr. Cooley | Nov 16, 2022 | Athletes, Chronic Pain, Dr. Cooley's Top 5 Articles, Other
If I were to pick one muscle to get as strong as possible, I would choose the diaphragm. Many trainers may choose the glutes or maybe the abdominals, however, from my clinical experience no muscle is more important for creating strength and neurological balance...
by Dr. Cooley | Mar 21, 2017 | Athletes, Chronic Pain, Other
One of the most underutilized ways to improve your health is to incorporate a daily movement practice. I would like to emphasize movement and not exercise because they are different. A person can definitely burn some calories on a recumbent bike but they have also...
by Dr. Cooley | Nov 19, 2016 | Athletes, Chronic Pain, Other
The rates at which runners are injured is alarming. Many runners who are injured assume that is because of a lack of stretching or poor footwear. However, based on my clinical experience this is not the case. Also, many runners assume that they were injured because...
by Dr. Cooley | Jul 7, 2016 | Athletes, Chronic Pain, Dr. Cooley's Top 5 Articles, Nutrition
There seems to be a growing trend on Facebook and other social media sites touting the use of butter. This is one band wagon that I would jump on whole-heartedly. In my daily clinical practice, I treat a wide variety of conditions from auto-immune diseases, to weight...
by Dr. Cooley | Jul 4, 2016 | Athletes, Fatigue
Aerobic Training Many of the concepts mentioned below are based on the work of Dr. Phil Maffetone (www.philmaffetone.com) and Dr. Stephen Gangemi (www.sock-doc.com). In this day and age aerobic exercise has come under a lot of criticism. Recent studies have shown...
by Dr. Cooley | Jul 4, 2016 | Athletes, Fatigue, Hormones, Nutrition
This is a concept taken from Dr. Phil Maffetone. It is a test for individuals to determine their intolerance to carbohydrates. Most Americans ingest far too many carbohydrates and this is a major cause of many chronic diseases. We were designed to be fat-burning...
