02/10/2026
Love this.
We do love the one-and-dones but definitely not the norm.
We work with the nervous system and the nervous system informs the brain if its safe. Pain is an opinion of the brain so if the brain is safe.... No pain.
Trust the process ❤️
People get obsessed with pain. I get it — pain is loud, it’s obvious, it’s hard to ignore. But pain isn’t the only marker of progress. When someone first comes in, there are things they simply can’t do. Then weeks later, they’re moving more, doing more, tolerating more — sometimes while pain is still there. That matters. That’s progress, even if it doesn’t feel like it.
Recovery isn’t linear. You’ll have days where things feel great, then a flare-up out of nowhere. That doesn’t mean you’ve re-injured anything. It usually means the system didn’t like something you did, stress went up, load went up, or your nervous system just got a bit louder. That’s part of the process, not a sign you’re back to square one.
A lot of people want the quick fix. Sometimes that exists. Often it doesn’t. Rehab and manual therapy take time, repetition, and patience. You can’t rush biology. You have to trust the process, and you have to trust the person guiding you through it — assuming they actually know what they’re doing.
I’ve got a quote tattooed on me that sums it up perfectly:
“Everybody wants healing until medicine shows up in the form of discipline.”
Progress isn’t always pain-free. It’s about capacity, consistency, and staying the course — even when it’s frustrating.
