Longevity & Performance Institute

Longevity & Performance Institute Experts in treating the root cause of your pain, specializing in orthopedics, sports performance, and pelvic health đŸ’Ș

03/17/2026

Strength doesn’t come from just lifting weights — it comes from lifting them at the right intensity.
If the load is too light, your body has no reason to adapt. To build real strength, the muscle and nervous system need a stimulus that challenges them.
Train with intent.
Lift heavy enough to create adaptation.
Recover. Repeat.

03/16/2026

Rehab today. Records tomorrow.
turning setbacks into comebacks.

03/14/2026

From ACL surgery to getting back to what she loves. This is what dedication, trust, and great physical therapy can do.

03/13/2026

Entering our 6th year in business with more clarity on who we are, what we stand for, and where we’re headed.

Thank you to every single one of you for rocking with us, as we wouldn’t be here without you. We hope these 100 words resonate with you.

Onwards and upwards

03/12/2026

ACL rehab isn’t just about the knee. It’s about the entire system.

Too often rehab focuses only on the injured joint, but the knee doesn’t function in isolation. The foot, ankle, hip, trunk, and even the way the athlete moves and produces force all influence the stress placed on the ACL.

When each part of the system is addressed, the knee stops being the weak link. đŸ’Ș

03/11/2026

If you're always getting beat on defense, it might not be your speed.
Most athletes only train forward and backward

but sports demand rotation, lateral strength, and reaction.
Train in multiple planes 🏀

03/10/2026

As the running culture has exploded in popularity over the last few years, I’ve also found myself drawn more towards the sport.

At first, running sucked. It was, and still is, hard. I would have to walk every couple of minutes to catch my breath. My times compared to my friends and colleagues were significantly slower.

But as I stayed consistent with running, I was able to run farther, keep faster paces, and connect with my friends for races and workouts.

However, it never stopped being hard. And that’s what I love about running. It’s the one thing that challenges me physically and mentally to step out of my comfort zone, to embrace the difficulty, and to push past self-generated barriers.

And because of that, I’ve grown to have a larger appreciation for the patients I see who are avid runners themselves – to treat, program, and communicate with them effectively in preparation for their upcoming race goals or training blocks.

That’s why I run.

Finally had our Christmas party
only 3 months late. 😂
03/08/2026

Finally had our Christmas party
only 3 months late. 😂

03/08/2026

Move without limits

03/06/2026

Your imaging results often don’t matter.

The research has shown this time and time again over the past decade or more.

MRI findings below (cited at end) found the following “abnormalities” in asymptomatic adults (adults who report no pain):

69% had labral tears in their hips
43% of knees had cartilage defects/partial thickness tears
30% of knees had bone spurs/growths
25% of shoulders had labral fraying/tears
52% of spines had disc degeneration by the age of 30

Incidence increases with age.

None of these people had pain.

So, don’t buy into the hype. You are more adaptable than you think, and your imaging usually means nothing (unless you fell off a cliff and your CT scan says you have a brain bleed
 then it means a little more than what we’re discussing here).

Citations:
Ibounig T, et al. Systematic Review of Shoulder Imaging Abnormalities in Asymptomatic Adult Shoulders. British Journal of Sports Medicine / Elsevier. 2024.

Brinjikji W, Diehn FE, Jarvik JG, et al. Systematic Literature Review of Imaging Features of Spinal Degeneration in Asymptomatic Populations. American Journal of Neuroradiology. 2015.

Beattie et al., “Abnormalities Identified in the Knees of Asymptomatic Volunteers Using Peripheral Magnetic Resonance Imaging.” Osteoarthritis and Cartilage. 2005

Register et al., Prevalence of Abnormal Hip Findings in Asymptomatic Participants: A Prospective, Blinded Study. American Journal of Sports Medicine. 2012

03/05/2026

(Not so) hot take.

We understand the innominates only move a few degrees relative to each other. But remember that the innominates can drive the system, and as the center of gravity shifts and the system turns, then everything begins to turn with it. This can lead to many folks (many whom we’ve seen) feel like they have a leg length discrepancy, walk into our clinic, then get treated appropriately and leave feeling like their legs are the same lengths.

Your body (the system) is constantly adapting to remain upright relative to gravity based on where the center of mass is stationary and/or shifting. The asymmetrical forces that drive us (asymmetrical organ placement, asymmetrical lung sizes, asymmetrical diaphragm sizes, asymmetrical cortical dominance, asymmetrical internal pressure dynamics, etc.) then force the system to manage these things while it manages gravity relative to what you want to do with (your) system. This can lead to compensatory rotations occurring anywhere and everywhere, which can then lead to folks - again - feeling like their legs are different lengths when actually, they are not.

Fix the system, and you’ll fix the symptom.

03/04/2026

Here’s what preparing and setting up for a workshop looks like the day of. We appreciate everyone who spent their Saturday afternoon with us learning more about chronic knee pain following ACL injury. The standard of care is too low, too many athletes are re-injuring their knee following surgery, and too many people are still dealing with knee pain years after their surgery. We are striving to change that narrative, alter the landscape, and simply be better than what’s currently out there.

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