Shoulder Labral Tears Part 2: Does surgery work? shoulder health

In this article, we're going to look at the statistics and studies on shoulder labral tear surgery to help you discern the risks involved. To learn all about shoulder labral tears check out part 1 of ...

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Shoulder Labral Tears: Everything you Need to Know About Shoulder Pain, Injections, Surgery, and Functional Training Solutions. shoulder health

Upright Health founder Matt Hsu strengthens his shoulders.

 Learn more about how functional training can protect your shoulders.

 

If you’re experiencing shoulder pain, you may be wondering if you have a torn shoulder labrum. Read on for the science...

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Why Massage Sometimes Makes Your Body Feel Worse hip health whole body health

Massage and myofascial release are great for temporary pain relief, releasing tension, and to kickstart recovery, but you may need to add functional training to strengthen muscles and relieve tension ...

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How to sleep with anterior pelvic tilt anterior pelvic tilt hip health

How should you sleep if you have an anterior pelvic tilt? If you sleep in the wrong position, will it make your tilt worse? If you sleep in a good position, will it make it better?

If you have an ant...

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Are wide pushups bad for you? shoulder health

Often when people first start to experiment with wide pushups, they experience one of two things: either they have shoulder pain, or someone tells them that they should stop doing wide push ups becaus...

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Hard to get up from a chair? Part 2: Exercises to help you stand up hip health

This is Part 2 in a series. If you want a more detailed understanding of WHY you have trouble getting up out of a chair, check out Part 1 here. 


A quick summary of why it's hard to get up from a ch...

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Hard to stand up after long periods of sitting? Part 1: The WHY hip health

These days, a lot of people feel like it's hard to stand up after long periods of sitting. 

You're at the office, working on a report for a few hours, and you go to get something from the printer. Wh...

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Joint Injections for Pain – Do Risks Outweigh Benefits? hip health whole body health

 

Introduction to Joint Injections for Pain Relief 

Steroid injections are becoming as common as advil these days to treat joint pain. Doctors offer steroid injections to people suffering with hip, ...

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Get a Deep Squat? Why bone shapes don’t matter and how to get deeper hip health

Your deep squat sucks.

You keep finding yourself stuck with your hips way above your knees. No matter how many times you try to go deeper, it just feels like you're stuck. 

Your trainer or a P.T. mi...

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How to roll over in bed during pregnancy whole body health

You're pregnant. Your belly is bigger than you ever imagined, and your abdominals no longer work. At all. They're too stretched out.

It turns so bad to roll over in bed...

Is it even possible to rol...

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Mattress firmness: firm, soft, medium? How to choose the right bed whole body health

 

You just want a good night's sleep.

Maybe your bed is super old. 

Maybe you're 99% sure that your current bed is contributing to your back pain, hip pain, or shoulder pain. 

As you start navigat...

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How to setup your ergonomic workstation in a hotel shoulder health

These days, a lot of us travel for work. Business consultants, software engineers, and even trainers like me find ourselves working in coffee shops, restaurants, and hotel rooms on our laptops. So whe...

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