Why Do We Care About Square Splits (And When)
If you’re a bendy human, or a human trying to be bendier, you’ve probably come across splits, and splits training. We see them in...
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JJ Hurst
- May 15
- 5 min
H-EDS & Hypermobility: How does it impact the pelvic floor and the menustral cycle?
Hypermobility, EDS, and H-EDS are often a global condition, impacting the major joints, the GI system, cognitive aspects, the vascular...
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JJ Hurst
- May 4
- 3 min
May is Hypermobility & Ehlers-Danlos Awareness Month!
Happy May, everyone! May is Hypermobility Awareness Month, so I wanted to briefly describe what hypermobility is (and isn't), and to...
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JJ Hurst
- Feb 13
- 5 min
Electrolytes: A Key Ingredient in Managing EDS & Dysautonomia
In the United States, there is a rising awareness of Ehlers Danlos Syndrome (EDS), and its impacts. This is excellent news, as more...
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JJ Hurst
- Jan 13
- 3 min
Low Back Pain: Why It's Probably Not Your Back That's the Problem
Back pain is incredibly common. 80% of adults will experience it at least once in their life. 5% of the world experiences in chronic low...
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JJ Hurst
- Jan 10
- 4 min
Post-Partum Recovery: It's So Much More Than Kegals
Pregnancy is a complex and dynamic shift in the human body that takes 9 months, with hormone shifts that impact the entire body. Relaxin...
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JJ Hurst
- Nov 22, 2022
- 5 min
Toe Spacers: What, Why, & How
Basics: What Our Foot is Supposed to Be Doing I approach physical therapy holistically and from an integrative perspective, which means I...
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JJ Hurst
- Nov 17, 2022
- 5 min
What is Hypermobility, and how can physical therapy help?
Hypermobility is steadily raising awareness in the world, and more and more folks are recognizing it in themselves, their friends, and...
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JJ Hurst
- Oct 17, 2022
- 3 min
Why a Hybrid Model?
As a Cash Based physical therapy practice, we are already innovating outside of an existing broken model, providing 1-1 quality care...
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JJ Hurst
- Oct 15, 2022
- 6 min
How to use the Vagus Nerve to Regulate Your Nervous System and Perform Better
Many people are familiar with the “fight or flight” reflexes; when deer freeze staring into the headlights, when someone suddenly rushes...
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JJ Hurst
- Oct 9, 2022
- 3 min
Why Cash Based Physical Therapy?
I get this question a great deal, and I actually really love it, because it allows me to talk about something I'm passionate about;...
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JJ Hurst
- Sep 23, 2022
- 4 min
The Difference Between C Section and Pelvic Delivery
I see a lot of post-partum parents. Pregnancy definitely impacts the pelvic floor, and people often seem shocked when they’ve had a C...
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JJ Hurst
- Sep 19, 2022
- 3 min
Lube: Why It Matters, and How it Can Impact Your Health
Firstly, I want want to emphasize that lube is important, for everyone. It makes things more fun, of course, and is appropriate for just...
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JJ Hurst
- Sep 13, 2022
- 4 min
Is squatting bad for your knees? (no, no it's not)
This happens all the time; I have people tell me that they can’t squat because it’s bad for their knees, or that it hurts their knees....
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JJ Hurst
- Sep 8, 2022
- 7 min
Is it a yeast infection, a UTI, or a bacterial infection? How to recognize pelvic infections!
Alright, this one is for all my folks out there who get yeast infections, bacterial infections, UTIs, or oscillate between all three....
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JJ Hurst
- Aug 30, 2022
- 3 min
Want to Improve Your Posture: Trying Pulling More Than You Push!
We all have heard of ‘text neck,’ or noticed that one person with the “forward head” posture, or the “rounded shoulders.” Maybe you see...
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JJ Hurst
- Aug 21, 2022
- 2 min
Are You an Aerialist? A Pole Dancer? Stop Pulling Your Shoulderblades "Down and Back"
It's a favorite cue out there in the world "squeeze your shoulderblades down and back." Heck, you'll even see me use it sometimes. In the...
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JJ Hurst
- Aug 6, 2022
- 5 min
Are you leaking when you run? It's common, but it's not normal. Here's why
Running is an amazing form of exercise; it can improve your bone density with its consistent impact, it can strengthen the entire lower...
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JJ Hurst
- Aug 3, 2022
- 7 min
Preventing Yeast & Bacterial Infections, and Treating Recurrent ones
Yeast infections and bacterial infections of the pelvis are a common occurrence, but I rarely see much conversation that talks about...
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JJ Hurst
- Jul 31, 2022
- 4 min
Have You Had a Pregnancy? It Can Still Affect Your Body Years Later
Pregnancy is a pretty amazing thing. Humans have the ability to generate life, nourish and support it internally, and then deliver that...
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