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Dixie was an active woman who enjoyed things like hiking, yoga, and competitive tennis.
However, she wasn’t able to take part in these activities due to severe pain in her hip. She had seen multiple types of practitioners in her search for relief and being able to get back on the tennis court and participate in her other beloved activities.
When I met her, her hip was in such poor condition (bone-on-bone) that she needed a hip replacement as soon as possible. Her doctors recommended that she do pre-habilitative work prior to surgery so she could get stronger and have an easier recovery.
Dixie’s training with me began as it does with all my clients — with uncomplicated and efficient nervous system resets, customized to what her pain and limited mobility would allow for at the time.
With each session, her hip pain lessened and she started gaining back her strength.
In fact, her doctors allowed her surgery date to be postponed a few months because her hip felt so much better. Then, as the new surgery date approached, she and her doctors agreed that it wasn’t an imminent need any longer, as her pain continued to lessen and her strength and mobility improved.
At one point she even signed up for a doubles tennis tournament with the intention of just having a good time playing her favorite sport and not being in pain afterward because she had made so much progress in her work with me. Not only did she play nearly pain-free, but Dixie and her partner won the match!
Brook was an active dad of three teenagers and worked in a high-stress, high-demand profession. He wanted to keep up with his family and be able to do all the fun things that come along with raising teens.
The first time I met Brook, he had a very bothersome and painful shoulder. It had gotten to the point where playing sports like basketball with his kids made him feel miserable, and he’d have to spend the next day in bed, recovering with ibuprofen and a heating pad.
Very shortly after beginning his work with me, he awoke very early one morning and felt like he was having a heart attack, with several intense physical symptoms. He didn’t want to wake his wife or call 911 quite yet. After a moment, it occurred to him to try some of the movements I’d taught him in his sessions in hopes that he’d feel better.
Within minutes of practicing his movement resets that he’d only learned weeks before, his symptoms significantly improved. He realized it wasn’t a heart attack, but rather a physical expression of the stress and demands of his job, and the daily shoulder pain he was living with.
His shoulder was improving, as were his overall stress levels and emotional state.
As he continued his work with me, he started noticing that the type of activities that would normally be painful and difficult were easier and not causing any soreness afterward — things like lifting a Christmas tree over his head and on top of his car and spending a day sledding with his teenagers.
Being an active presence in his kids’ lives was one of the most important things to Brook. His strength had improved and his pain had diminished so much that he could finally participate with them, without worrying about his shoulder anymore.
Ken had been an avid golfer for much of his life. It brought him so much joy to be out on the golf course, actively participating in the sport he loved.
Later in life, he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease. Over time, he was no longer able to play due to his symptoms. It devastated him, but he was not willing to give up yet.
When I first met him for private training, he told me simply, “All I want is my golf game back.”
He was ready and willing to do whatever it took to see those lush and rolling greens again.
Ken worked hard and stayed consistent with not only attending his sessions with me, but incorporating his movement resets into his daily life.
He understood that he’d have to continuously work at it, little by little, to slow down the progression of his Parkinson’s symptoms and regain the strength, balance, energy, and posture required to be able to enjoy golf again.
And that he did.
On his 78th birthday, Ken went golfing and shot a 78 (If you’re not sure what that means, the bottom line is that’s a really good golf score)!
Let’s chat soon.
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NASHVILLE, TN 37215
PJ Olsen is an expert in physical wellness with a focus on strength and mobility, resulting in diminished pain for her clients. She is the founder and owner of Restorative Strength, LLC which is a company that helps individuals restore their physical fitness back to where it was earlier in life.
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