The KRUSE ELITE Podcast

What if your warmup could be more targeted to your individual nervous system? In this episode, I speak with my trusty podcast producer, Tony, all about the neurology of warming up. I discuss common warmup techniques and analyze them from a neurological perspective to better understand their effectiveness. I also make the case for tools that may not be typically associated with warming up that we can use for a more targeted effect. I discuss warmups for combat sports, strength training, ball-sport athletes, and more. I also talk about how to choose high payoff warmups, the importance of specificity for sport vs targeting higher order neurological systems, how to build buy-in with athletes, instances where warmups can be counterproductive, order of operations for warmups and training in general, sympathetic vs parasympathetic stimuli, autonomic function and performance, training with less tension, breathing exercises, and more.

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

Free Resources:

• Join our mailing list HERE to stay up to date on the latest updates from Kruse Elite
• Join our free Cranial Nerve Masterclass here to get a taste of how neurology impacts your movement and pain issues
• Subscribe to our YouTube HERE for in-depth educational videos and tutorials

Whenever you're ready here's how we can help you:

• Become an expert in problem solving movement and pain issues with our beginner neuro course, Neuro Foundations
• Master applied neurology so you can feel confident you can help anyone who walks through your door by joining our advanced neuro course, The Neuro Dojo

In this episode, I speak with my producer, Tony, to answer questions from the listeners and we discuss:

• One-sided chronic pain
• Vision deficits
• PMRF vs cerebellar patterns
• Testing theories with assessments
• Applied neurology for ADHD
• Peripheral vision drills, anti-saccades, and inhibition drills
• Movement and childhood education
• Challenges with strokes and brain trauma
• Balance issues and gait mechanics
• Sore feet and metabolism
• And more...

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

Free Resources:

• Join our mailing list HERE to stay up to date on the latest updates from Kruse Elite
• Join our free Cranial Nerve Masterclass here to get a taste of how neurology impacts your movement and pain issues
• Subscribe to our YouTube HERE for in-depth educational videos and tutorials

Whenever you're ready here's how we can help you:

• Become an expert in problem solving movement and pain issues with our beginner neuro course, Neuro Foundations
• Master applied neurology so you can feel confident you can help anyone who walks through your door by joining our advanced neuro course, The Neuro Dojo

What happens when a manual therapist with more than 20 years of hands-on experience starts looking at pain and movement through a neurological lens?

In this episode, Taylor talks with KRUSE ELITE student Adam Goodrich, a licensed massage therapist and physical therapist assistant, about the challenges and wins he’s experienced integrating applied neurology into an established manual therapy practice.

In this episode:

• Moving beyond the “table dilemma” — introducing neurological assessments and drills to clients who expect hands-on treatment.
• Why adding applied neurology doesn’t mean abandoning the manual skills you’re already good at.
• How Adam started small with trusted clients and gradually built confidence applying neuro concepts.
• Real client examples where vision, sensory input, opposing-joint work and neuro stacking created surprising changes in pain, mobility and muscle tone.
• Why assessment and reassessment can help determine whether both your neuro drills and your manual techniques are creating the desired response.
• How a client’s history can provide clues about which neurological systems and inputs may be worth exploring.
• Why manual therapists may have a unique advantage—their hands-on skills already provide powerful sensory input that can be viewed through a neurological lens.
• Why applied neurology is less about learning another protocol and more about developing a thinking model that can enhance the skills you already have.

The big takeaway

You don’t have to know everything about the nervous system before you start applying what you’re learning.

Start small. Test an input. Reassess. Learn from the response.

Over time, applied neurology can give you a new way to understand the manual work you’re already doing—and a much larger toolbox when hands-on treatment alone isn’t creating the change you want.

Thank you to neuro ninja student, Adam Goodrich for sharing your personal and professional journey in learning applied neurology. To work with Adam, check out his practice:

• Business: NKS Solutions - Findlay, OH
• Website: https://www.nkssolutions.net/
• Email: adam@nkssolutions.net
• Facebook: @nkssolutions1
• Insta: @nkssolutions1
• T: @nkssolutions1

Free Resources:

• Join our mailing list HERE to stay up to date on the latest updates from Kruse Elite
• Join our free Cranial Nerve Masterclass here to get a taste of how neurology impacts your movement and pain issues
• Subscribe to our YouTube HERE for in-depth educational videos and tutorials

Whenever you're ready here's how we can help you:

• Become an expert in problem solving movement and pain issues with our beginner neuro course, Neuro Foundations
• Master applied neurology so you can feel confident you can help anyone who walks through your door by joining our advanced neuro course, The Neuro Dojo

What if a quick drill could reduce your pain, increase your mobility, and let you perform at your highest potential? In this episode, Alisha returns to the podcast and joins me as we speak with our producer, Tony, to talk about our high payoff drills and exercises and analyze the underlying neurology and strategies behind them.

We discuss:

• What we mean by a drill that is "high payoff"
• How to find your high payoff drills and exercises
• Range of motion, pain, performance and coordination as assessments
• Vestibular system deficiencies and their effect on certain movement drills
• The table dilemma
• Opposing joint theory
• Localized drills vs targeting patterns and higher order systems
• PMRF and cerebellar patterns
• Order of operations when applying drills
• The unexpected connection between smell and hearing
• The power of positive association and neural chunking
• Neurological patterns born from trauma
• Diet and downstream effects on pain and mobility
• Outgrowing and moving on from high payoff drills
• High payoff drills for performance in strength and sport
• Cranial nerve activations
• One-sided joint mobilizations
• Anti-saccades and other vision exercises
• Band-assisted knee circles, tractioning, and tapping
• Humming and vagus nerve activation
• Stacking for more targeted results
• Pinhole glasses and inhibition techniques
• The most surprising high-payoff drills we've seen
• And more...

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

Free Resources:

• Join our mailing list HERE to stay up to date on the latest updates from Kruse Elite
• Join our free Cranial Nerve Masterclass here to get a taste of how neurology impacts your movement and pain issues
• Subscribe to our YouTube HERE for in-depth educational videos and tutorials

Whenever you're ready here's how we can help you:

• Become an expert in problem solving movement and pain issues with our beginner neuro course, Neuro Foundations
• Master applied neurology so you can feel confident you can help anyone who walks through your door by joining our advanced neuro course, The Neuro Dojo

In this episode, I speak with my producer, Tony, to answer questions from the listeners and we discuss:

• External cues for strength and mobility gains
• Where to start with SI joint issues
• Hypertonicity in the pelvic floor
• C-section scars, midline stability, and the SMA
• Signs there might be an underlying medical issue
• Approaches to stacking drills
• Flat feet, bunions, orthotics, and minimalist shoes
• Overcoming movement deficits
• How to find a neuro professional
• Red flags to watch out for
• And more...

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

Free Resources:

• Join our mailing list HERE to stay up to date on the latest updates from Kruse Elite
• Join our free Cranial Nerve Masterclass here to get a taste of how neurology impacts your movement and pain issues
• Subscribe to our YouTube HERE for in-depth educational videos and tutorials

Whenever you're ready here's how we can help you:

• Become an expert in problem solving movement and pain issues with our beginner neuro course, Neuro Foundations
• Master applied neurology so you can feel confident you can help anyone who walks through your door by joining our advanced neuro course, The Neuro Dojo

What if you could train your body and nervous system to be more resilient? In this episode, I speak with my trusty podcast producer, Tony, all about building resilience. I discuss how resilience and threat are deeply intertwined, why traditional conditioning approaches can sometimes backfire, and how a holistic approach allows us to take someone from feeling pain to moving well and building strength, endurance, and tolerance. I also talk about the anatomy of the thalamus and its role in passing or inhibiting threat signals to the brain, history findings that could indicate issues with the thalamus, and why the thalamus may be a key factor in understanding and overcoming chronic pain. I also share strategies to improve resilience through threat reduction, targeted exposure, and thalamic conditioning. This episode touches on topics such as the threat bucket, threat inoculation, the thalamus, chronic pain, air hunger, ice baths, saunas, strength training, training specificity, plasticity, interoception, the frontal cortex, joint mobility, bone rhythms, obstacle courses, and more.

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

Free Resources:

• Join our mailing list HERE to stay up to date on the latest updates from Kruse Elite
• Join our free Cranial Nerve Masterclass here to get a taste of how neurology impacts your movement and pain issues
• Subscribe to our YouTube HERE for in-depth educational videos and tutorials

Whenever you're ready here's how we can help you:

• Become an expert in problem solving movement and pain issues with our beginner neuro course, Neuro Foundations
• Master applied neurology so you can feel confident you can help anyone who walks through your door by joining our advanced neuro course, The Neuro Dojo

What should you actually do once you've found a professional in applied neurology? In this episode, I speak with my trusty podcast producer, Tony, all about what you can do as a client to take control of your own health and performance. I discuss common mistakes and misconceptions, what to share about your health and fitness history, why your mindset matters, the importance of doing your homework, how to find a good practitioner, the invisible effects of metabolic health, how much education you really need, and more. I share stories of an athlete that couldn't fix his tight hamstring, a first session where a 45 minute history-taking led to a 5 minute breakthrough, and of how my own experience with mold toxicity has informed how I think about being in the client's shoes. While this episode is geared towards those seeking or working with a practitioner to help with their pain, mobility, and fitness, there are also a ton of valuable takeaways for the professional on how to best serve your clients.

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

Free Resources:

• Join our mailing list HERE to stay up to date on the latest updates from Kruse Elite
• Join our free Cranial Nerve Masterclass here to get a taste of how neurology impacts your movement and pain issues
• Subscribe to our YouTube HERE for in-depth educational videos and tutorials

Whenever you're ready here's how we can help you:

• Become an expert in problem solving movement and pain issues with our beginner neuro course, Neuro Foundations
• Master applied neurology so you can feel confident you can help anyone who walks through your door by joining our advanced neuro course, The Neuro Dojo

In this episode, I speak with my producer, Tony, to answer questions from the listeners and we discuss:

• The neurology of depression
• Rumination, inhibition and the frontal cortex
• The underrated benefits of strength training
• Motivation and making small changes
• Does stretching actually work?
• Stretching for pain vs performance
• Fixing a sensitive nervous system
• Bottoms up vs top down clients
• Building resilience
• The fuel problem
• Balancing assessment with training
• And more...

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

Free Resources:

• Join our mailing list HERE to stay up to date on the latest updates from Kruse Elite
• Join our free Cranial Nerve Masterclass here to get a taste of how neurology impacts your movement and pain issues
• Subscribe to our YouTube HERE for in-depth educational videos and tutorials

Whenever you're ready here's how we can help you:

• Become an expert in problem solving movement and pain issues with our beginner neuro course, Neuro Foundations
• Master applied neurology so you can feel confident you can help anyone who walks through your door by joining our advanced neuro course, The Neuro Dojo

What if you have a loss of sensation somewhere in the body? Or are known in your household as the clumsy one that bumps into things all the time? In this episode, I speak with my trusty podcast producer, Tony, all about the parietal lobe and how it relates to movement, sensory input, rehabilitation and spatial awareness. I discuss the importance of sensory processing, why sensory training sometimes goes nowhere, and why the parietal lobe may be the key to improving movement and sensation, and reducing pain. I discuss the neuroanatomy of the parietal lobe, related higher order systems, and common history findings that indicate the parietal lobe. I then tie it all together to come up with assessments, stimuli, drills and stacks that target the parietal lobe to improve sensation and movement, and decrease pain. This episode touches on proprioception, concussions, spatial awareness, left-right discrimination, dyslexia, the 8 Levels model, the cerebellum, spinal injury, visual drills, changes in body weight, gait testing, dual-tasking, sensory stimulation, manual techniques, stacking, juggling, ground-based movement, and more.

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

Free Resources:

• Join our mailing list HERE to stay up to date on the latest updates from Kruse Elite
• Join our free Cranial Nerve Masterclass here to get a taste of how neurology impacts your movement and pain issues
• Subscribe to our YouTube HERE for in-depth educational videos and tutorials

Whenever you're ready here's how we can help you:

• Become an expert in problem solving movement and pain issues with our beginner neuro course, Neuro Foundations
• Master applied neurology so you can feel confident you can help anyone who walks through your door by joining our advanced neuro course, The Neuro Dojo

What if your back pain isn't an issue with the spine at all? In this episode, I speak with my trusty podcast producer, Tony, all about the spine and how spinal mobility relates to pain, movement, and neural processing. I go over common history findings and assessments that indicate issues with the spine. I also go over findings that look like they indicate the spine, but may actually be visceral referred pain from internal organs or processing issues in higher order systems. I address common misconceptions and poor practices regarding spinal health and the importance of addressing root causes. Finally, I give the listeners ideas and resources on how to improve spinal mobility for a better neural network, less pain, and better movement. This episode covers topics such as deep tendon reflexes, gait analysis, sensory testing, bilateral muscle weakness, gut health, breathing, the parietal lobe, posture, neck injuries, nerve glides, vestibular drills, steel clubs, and more.

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

Free Resources:

• Join our mailing list HERE to stay up to date on the latest updates from Kruse Elite
• Join our free Cranial Nerve Masterclass here to get a taste of how neurology impacts your movement and pain issues
• Subscribe to our YouTube HERE for in-depth educational videos and tutorials

Whenever you're ready here's how we can help you:

• Become an expert in problem solving movement and pain issues with our beginner neuro course, Neuro Foundations
• Master applied neurology so you can feel confident you can help anyone who walks through your door by joining our advanced neuro course, The Neuro Dojo

What if strength training isn't improving your posture? In this episode, I speak with my trusty podcast producer, Tony, all about the neurology of posture. I discuss why posture is so commonly misunderstood, why higher order systems cannot be ignored with regard to posture, and how to assess postural problems from an applied neurology perspective. I talk about the importance of vision, balance, and movement in defining posture, as well as address structural issues from birth or lifestyle, and in doing so I make the case that posture and higher order neurological systems are inherently connected. With that knowledge, I then provide a framework for analyzing posture from a more holistic vantage point. From gait assessments to vision drills and even understanding why a hearing deficit may be causing bad posture, this episode is everything you need to know and probably aren't hearing about with regard to posture.

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

Free Resources:

• Join our mailing list HERE to stay up to date on the latest updates from Kruse Elite
• Join our free Cranial Nerve Masterclass here to get a taste of how neurology impacts your movement and pain issues
• Subscribe to our YouTube HERE for in-depth educational videos and tutorials

Whenever you're ready here's how we can help you:

• Become an expert in problem solving movement and pain issues with our beginner neuro course, Neuro Foundations
• Master applied neurology so you can feel confident you can help anyone who walks through your door by joining our advanced neuro course, The Neuro Dojo

In this episode, Alisha returns to the podcast and joins me as we speak with my producer, Tony, to answer questions from the listeners.

We discuss:

• Can trigger point release cause damage
• Protective tension and muscle guarding
• What you need to know about muscle tone
• Inhibiting pain during recovery
• Movement visualization
• Acupuncture, vertigo, and inflammation
• How to add applied neurology to your practice
• Cross-body pain patterns
• Diet and learning what works for you
• Having kids and running a business
• And more...

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

Free Resources:

• Join our mailing list HERE to stay up to date on the latest updates from Kruse Elite
• Join our free Cranial Nerve Masterclass here to get a taste of how neurology impacts your movement and pain issues
• Subscribe to our YouTube HERE for in-depth educational videos and tutorials

Whenever you're ready here's how we can help you:

• Become an expert in problem solving movement and pain issues with our beginner neuro course, Neuro Foundations
• Master applied neurology so you can feel confident you can help anyone who walks through your door by joining our advanced neuro course, The Neuro Dojo

What if aquatic training could turbo-charge your recovery? In this episode, I speak with my trusty podcast producer, Tony, all about aquatic training and how I would often use it to aid in recovery, reduce inflammation and improve many facets of movement like strength, coordination, mobility, endurance, and more. I discuss how aquatic training and the Burdenko Method were a formative part of my movement education and outline what makes aquatic training unique from a movement perspective. I also breakdown aquatic training methods from an applied neurology perspective, and discuss how it can improve range of motion and create a more supportive environment for movement after injury, but also how it can adversely affect the vestibular system and create issues in certain situations. I talk about how I would use aquatic training for athletes, as well as some of the programming ideas in the Burdanko method that set it apart. Aquatic training is not your grandmother's water aerobics, and even though I have moved away from it for practical reasons, I encourage everyone to experiment with this modality to this day.

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

Free Resources:

• Join our mailing list HERE to stay up to date on the latest updates from Kruse Elite
• Join our free Cranial Nerve Masterclass here to get a taste of how neurology impacts your movement and pain issues
• Subscribe to our YouTube HERE for in-depth educational videos and tutorials

Whenever you're ready here's how we can help you:

• Become an expert in problem solving movement and pain issues with our beginner neuro course, Neuro Foundations
• Master applied neurology so you can feel confident you can help anyone who walks through your door by joining our advanced neuro course, The Neuro Dojo

In this episode, I speak with my producer, Tony, to answer questions from the listeners and we discuss:

• What causes vision and vestibular issues
• Concussions and the visual system
• Peripheral vision and tracking movement
• Stimulating the vagus nerve - Exhalation based breathing drills
• A surprising benefit of strength training - Dealing with chronic headaches and migraines
• Using colored lenses
• Blood pressure, wall sits, and grip exercises
• When you need cerebellar training
• Adjusting to career changes and content creation
• And more...

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

Free Resources:

• Join our mailing list HERE to stay up to date on the latest updates from Kruse Elite
• Join our free Cranial Nerve Masterclass here to get a taste of how neurology impacts your movement and pain issues
• Subscribe to our YouTube HERE for in-depth educational videos and tutorials

Whenever you're ready here's how we can help you:

• Become an expert in problem solving movement and pain issues with our beginner neuro course, Neuro Foundations
• Master applied neurology so you can feel confident you can help anyone who walks through your door by joining our advanced neuro course, The Neuro Dojo

Could your lymphatic system actually be the cause of your muscle pain? In this episode, I speak with my trusty podcast producer, Tony, about the lymphatic system and how this often overlooked system is intimately tied to circulation, immune-response, muscle tone, sympathetics, breathing, mobility, recovery, and more. I discuss the function and anatomy of the lymphatic system, why good lymphatic function is so important, and some practical techniques that you can use to mobilize the lymphatic system and decrease tightness and pain. I tell a story about how lymphatic drainage techniques helped me with persistent back pain and talk about how to know if lymphatic mobilization techniques are working. I also talk about why I think many of the products marketed around the lymphatic system are overrated, what is actually happening with trampolines and vibration plates in terms of lymphatics, and why cardio, movement, breathing, and manual techniques are all you really need for the vast majority of cases.

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

Free Resources:

• Join our mailing list HERE to stay up to date on the latest updates from Kruse Elite
• Join our free Cranial Nerve Masterclass here to get a taste of how neurology impacts your movement and pain issues
• Subscribe to our YouTube HERE for in-depth educational videos and tutorials

Whenever you're ready here's how we can help you:

• Become an expert in problem solving movement and pain issues with our beginner neuro course, Neuro Foundations
• Master applied neurology so you can feel confident you can help anyone who walks through your door by joining our advanced neuro course, The Neuro Dojo

In this episode, I speak with my trusty podcast producer, Tony, and borrow a popular concept from the kettlebell community to tell stories about some surprising and unexpected benefits of applied neurology training.

We discuss:

• The "WTH" effect of kettlebell training
• Diving sessions without pain due to vision training
• Smooth pursuits, visual saccades, and gaze stabilization
• Opposing joint mobility exercises
• Issues with parallel parking after menopause
• Chronic stress and peripheral vision
• The importance of balance training
• Threat and ill-fitting shoes
• Positive and negative cascade effects
• Vision drills and needing a new (better) glasses prescription
• Bag-breathing and visual acuity
• Measuring 1.5 inches taller from vestibular training
• My new belt-squat for lower body training without loading the spine
• And more...

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

Free Resources:

• Join our mailing list HERE to stay up to date on the latest updates from Kruse Elite
• Join our free Cranial Nerve Masterclass here to get a taste of how neurology impacts your movement and pain issues
• Subscribe to our YouTube HERE for in-depth educational videos and tutorials

Whenever you're ready here's how we can help you:

• Become an expert in problem solving movement and pain issues with our beginner neuro course, Neuro Foundations
• Master applied neurology so you can feel confident you can help anyone who walks through your door by joining our advanced neuro course, The Neuro Dojo

In this episode, I speak with my producer, Tony, to answer questions from the listeners and we discuss:

• The neurology of meditation
• My experiments with binaural beats
• Dealing with full-body tension on one side
• Opposing Joint Theory - PMRF patterns
• Wallet-sitting and posture
• The importance of cardio and strength training
• Basic breathing and visual drills
• Training strategies for long-term brain health
• Novelty in training
• And more...

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

Free Resources:

• Join our mailing list HERE to stay up to date on the latest updates from Kruse Elite
• Join our free Cranial Nerve Masterclass here to get a taste of how neurology impacts your movement and pain issues
• Subscribe to our YouTube HERE for in-depth educational videos and tutorials

Whenever you're ready here's how we can help you:

• Become an expert in problem solving movement and pain issues with our beginner neuro course, Neuro Foundations
• Master applied neurology so you can feel confident you can help anyone who walks through your door by joining our advanced neuro course, The Neuro Dojo

What if you could use a single framework to diagnose your pain and mobility issues? In this episode, I speak with my trusty podcast producer, Tony, about the 8 Levels of Applied Neurology, and how any issue we are trying to solve can be viewed through this framework to better understand, diagnose, and target it at the neurological level. I outline the 8 Levels from the outside-in, following the neuro-anatomy of the body from the receptor level at the skin all the way up the spine and into the brain, and in doing so, show how you can systematically evaluate pain, movement, or mobility issues from a local level on up to higher order systems in the brain. I also use a specific example of a pain and mobility issue and run it through the 8 Levels so you can see exactly how it can be applied and why so many of these issues are complex and touch many different systems in the body. The 8 Levels is a powerful model that integrates all of the topics, tools, and approaches discussed thus far on the podcast into a single framework, and is required listening for the aspiring or practicing movement coach or professional.

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

Free Resources:

• Join our mailing list HERE to stay up to date on the latest updates from Kruse Elite
• Join our free Cranial Nerve Masterclass here to get a taste of how neurology impacts your movement and pain issues
• Subscribe to our YouTube HERE for in-depth educational videos and tutorials

Whenever you're ready here's how we can help you:

• Become an expert in problem solving movement and pain issues with our beginner neuro course, Neuro Foundations
• Master applied neurology so you can feel confident you can help anyone who walks through your door by joining our advanced neuro course, The Neuro Dojo

What if your tennis elbow is actually a symptom of a metabolic issue? In this episode, I speak with my trusty podcast producer, Tony, about common repetitive motion injuries that I get asked about frequently like tennis elbow, golfer's elbow, jumper's knee, tendonitis etc. I discuss why I don't love the term "repetitive motion injury" and how I prefer to think about these types of tendon issues from an applied neurology lens. I discuss potential causes as well as outline several drills and techniques that can provide relief for these common issues. Throughout this episode I touch on different topics such as floating pain syndrome, metabolic threats, hypersensitivity, the Alexander Technique, carpal tunnel, neuromechanic drills, peripheral nerves, compression bands, pressure-checking, joint mobility drills, floss bands, deep-tendon reflexes, general conditioning, aquatic exercise and more.

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

Free Resources:

• Join our mailing list HERE to stay up to date on the latest updates from Kruse Elite
• Join our free Cranial Nerve Masterclass here to get a taste of how neurology impacts your movement and pain issues
• Subscribe to our YouTube HERE for in-depth educational videos and tutorials

Whenever you're ready here's how we can help you:

• Become an expert in problem solving movement and pain issues with our beginner neuro course, Neuro Foundations
• Master applied neurology so you can feel confident you can help anyone who walks through your door by joining our advanced neuro course, The Neuro Dojo

What if a thirty-second massage could eliminate your pain? In this episode, I speak with my trusty podcast producer, Tony, about the power of touch from an applied neurology lens and how I utilize manual techniques in my practice to improve movement and relieve pain. I discuss the neurological pathways involved in sensing touch and how we can use that knowledge to test and then target our manual techniques more effectively. I also demystify common manual therapies and provide the practitioner with a plethora of tools and techniques that they can incorporate right away. This episode covers a variety of topics such as the first-touch and second-touch pathways, c-fibers, the dorsal column, two-point discrimination, the spinal-thalamic pathway, crude touch, deep-tissue massage, foam rolling, soft touch, tractioning, the role of the thalamus as a filter for nociception, the 4-D analysis of touch, pulsing, and more.

Thank you to my podcast idea man and coach, Tony Fowler (Instagram: @tone_reverie) for helping me put together this episode!

Free Resources:

• Join our mailing list HERE to stay up to date on the latest updates from Kruse Elite
• Join our free Cranial Nerve Masterclass here to get a taste of how neurology impacts your movement and pain issues
• Subscribe to our YouTube HERE for in-depth educational videos and tutorials

Whenever you're ready here's how we can help you:

• Become an expert in problem solving movement and pain issues with our beginner neuro course, Neuro Foundations
• Master applied neurology so you can feel confident you can help anyone who walks through your door by joining our advanced neuro course, The Neuro Dojo