Doing it for your own good
When we experience tension, it often is not the muscles that are the issue but the nervous system signaling them to lock up and “protect.” In order to avoid a perceived risk of injury, our nervous systems will take...
Could Surgery Be a Placebo?
We have all heard of the placebo effect occuring with pills and other medicines, and according to a 2002 study published in the New England Journal of Medicine it may even apply to surgery too. Performed at the Baylor School...
What’s more effective – active or passive treatments?
Well, the answer is “it depends.” I think most therapists and doctors would agree that active therapy is in the patient’s best interest and that eventually it is necessary to introduce movement into the treatment progression. Many patients, however,...
Inactive muscles? It’s all in your head
When called upon to complete a task, the brain sends between 50 and 80 pulses per second of electrical signals to the muscle through the nerves. The muscles contract, relax, and the task is complete. Simple enough, right? ...
Garrett Interviewed by Dr. Terry Wahls
GARRETT WAS HONORED TO BE INTERVIEWED BY DR. TERRY WAHLS Dr. Terry Wahls is a clinical professor of medicine at the University of Iowa where she conducts clinical trials. She is also a patient with secondary progressive multiple sclerosis, which...
The NeuFit Method: 3 Steps to Optimal Recovery
At NeuFit, we believe the key to truly healing your pain and injury is addressing your nervous system. Unfortunately, neurology is so often overlooked in rehabilitation. When you are injured or experience trauma, your brain/nervous system tries to protect your...
More about the NEUBIE
The Neubie (“Neuro-bio-electric Stimulator”) is our FDA-cleared electrical stimulation device, with two main differences compared to existing technology. These differences allow us to use the Neubie within the NeuFit System to improve outcomes for athletes and patients in a wide...
Read the NeuFit whitepaper!
Thank you so much for your interest in NeuFit! We love what we do, and are super passionate about sharing our work with professionals like you in the fields of Physical Therapy, Chiropractic, Regenerative and Integrative Medical, and Strength and...
The Hardware and Software of the Body
Let’s think about the “hardware” of the body being the bones, ligaments, tendons, and muscles and the nervous system as the “software” that runs that hardware. When injuries occur, we often pay a lot of attention to the rehabilitation...
When will the guesswork end?
Your knee hurts, and you are wondering why. Is it how you’re sitting, your mattress, your walking gait, your shoes? Is it related to the shoulder injury you had 3 years ago? How far down the rabbit hole have you...
