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3 Common Mistakes Pickleballers Make that Leads to Weeks and Months away from the Courts(and how to avoid them)
If you’re an avid pickleballer, the last thing you want to hear from your doctor is that you need to take time off from the courts because of an injury. You definitely don’t want to just put a band-aid on it in the form of advil or the next “miracle arthritis erasing brace” that somehow never seems to fix the problem.
Dr. Brandon
Aug 204 min read


Muscle, your key to an active and fulfilling retirement: 3 keys to keeping and building muscle in your 60s, 70s, and beyond
Are you really condemned to lose 10% of your muscle every decade after 60? Is age related muscle loss(sarcopenia) inevitable? Did you know that by regaining muscle you can help or prevent many of the diseases of aging like insomnia(sleeplessness), depression, diabetes, heart failure, vascular disease, kidney failure, stroke, osteoporosis, hip fracture, arthritis, and even dementia?
Dr. Brandon
Aug 206 min read


Independence from Hip Pain this July: Part 1
Have you been suffering from hip pain for longer than you care to remember. Whether it’s a sharp pinch to the front of your hip when getting up from a chair, exercising, or on stairs to the dull ache that wakes you up in the middle of the night on the side of your hip, hip pain can be a maddenly difficult thing to overcome. What’s more, when you go to your GP or Urgent Care, all they seem to want to do is give you steroids and send you on your way(with a referral for a surgeo
Dr. Brandon
Jul 176 min read


3 Keys to get your Independence back from Sciatica this July
Has sciatica or low back pain been threatening to rob you of your independence? The main reason people suffer from back pain longer than they should is because they’ve been told just to rest, take some pills, or that its just an age thing.
Dr. Brandon
Jul 15 min read


Natural Relief for Shoulder Pain with Dry Needling
Learn how dry needling is a safe and natural alternative for relieving shoulder pain including rotator cuff, frozen shoulder, and arthritis.
Dr. Brandon
Jun 244 min read


5 Natural Ways to Ease or Prevent Pain while Traveling this Summer
Traveling this summer? Worried about pain ruining your vacation? For many, when suffering from back, neck, or even shoulder pain, the...
Dr. Brandon
Jun 106 min read


Worried about getting a RFA(Radio Frequency Ablation or Nerve Burn)? Dry Needling could be your natural alternative.
One of the most common treatments done in pain management clinics for back and neck pain is the Radio Frequency Ablation procedure more commonly understood as burning the nerve. While considered minimally invasive procedure, it does come with some downsides that make living an active life more difficult that often lead to further procedures including spinal surgery. Recent research seems to show that using dry needling, can be an effective alternative natural option to RFAs w
Dr. Brandon
Jun 15 min read


Why your Tennis Elbow isn't getting better(even with strength training)
If you look up exercises for tennis elbow and you’ll find video after video that usually tells you to do specific strengthening exercises called eccentrics or negatives. For some, these are helpful but for most, they miss a lot of the potential underlying causes of tennis elbow which can cause months or years of lost time.
Dr. Brandon
May 274 min read


Love your neck again: 4 keys to easing stiff, painful necks, headaches, shoulders, and even jaw pain
For many, neck pain is a daily problem &often the root of shoulder pain, tender knots between the shoulder blades, numbness, TMJ & migraines
Dr. Brandon
Feb 206 min read


Podcast Episode: Simple Strategies and tools that I use myself and in clinic to recover and keep injury free
In this episode, I share easily accessible strategies for active people to not only get out in front of or treat potential injuries
Dr. Brandon
Feb 172 min read


Love your knees again-How to get back running, exercising, and squatting pain free
Learn why knee pain lasts longer than it should, why being "bone on bone" isn't the last word on why you hurt, and about natural pain relief
Dr. Brandon
Feb 116 min read


Love your spine again-3 keys to easing stiff, achy backs and sciatica
Learn several common myths about back pain or sciatica then discover 3 keys to easing it naturally.
Dr. Brandon
Feb 45 min read


Myths vs Facts about Stretching and Pain
Learn 4 common myths about stretching that lead to slower recovery from pain and injury and learn what to do instead.
Dr. Brandon
Jan 236 min read


Optimizing Protein for Muscle Health, Staying Active and Independent
This protein primer breaks gives simple tips to live an active lifestyle, and have enough muscle to stay independent into 60s, 70s, & beyond
Dr. Brandon
Jan 136 min read


7 Ways to Reduce Sugar Cravings this January
None of us need to be told that tons of sugar in the diet isn’t healthy. Battling a sweet tooth is hard but these 7 strategies help you win.
Dr. Brandon
Jan 76 min read


Does your pain flare when a cold front comes through? 3 Ways to find Natural Relief
Growing up, you probably heard your grandparents talking about how they got stiff or achy when the weather changes & now its happened to you
Dr. Brandon
Jan 36 min read


How to Naturally Ease Holiday Headaches(that aren't your in-laws)
Learn several natural and simple ways to ease headaches with Dr. Brandon, head Physio at Body Mechanix
Dr. Brandon
Nov 25, 20242 min read


Five Hacks for Traveling if you suffer from Sciatica, Low Back Pain, Neck or even Shoulder Pain.
Traveling for Thanksgiving, Hanukkah, or Christmas? Suffering from back, neck, or even shoulder pain? 5 natural ways to ease while traveling
Dr. Brandon
Nov 22, 20245 min read


5 Back Pain Myths that even your Doctor might believe
These days, it can be really hard to know what to believe when it comes to back pain. Is it my age? Is something out of place? Do I need ...
Dr. Brandon
Oct 22, 20248 min read


Natural Relief for Headaches with Dry Needling
Have you been told you need shots for headaches? Dry needling is a natural way to ease daily or weekly headaches without injecting Botox.
Dr. Brandon
Aug 20, 20244 min read
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