Tony DiMarco, R.M.T.
#209 - 603 Argus Rd L6J 6G6 Oakville, ON, Canada

Osteoarthritis Myths are harming all of us! Please help stop these myths by sharing these science-based facts! - Myth 2 of 7 - #sciencebased #fearfreemovement #movementoptimist #dmrmove

We give each of our experiences a meaning (label, judgment), including pain. I’m just getting old. I’m breaking down (falling apart).... Why is this happening to me? The meaning we give things will ultimately determine our actions. Be very mindful how you’re interpreting words/phrases, ideas, events and circumstances. We can be our own best friend or worst enemy.

The best posture.... is your next one. Variety (change/adaptation) is the guiding principle.

Something to consider.... when you’re thinking that perhaps you need an X-ray/ultrasound/CT scan imaging.... to look for any signs of structural damage to explain your pain. Diagnosis isn’t your prognosis. For the record, I have Spina Bifida occulta in my low back. I’ve never had low back pain. And the studies further suggest that structural anomalies aren’t a precursor to pain either. ... Our bodies are adaptive (compensation). So, it will innately do it’s best to work as optimally as it can, with what it has. So when you’re in pain, barring injury/trauma/illness, you’re not broken!! You’re simply de-compensated. So, the choices are either to decease/alter the load (demand).... or increase the capacity (function).

Unfortunately, so many of us won’t be ready to change until we hit rock bottom. Sometimes, as healthcare providers, I can’t help but wonder when we assist people in their day-to-day health crisis, that we help people just enough to get through.... but in doing so, we also enable them to continue with their self-sabotaging tendencies and prevent them from hitting their rock bottom, where the real transformation actually happens.