Hey Brandon, I did have office hours yesterday and will post the recording later today. Thanks for checking on this!

It's super helpful tool for many hand and elbow complaints!

Hi Caroline, if your hip clicking isn’t painful, I wouldn’t worry about it. We see this type of tendon clicking and snapping in many people and if it’s not painful, it’s not something we worry about. I actually have the exact same issue as you where my hip flexor tendon snaps when I’m doing unsupported straight leg raises.

Hi Stephanie, I'm sorry to hear that you have had piriformis syndrome for so long. The numbness on the front of your thigh is likely related to your femoral nerve and not the sciatic nerve since it supplies this region. Here is a femoral nerve exercise I would recommend trying. 

https://membership.rehabscience.com/programs/sciatica?cid=4384458&permalink=femoral-nerve-mobilization-1e7ee1&utm_source=product&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=content_share&utm_term=3788534&utm_content=copy

I think you're probably exactly right regarding why more people don't attend office hours. It is a challenging time based on when most people are at work. 

Hi Stephanie! Here is a link for tomorrow's office hours session.

https://membership.rehabscience.com/programs/live-oajat_jjeza?category_id=262577&utm_source=product&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=content_share&utm_term=4042565&utm_content=copy

Stephanie Dzvonick please feel free to message me as you need. Also, I do live office hours each week over Zoom where you can come in and ask me more specific questions. The real value of this membership is being able to talk with me directly about your own personal pain issues or injuries.

Hi Stephanie,

In most cases, I will recommend going through these one time per day. However, there are quite a few exercises in each phase of the programs. By no means, do you have to do all of the exercises in each phase on each day. Typically, it works best to pick 2 to 4 exercises to perform each day. With rehab, there is definitely a bit of experimentation that must go on to figure out what exercises and what amount of those exercises works best for your body. I explain much of this in my introduction video on how to navigate the programs. Here is a link for that video.

https://membership.rehabscience.com/programs/programs?category_id=262008&utm_source=product&utm_medium=share&utm_campaign=content_share&utm_term=3814132&utm_content=copy

Sure thing! I’m glad this resource was helpful.

You’re welcome!

Thank you, Brandon! It's true that a large percentage of pain-free (asymptomatic) people have been shown in MRI studies to have disc bulges and herniations. This is why we try to help people understand that imaging can be helpful, but it is only one piece of the puzzle and must be considered along with the person's history and symptoms.