Passive Care vs. Active Rehabilitation: Why Most People Never Fully Heal
Dr. Cory and Dr. Amanda are Doctors of Chiropractic who specializes in helping active adults overcome chronic pain through individualized, root-cause rehabilitation. After years of seeing patients bounce between passive treatments that never created lasting change, Dr. Cory and Dr. Amanda built Momentum Spine & Sport to offer something different — one-on-one care, active rehab, and long-term solutions that actually restore confidence and keep people doing what they love.
With a background in strength training, human performance, and movement assessment, they blends clinical expertise with real-world coaching to help patients return to running, lifting, sports, and pain-free living without relying on surgery, injections, or endless “quick fixes.”
Pain and the Brain: Why Sensitivity ≠ Damage
Pain doesn’t equal damage. Research shows you can hurt without being injured — and knowing why can speed up your recovery. Here’s what modern pain science says about why your body sends the signals it does.
The “Short Leg” Myth: Why It’s Not the Root of Your Pain
Being told one of your legs is “shorter” than the other might sound like a convincing reason for back or hip pain—but it’s not. Research shows small leg length differences are normal, have no link to pain, and yet people spend crazy amounts of money chasing lifts, inserts, and quick fixes that don’t work. The truth is, pain is more about how you move, load, and recover—not about millimeters of difference in your legs.
Spinal Manipulation for Back Pain: Helpful Tool or Overhyped?
Spinal manipulation can provide short-term relief for back pain — easing stiffness and helping you move more freely. But research shows it’s not a long-term solution on its own. The real key to lasting results lies in movement and education: building strength, improving mobility, and understanding your body. At Momentum Spine and Sport, we combine adjustments with active strategies that keep you in control of your health.
Does Your Lumbar MRI or X-ray Really Matter?
Did you know that most people with disc bulges, arthritis, or ‘degeneration’ on an MRI don’t actually have pain? In fact, these common findings are often just normal age-related changes—like wrinkles on the inside. The real danger isn’t what the scan shows, but how it makes you feel. Fear, worry, and avoiding movement can actually make back pain worse. At Momentum Spine and Sport, we help people move past the scary language of imaging and get back to living confidently—because pain doesn’t always equal damage.
