During the last few years, the Delos team has been invited to participate in a “Family Health and Fitness Day” at a local elementary school. While we enjoy teaching kids about muscle health and the Delos technique, a surprising outcome of doing Delos Therapy on very young people is the learning that takes place for […]

The terms muscle activation and muscle recruitment are often used interchangeably and while they do have some overlap, they also have distinct differences. We believe that people should care to maximize both. Muscle Activation vs. Muscle Recruitment When looking at a muscle contraction, there is a difference between the number of muscle fibers being recruited […]

When people think of muscle health, they typically refer to strength, conditioning, flexibility and endurance – things accomplished in a gym or yoga studio. As a former professional athlete and current pain specialist, there is a missing component to determine if a muscle is healthy or has proper function Myth #1:         A Muscle Should Be […]

  We schedule routine check-ups for our oral and general medical health, so why not our muscular system? Muscles often aren’t assessed and treated professionally until they become symptomatic. Don’t get me wrong, I do believe many of us are attempting to design our own muscular maintenance programs, but they’re often ineffective. After over two […]

To elicit change within a muscle, frequent administration of a stimulus is required in order to maintain or build upon a previous stimulus. For example, if the goal is for the muscle to increase in size, resistance training needs to be applied to the muscle so that it responds with growth and development. Weight training […]