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 […]

From my perspective as an Olympic athlete (’96 Sprint Kayak) and manual therapist, one of the most exciting results of Delos Therapy is enhanced athletic performance. My goal as a therapist is to help clients overcome any musculoskeletal obstacles to achieving their peak performance. Pain, which is linked to muscle tightness more often than not, […]