Greetings Beautiful People! Most people (should) take about 10,000 steps each day. Each time the foot hits the ground the body reacts and it can have a positive or negative effect. The person that I know who explains that the best is Lev Borukhov and he can also put that into context with another thing that we do thousands of times a day - Breathing! Lev will kindly answer the following on Fireside5: 1. How can the big toe impact low back pain? 2. How important is feet / weight distribution in assessing injuries/ rehabilitation? 3. What makes your practice different than others? 4. Breathing: How ribcage impacts shoulder blades? 5. What limits someone from being able to heal? I knew about Lev before he knew about me. I was doing a quick assessment on a patient and she said "Oh - this is great! since my PT moved to Hawaii I haven't been able to find anybody good" so I asked what their name was and she told me it was Lev. Fast forward 2 weeks later and I'm assessing another patient and she also says: "Oh - this is great! since my PT moved to Hawaii I haven't been able to find anybody good" to which I say "Is his name Lev?" and she says "Oh my god - you know Lev!!!" and I say "Actually, No - but I hear he's really good" :) After that I tracked him down and a friendship was born. You can see the two of us chatting here if you want a preview
3:47 : Lev Borukhov introduces himself and shares his story with Steve
5:16 : Lev takes us through his schools of thought and foundations of movement
12:18 : How the big toe can impact the lower back
20:25 : Steve and Lev discuss the importance of knowledge in all systems, from Neurological to Mechanical, of physical therapy approaches
22:50 : Why assessing feet, weight distribution, and injuries are necessary in rehabilitation
32:39 : How Lev works with his patients from the first visit onward, and what markers he uses
36:13 : What makes Lev’s practice different from other Physical Therapy practices
39:04 : Lev's aspirations from watching his PT partner
41:16 : How the ribcage impacts the shoulder blades in breathing
47:30 : What limits someone from being able to heal
57:58 : Healthy habits that can be of benefit
1:01:10 : Lev's closing thoughts and where to find him