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Institute of Contextual Health - https://t.co/mNmU6B00Oe / Human Rehabilitation Framework (HRF) / https://t.co/pXfnnsxyFT

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Leonard Van Gelder
8 months
Last Twitter / X post - Switched to BlueSky: @leonardvangelder.bsky.social.
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Leonard Van Gelder
9 months
šŸ”Ā "Sit up straight!" Is this advice doing more harm than good? .
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Leonard Van Gelder
10 months
And that’s a wrap. The final blog post of our 3 part series looks at how what happens in our lifetime and across generations impacts our pain experience. Thanks for all the support on the first two posts and I hope you find this is a fitting closure of the series!.
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Leonard Van Gelder
10 months
Over the last 10 years, my team and I have been building a scientific and clinical framework with sufficient scope, precision, and depth to address complex human problems. In this blog post, we aim to offer an accessible understanding of chronic pain through the lens of.
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Leonard Van Gelder
11 months
As human beings, we are naturally goal-oriented and focused on achievements. Although there has been increased acceptance of mindfulness-based approaches, many people still struggle to move beyond a "McMindfulness" approach of just adding another task to their already busy days.
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Leonard Van Gelder
11 months
Tired of quick-fix interventions? Let’s shift focus. Health isn’t one-size-fits-all, and neither are the solutions. In my latest blog, I discuss how embracing the complexity of each person's journey through processes of change: Let’s honor health’s.
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Adapting to Change: Empowering Your Health Journey with Process-Based Skills On the road to better health, it’s easy to feel like you have to keep searching for the next treatment or quick fix,...
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Leonard Van Gelder
11 months
Throughout our journey to make sense of the complexity of movement and pain, we realized the need to embrace complexity science. This approach has allowed us to better understand, predict, and influence change while considering multiple levels of influence on the evolution of.
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Leonard Van Gelder
11 months
šŸ”„ Embrace Change for Lasting Impact 🌱. In Part 2 of our Science of Change series, we explore how small adjustments can lead to big transformations. By being open, aware, & active, you can navigate life’s challenges with ease. #scienceofchange #evolution.
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In Part 1, we explored how the principles of evolutionary science—variation, selection, and retention—can drive personal transformation through small, meaningful changes. Now, let’s expand on that...
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Leonard Van Gelder
11 months
šŸ” Stuck in a pattern that’s holding you back? Small changes can have a big impact on pain & well-being. In Part 1 of our blog, we explore the science of change and how unrecognized habits might be worsening your challenges: The Science of Change - Part 1 of 2 -.
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1 year
For everyone who thought we were complicating things or over thinking things. This is what happens when a profession fails to evolve fast enough: .
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Leonard Van Gelder
1 year
For everyone who keeps telling us that ergodicity doesn’t matter, you can’t stop the train that is coming: Non-Ergodicity in athlete nutrition - Let the era of individualized research and practice finally begin:
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PDF | Purpose Research findings are typically reported at the group level but applied to individuals. However, an emerging issue in sports science... | Find, read and cite all the research you need...
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Leonard Van Gelder
1 year
While we approach this study with caution & recommend context, the findings give us pause to reflect on the advice we often share:. "It might feel good, but how well does it live?" - Steven Hayes . "If you fix them, you could break them." - Me.
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Physical therapists should be judicious in the use of passive interventions for the management of LBP as they are associated with greater likelihood of receiving opioid prescriptions, spinal inject...
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Leonard Van Gelder
1 year
Sadly this is not limited to just the TMJ, these are the stories we hear almost daily from our clients with a wide range of symptoms.
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TMJ disorders affect as many as 1 in 10 Americans and yet remain poorly understood and ineffectively treated. Many common treatments used by dentists lack scientific evidence.
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Leonard Van Gelder
1 year
Has anyone ever noticed that the buried wisdom in the definition of homeostasis: "A dynamic equilibrium across a constantly fluctuating point". can be broadly applied to the experience of life?.
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Leonard Van Gelder
1 year
ā€œ. there is no arriving, there is only the movement of learning—and that is the beauty of life. If you have arrived, there is nothing more. And all of you have arrived, or you want to arrive, not only in your business, but in everything you do; so you are dissatisfied,.
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Leonard Van Gelder
1 year
Willingness arises from the interplay between individual history and context, group interactions, and the wider societal and environmental context.
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