2 Count it all joy, my brothers, when you meet trials of various kinds, 3 for you know that the testing of your faith produces steadfastness. 4 And let steadfastness have its full effect, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing. James 1:2-4 What are trials? Trials test Hope, Health, or Holiness Trials are moments when the spirit that we’ve been empowered […]
“Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind.” -Romans 12:2 -Embrace Abnormality- The Kingdom of God is ruled by the trait of service. The Son of Man came to serve and not to be served. Yet we think that our time on Earth is supposed to […]
Be the Change (Who We Are vs. Who God Allows Us to Be) What is Change? Change: Noun – The act or instance of making or becoming different Can be external, like changing clothes, or internal, like changing your mind, but what does it look like to have a spiritual change, or changing in light […]
Imagine that war has broken out, and you are stuck in the middle of it. People are fighting to the death, and nobody is safe. You are tired and lonely, but somehow in the midst of the pain of the fight, you hear whispers of a place where the war hasn’t reached. You have already […]
Joy vs. Happiness Maintaining Joy In the Midst of the Struggle (Phil 4:13) JOY (Steadfast, Godly) VS Happiness (Emotion, Volatile) Joy is mentioned 16 times in the book of Philippians. It was an important concept that Paul builds into the framework of the letter he’s writing to the church in Philippi. Interestingly enough, […]
Pathology Apparel Background: I started Pathology Apparel as a way to raise money for a medical mission trip, and because I felt stuck in PT school. I was bogged down in endless studying and was losing sight of my purpose. I felt convicted to run with the name while we were in Pathology for […]
Breathing for Pain Relief As I pointed out in earlier articles, chronic decreases in carbon dioxide (hyperventilation) can lead to muscle fatigue, which could then increase the prevalence of muscle spasms and trigger points. Inflammation from various causes, coupled with moderate increases in tissue pH can induce more sensitization than inflammatory processes alone.1 Decreasing levels […]
Breathing and Baseball Performance “Clear the Mechanism” Controlling breathing and anxiety during competition could be much more important than just staying focused. It could actually impact the way you perceive the game and perform. The last thing that a hitter needs is decreased efficiency of the cns (the master board that controls all muscle control […]
Breathing Applied: Crossfit, Weightlifting, and Performance If breathing affects all the physiological processes outlined in the previous article, then breathing can absolutely affect performance in skilled sports. Don’t believe it? Let’s look at two more points: Recently, a study demonstrated healthy individuals experienced increased sway in static stance after acute hyperventilation. This means that even […]
First, some fun facts I’ve researched to get the conversation going: 1-smooth muscle is present in connective tissue (three layers around muscle fibers, and appears in discs, lumbar fascia, etc.) 2-smooth muscle is largely affected by the Central Nervous System and the sympathetic/parasympathetic relationship 3-the sympathetic nervous system is largely affected by breathing rate Deeper, […]