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#101 Arthritis Treatment with Alyssa Kuhn | Understanding What Does and Does Not Work

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Episode  ·  42:27  ·  May 31, 2022

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Dr. Alyssa Kuhn is a physical therapist and osteoarthritis specialist, is based in Sandy, UT, and loves playing in the mountains. She founded Keep the Adventure Alive to break through the doom and gloom of arthritis and bring a motivating perspective with a possibility of adventure. She helps people all across the world find pain relief, regain confidence, and live very active lives. She has helped hundreds of people find their own arthritis adventures, and now it’s your turn. Alyssa and I talk about how she got into what she’s doing, osteoarthritis, myths, and things that we can do to help. Dispelling some myths 3:57Nutrition 8:46Why aren’t doctors trained holistically? 14:21Getting started with arthritis 20:31Swimming 29:35Running 32:48Muscle strength 36:02Resources for understanding the right movements 39:44“I honestly harp on so many different people that just simply cutting out sugar or maybe cutting out alcohol, or you know doing some of those things can be really helpful and can change pain significantly, but I also think it’s kind of frustrating that food is never really talked about like in doctor’s offices and things, and that’s usually the first point of contact for somebody that’s having pain.” 12:26keeptheadventurealive.com

42m 27s  ·  May 31, 2022

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