Smith Performance Center - Physical Therapy & Strength Training

Stop Following AI Workout Advice Until You See This!

Alex and Craig break down the 4 critical failure points where using AI for your training or rehab can actually become harmful rather than helpful. For active adults, understanding these risks is the key to pain-free living while using new technology.

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/n1Ol71qZpRY

Will AI Turn Physical Therapists Obsolete?
The Future of Athlete Health & Active Adults Fitness

For active adults and athletes managing injuries, AI-powered training apps and chat bots promise personalized recovery... but pro volleyball player Alex Keicher's wrist injury tells a different story.

In this episode, Alex shares his personal experience using AI to manage a wrist injury, revealing how a seemingly safe plan backfired into a painful flare-up.

We break down the four critical failure points where AI falls short: "garbage" data, poor ex*****on, lack of verification, and the inability to adapt to the moving target of recovery.

Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/n1Ol71qZpRY

Discover why offloading your injury recovery to algorithms can backfire and how to use these tools effectively as a support system for your athlete health rather than a replacement for critical thinking.

Just Being Alive Is Hurting Your Neck

For many active adults, neck pain isn't just a one-time thing. It's a constant cycle of recurring injury.

Simply being in gravity can prevent cervical tissue from truly healing to some people. If you're looking for pain-free living, understanding when to use tools like a soft cervical collar can give your body the space it needs to recover from daily mechanical stress.

Your Office Job is Killing Your Neck

Are you an active adult struggling with a locked-up neck that just won't quit?

Craig Smith explains how your office ergonomics might be the hidden culprit. We often focus on fitness for active adults, but the way you sit at your dual monitor setup for 8 hours a day can lead to tissue creep.

"Stiff neck" rehab for active adults goes way beyond ineffective stretching.

In this episode, Craig Smith and Alex Keicher expose why common "quick fixes" lock you up even tighter. If you’ve ever woken up with a stiff neck or felt like a "Lego mini-figure" unable to turn your head, this tactical guide is for you.

Watch the full episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YoDgzgdVV38

Craig explains how to build cervical tissue capacity to handle the loads of training and daily life. Whether you’re dealing with nerve irritation or cervical disc issues, we break down how to test your range of motion and move toward pain-free living with a strategy that actually works for busy people juggling training and life.

Earlier this year, we expanded Smith Performance Center to incorporate and offer dietitian services to our patients of active adults and pro-athletes alike. For months, tissue capacity and physical capacity are treated alongside energy capacity, a vital component for anyone striving for performance nutrition and long-term wellness.

For those new to the SPC System, or long time community members who haven’t tried our Dietitian Services yet, we released the full interview we did back in the day with Jackie Hatchew, our Registered Dietitian.

🔥 WATCH THE FULL VIDEO: https://youtu.be/JJM8o2cfBLw

Jackie shares her extensive background in sports performance nutrition, from working with collegiate athletes to helping active adults develop sustainable healthy fueling habits.

We dive deep into the philosophy of "All Foods Fit," moving away from restrictive dieting and toward nutritional strategies for recovery.

Whether you're a runner dealing with recurrent stress fractures or simply looking to avoid that mid-day energy crash, understanding your metabolic health and nutrient timing is a game-changer. Learn how dietitian-led coaching can help you bridge the gap between your workouts and your results.

And for those who are now Jackie’s patients, please share to your friends and family who you think need to see Jackie soon!

STOP Resting Wrongly 🙄 7 Years of Shin Splints Explained

Does rest actually cause healing for the body?

For most active adults, taking complete time off just drops your tissue capacity below the stress of daily life. To live pain-free, you need to rebuild your body's ability to handle peak stress, like sprinting or jumping.

7 Years of Shin Splints 😱 The Pain DOOM LOOP Explained

Stop falling for the "time-off" TRAP.

If you're an athlete dealing with chronic medial tibial stress syndrome (MTSS), simply resting might be making your recovery way harder. The Pain Doom Loop is an injury cycle that keeps soccer players and runners sidelined for years.

Athlete injury recovery doesn't mean stopping activities for long periods of time.

In this episode of the Past Your Prime Podcast, we unpack why a 20-year-old athlete battled chronic shin splints for seven years despite orthotics and other treatments.

Physical Therapist Craig Smith and pro volleyball player Alex Keicher explain the therapeutic gap: why pain persists on active adults when tissue capacity doesn't match your physical capacity and training load. We reveal the science-backed strategies top athletes use to break this cycle.

If rest alone hasn't worked for years, this is for you.

👉 Watch the full episode: https://youtu.be/cBi2KziD01w