Butch Phelps
B.S. Aging Sciences, LMT, Active Isolated Stretching therapist
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Butch Phelps Quick Facts
- Main Areas
- Aging Sciences, Active Isolated Stretching, and Neuromuscular massage therapy
- Best Sellers
- Stretch ' Release Technique
- Career Focus
- Speaker, educator, author, and business owner
- Affiliation
- The Muscle Repair Shop, AMTA
Are you frustrated with nagging aches and pains that rise up at the most inopportune times? Have you tries everything including braces, pills, injections, and surgery trying to stop the pain? Butch Phelps has studied the muscles of the body from a mechanical prespective to better understand why we hurt by finding the true cause and not just solve the symptom.
Butch spends time with each of his clients/patients to teach them how to properly stretch their bodies. Most stretching today may actually make your problem worse. Butch is an experienced therapist in muscle therapy for chronic injuries, muscular, and nerve issues for 15 years. Ha has a B.S. in Aging Sciences and has studied how the body ages from 30 on. He understands how to preapre for getting older and what to do if you are already there. Currently Butch owns The Muscle Repair Shop in Sarasota, Florida.
You can email them at: butchphelps@musclerepairshop.com or www.musclerepairshop.com.
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Kill Your Headaches Forever
Are headaches getting in the way of you living your life? Are you waking up with headaches several mornings a week? Do your headaches come at the end of the day? For many people, pain relievers have become a way of life.
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Why are Our Joints Wearing Out So Fast
According to the Food and Drug Administration, since the year 2000, the number of joint replacement surgeries performed each year has been on the rise. In 2001, 165,000 hip joints and 326,000 knees were replaced in the United States alone.
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My Lower Back is Killing me!
Low back pain is the #1 reason for doctor visits in America. Did you know that according the Jou al of the AMA that most back surgeries are deemed a failure. Not a very high success rate. Most low back pain comes from the muscles in your hips, not your back. Chiropractic may not help because, even if the body is out of alignment, the muscles may pull your structure back out of place negating the work of your chiropractor. In fact, the muscles are so powerful in your back that they can pull your vertebrae to one side and setting off a bulging disc or pinch nerve.
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Blackberry Syndrome
Are you suffering with a pain in your arm just below your elbow? Do you text message during your day? Are you on the computer all day? You could be suffering from Blackberry syndrome. Let me explain. From your elbow to the tips of your fingers there are 26 muscles that allow your hand to make all the movemnets it makes. From each finger there is a muscle on top and bottom and the muscles continue up to your elbow. The muscles on top of your forearm allow your hands to open, while the muscles on the bottom allow your hands to close. Now that we have that out of the way.
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Are you tired of suffering from plantar fasciitis?
Many Americans suffer with pain in their feet, especiilay their heels. We go to doctors looking for relief. Unfortuntely you usually get some othotics, a heel lift, medications, or an injection of cortizone. The problem is everyone goes to the site of the pain. I know it makes logical sense, but in reality it is wrong thinking. If you look at the anatomy of the lower leg and foot you will find 4 major muscles running from the back of your knee,around your heel and out to your toes. You also have 2 major muscles on top that run from your knees to the tips of your toes as well.
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5 Myths of Stretching
#1 The Longer you hold the stretch, the better- Traditionally most people who stretch will hold a stretch for 20-30 seconds. Why do they do this? They were taught by a professional, or friend, who said by holding this stretch for 20-30 seconds you will thoroughly stretch the muscle. I used to be one of those guys. The truth is, holding a muscle for more than 2-3 seconds actually will shorten the muscle. As you hold the muscle beyond the 2-3 seconds, the muscle begins to fight back and resist. Much like when you are lifting weights. The muscle will feel hard and tight.
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How To Prevent Your Body From Breaking Down
Many times in my practice I hear clients describe the constant and chronic pain they endure everyday, then it is usually follwed by "Oh well, I guess at my age what can you expect." How sad! We spend more money in America on healthcare, or should I say sick care than anyone in the world. Why ...
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The Three Most Common Areas that Cause Back Pain
80% of all Americans will face back pain in their lifetime. I have heard this number many times and yet there seems to be no good treatment to stop back pain. There are many gadgets such as back braces, special chairs, strength training exercises, and even cars that come with lumbar support to help people live with back pain. The question is, “Why must you just live with back pain?” In this article, I will talk about the three areas of your body that causes most back pain and some simple stretches that have helped my clients stop their back pain once and for all.
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Favorite Quotes & Thoughts from Butch Phelps
"How you do anything is how you do everything." T. Harv Eker
Live your life with "definite of purpose." Napoleon Hill
Contacting Butch Phelps
The Muscle Repair Shop
1217 East AVe, South, Suite 207
Sarasota, Fl 34239
941-366-3666
How to get started
The best place to start is to understand that correct stretching requires a different mindset from what we have learned in the past. In the past, strtching involved holding the stretch for long periods of time, using force to make the muscle stretch out, and stretch mutliples of muscle on each stretch.
Once you learn how use your brain to relax the muscle you will find that stretching is very relaxing and effective in freeing up the joints. This will improve your energy level, especailly if you are over 50 and increase your power at any age. Stretching correctly can reduce the need for most joint replacements, back surgeries, and typical injuries as we age. all stretxhing is, is teaching the brain you canmove a particular way. Once the brain knows that, the risk of injury goes away
Your brain is designed to protect you, ANy anticipation of pain will caues your brain to stop you.