Squat or deadlift? This may surprise you!
Taylor Pope, DPT, here! Anyone that has been in a session with me knows that I like to draw bright lines around hip hinge exercises [...]
Why Chain Effect Physical Therapy?
We get it. There's a lot of physical therapists out there. Today, our office manager, Letty, interviews Dr. Trembly addressing one question: Why Chain Effect? [...]
Enhancing Your Fitness Through Smartwatch Technology
For better or for worse, we’re far along in the Digital Age, and information is more and more widely available. Technologies in our home, phones, [...]
What’s Better: Eating Breakfast or Skipping Breakfast for Intermittent Fasting?
Answer: Ha! You thought the answer would be simple? Just like many of the latest wellness trends, the web of information on the internet [...]
How to Take Your Baby to Europe
Taylor and I had the crazy notion to take our 11 month old to Europe, specifically Prague, Vienna, and Budapest. We did it (in the [...]
5 Reasons Why You Should See a Registered Dietitian Today!
With so much information out there today about nutrition, it can be overwhelming and difficult to know what is best for you. But it doesn’t [...]
Supplement Highlight: Creatine
We’re continuing down the ingredient list of pre-workouts and highlighting the ones that are worth taking, bringing us to Creatine. Creatine Monohydrate is the most [...]
Supplement Highlight: Caffeine
Pre-Workout supplements are incredibly popular and many make claims that only their special blend will increase your strength, allow you to get more reps in [...]
Are Fruits Unhealthy to Eat on a Daily Basis?
With the rise in popularity of low carbohydrate diets and studies showing excessive fructose consumption can have negative effects on the body, many have become [...]
What is Performance Nutrition?
I have something embarrassing to admit. I grew up in the Triangle, an area with a huge population of passionate sports lovers, but I am [...]
Keto vs. Carbs
Current evidence suggests that low-carbohydrate/Ketogenic diets do not offer a fat loss advantage over non-Keto diets when caloric and protein intake are matched. As long [...]
The Benefits of Foam Rolling
What is foam rolling? Foam rolling, also known as self-myofascial release (SMR), is a self-massage technique that uses your own bodyweight and a simple piece [...]
Take Control of Stress with NuCalm
Chain Effect is an exclusive provider of the NuCalm experience in the triangle. Book Now When Caroline and I first tinkered around with [...]
Dry Needling vs. Acupuncture
A conversation I have at some point with just about every client is: “What is dry needling and how is it different than acupuncture?” I [...]
Getting Your Vitamin D From Food
In our protein packed, low carb crazed society we often neglect the importance of vitamins and minerals to our bodies' crucial systems. In the winter [...]