Recovery and physical improvement should incorporate play and joy rather than being treated as purely austere or punishing activities.

“Everyone learns better through play. Play is the miracle drug.”

Exercise rehabilitation should focus on restoring stability and preventing movement patterns that trigger pain, rather than nonspecific activity.

“the first thing is it just says draw a table what are activities that cause you pain what are activities that either take your pain away or are neutral write them all out now here is how you patter recognize those”

Orthotics should only be used as a temporary aid to manage pain while the patient concurrently performs strengthening and mobility exercises to rehabilitate the foot.

“Here's the here's the problem with that. You can't de load tissue forever. You would never do that anywhere else in the body. So the conversation with arch supports should be you're going to use this for a short period of time while your symptoms abate”

Lex Luger believes that prioritizing his current capabilities over limitations and maintaining a consistent health regimen has been essential to increasing his mobility.

“I focus on what I can do further what I can't do of course I love I'm a I'm a I call it a my Menor says Lex you got to be a windshield guy what you mean don't be a rearview mirror guy there's a reason those rearview mirrors are so small don't be looking in there be look at Horizon be a windshield gu”

Physical therapy has been immensely beneficial for his health and pain management beyond other treatments.

“It's been getting back in the health, and and more than anything, I want to tell anybody out there struggling, more than drugs, more than anything, physical therapy, PT, has helped me immensely.”

When dealing with chronic health issues like SIBO and suspected mold exposure, training intensity must be significantly reduced to allow the body to recover.

“Mild and moderate. Mild and moderate. Yeah. you push your body too hard with any kind of stress and you're going to crash.”