Recovery, Part One: Why You Hurt

A field guide to soreness, pain, and the 3,000-year search for what actually helps aging athletes recover faster

19 hrs ago • Burke Selbst PT OCS GCFP

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April 2026

Is Your Muscle Pain a Tissue Issue or a Signal Glitch?

Beyond the "Dry" Anatomy: How the Interstitium and the Thalamus hold the keys to un-locking postural back pain.

Apr 29 • Burke Selbst PT OCS GCFP

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Is Your AI Rehab Program Actually Helping You?

Why "Dr. ChatGPT" might be the most misleading tool in your medicine cabinet—and how to use it safely.

Apr 22 • Burke Selbst PT OCS GCFP

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March 2026

The Cartilage Transformation

Beyond Bone-on-Bone: A New Blueprint for Defying Joint Pain

Mar 24 • Burke Selbst PT OCS GCFP

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Shattered Glass, Short Sprints and How Quickly We Lose Our Speed: A Lesson from the Pan Am Games

From a bus window in Chile to the crosswalks of Philadelphia, the distance between safety and injury is measured in milliseconds.

Mar 18 • Burke Selbst PT OCS GCFP

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February 2026

The Golf Ball and the Postage Stamp

From the track cycling pits to the Chilean surf: why the "software" behind your rotator cuff is more important than the strength of your muscles.

Feb 25 • Burke Selbst PT OCS GCFP

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Bumps and Chatter.

We’re at dinner in an industrial pocket of LA. The athletes are puking into emesis bags, but the coach is calm. He knows something about the "shock…

Feb 12 • Burke Selbst PT OCS GCFP

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January 2026

High Hamstring or Glute?

A clear guide to diagnosing deep buttock pain and rebuilding strength safely as an older athlete, without fear-based rest or guesswork.

Jan 26 • Burke Selbst PT OCS GCFP

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Epistemic Humility in Rehab and Movement Science

What we know, how we know it, and why curiosity still matters

Jan 23 • Burke Selbst PT OCS GCFP

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Sore Isn’t Broken: Rethinking Muscle, Recovery, and Aging

What soreness, strength, and recovery are really telling you, and why aging athletes get stuck when they shouldn’t

Jan 15 • Burke Selbst PT OCS GCFP

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I Wish I’d Known This Earlier: January’s Longevity Workout Drop

Why we don't always get a fresh start and how to train for the long game anyway

Jan 8 • Burke Selbst PT OCS GCFP

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Starting Over Isn’t Weakness

Why your body defaults to familiar movement—and why revisiting the basics matters more than ever

Jan 4 • Burke Selbst PT OCS GCFP

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