Dooley Noted: The Blogs

Dooley Noted: 8/26/2014 Being a chiropractor, movement specialist, anatomist, and budding acupuncturist/herbalist, I’m considered a holistic practitioner. I have been accused of being a “Jack of all trades.” But don’t accuse me of being a “master of none.” Dr. Patrick Montgomey, my chiropractic and practitioner role model, is the epitome of professionalism and brilliance. He once told me he was trained in over 100 techniques, but a master of about 19. I would dare anyone … Read more

Dooley Noted: 8/25/2014 I see fitness bringing into focus developmental positioning, like crawling, squatting and planking. My amazing colleague Eric Chessen (of www.autismfitness.com) pointed this question out to me: “Why aren’t people skipping?” Skipping is something you see children do quite readily. Children crawl, walk, sprint, and skip to get to their destination. Skipping is locomotive. You never see a child jog. But skipping? That’s a daily occurrence. It also mimics sprinting in its activations … Read more

Dooley Noted: 8/23/2014 A few days ago, I watched my business partner deadlift 625 pounds. I was four feet away. You can see it here: https://m.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1429727417312633 Being very new to strength, I wasn’t prepared to see something of that level of impressiveness up close. His name is Jason Kapnick, and he is our CFO at Catalyst S.P.O.R.T. I’m constantly proud of my business partners. They are incredible men of integrity, kindness, brilliance, humility and strength. … Read more

Dooley Noted: 8/22/2014 Yesterday, my patient was breathing shallowly into her abdomen. Almost every part of the breath was limited by the pecs, neck, and serratus muscles. After my alarm led to the Dooley Inquisition, she admitted she was wearing a girdle. When I proposed she take it off, she noted that would never be happening. Never say never to a Dooley. Most of us have our movement glitches. And most of those glitches are … Read more

Dooley Noted: 8/21/2014 I work in science, teaching anatomy for 6 universities. So, people are quite shocked that I am a doctor of “alternative medicine.” I am a chiropractor studying acupuncture, who some refer to as a movement specialist. Very little of what I do is backed up by a litany of peer-reviewed literature. Many sources attempt to discount what I use to help patients. I’m asked quite often: why do you use NKT, ART, … Read more

Dooley Noted: 8/20/2014 Olfaction is better known as your sense of smell. While this sensation in humans is not as well developed as other species, it is highly primitive and important. Olfaction is the only human sense with the ability to bypass the sensory relay center, better known as your thalamus. Think of the thalamus like the bouncer of your most exclusive club: your brain. Olfaction has the ability to bypass this bouncer, sneaking through … Read more

Dooley Noted: 8/19/2014 On Saturday, I returned from visiting another continent in another hemisphere: Australia. When I made this same trek in March, I had jetlag upon my return. I couldn’t sleep for a 36-hour period, and I felt out of it for four days. This trip, I was determined to figure out a system to help me avoid the jetlag experience. I gathered advice from several jet-setting friends, and these tips completely worked! I … Read more

Dooley Noted: 8/17/2014 I flew for 21 total hours yesterday. As I looked out the windows, I viewed the Australian Alps, the vast ocean surrounding Hawaii, the aerial highway views of LA, and the land of everything in between until I landed in New York. On these flights, I finally realized how minute I was. I feel so big, yet I am so small in the vastness that is our universe. Perhaps that is why … Read more

Dooley Noted: 8/16/2014 People can tend to make judgment calls about things they’ve never experienced. From addiction to obesity, I watch people point their fingers at what they feel are “bad choices.” With the recent death of Robin Williams, I’ve read my share of Internet and in-person judgments. Some called him selfish for committing suicide. What about his family? Was he only thinking of himself? I never once thought that. I think those words are … Read more

Dooley Noted: 8/15/14 Your central nervous system is packed with a pharmacy. Some of the most effective agonists of happiness and pain reduction are located right inside your cranial cavity. I used to be addicted to my own pharmacy. I would run through pain and injury to get to mile 12. I thought the pain was the penance I paid to feel euphoria. At that mile 12 mark, my pain would dissipate. I felt as … Read more