What if the new pain that showed up out of nowhere actually started with an injury you had years ago?
Stacey Roberts woke up one morning to searing heel pain with no injury to explain it. As a physical therapist of 30-plus years, she recognized plantar fasciitis right away. What surprised her was the real cause.
She traces it back to a knee injury months earlier and the way her body had quietly compensated ever since. She explains how faulty movement patterns, a tight calf, and shifting hormones in perimenopause and menopause can team up to create pain that seems to come from nowhere.
If you are active again in your late 30s to 60s and pain keeps popping up, this episode shows why chasing the sore spot or reaching for hormones first can miss the real trigger. Listen now.
Timestamped Highlights
- 00:01:29 The polka move at a family wedding that changed everything
- 00:02:21 Why Stacey said no to the knee replacement her doctor pushed
- 00:03:19 The morning heel pain hit like a nail through the foot
- 00:04:16 What plantar fasciitis really is, and the tug-of-war behind it
- 00:05:51 The quiet compensation pattern that set the whole thing off
- 00:07:35 How hormones sneak into the joint pain conversation
- 00:09:05 The rubber band that explains what estrogen does for your tissue
- 00:12:54 Why reaching for hormones first can be the wrong move
- 00:14:46 New pain with no injury? Where to actually look
- 00:16:31 Pickleball, weekend warriors, and the niggly injuries that follow
- 00:20:08 The scratch on your hand that explains how healing really works
- 00:21:46 The one trigger behind 70 to 80 percent of the pain she sees
Resources
Important Links
- Free eBooks - https://newyouhealthandwellness.com/ebooks
- Biomechanics: When Movement Matters
- Heal Your Gut, Heal Your Pain - The Gut Joint Axis: A Missing Link to Joint and Muscle Health
- Hormones: A Missing Piece in Pain Relief
The Pain-Free Formula Podcast is brought to you by Stacey Roberts. Production and editing by Podcast Your Brand.
About the Host
Stacey Roberts, PT, MBA, MSN, RN, is an Amazon bestselling author, physical therapist, registered nurse, and functional medicine specialist with 30+ years of experience. She founded and runs New You Health and Wellness in Wauwatosa, Wisconsin. Her program, detailed in her book, The Pain-Free Formula, Solving The Puzzle of Muscle and Joint Pain Without Surgery, Drugs or Injections, has helped thousands overcome chronic pain and reclaim their vitality.
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