HeyJaredHeal Without Harm
Our healthcare system sucks.Its strength? Saving lives, prolonging death, and costing a fortune.Its weakness? Promoting true health and longevity.This podcast exposes the flaws in over-medicating, injecting, and cutting, while showcasing alternatives.
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#87. Kegels are NOT the answer: what actually fixes pelvic floor dysfunction — with Dr. Kirsten Harris, PT (opens the original)
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Leaking when you laugh, sneeze, or lift. Constipation that won't budge. Pelvic pain nobody's fully explained. Dr. Clayton Dir, PT, DPT sits down with pelvic floor specialist Dr. Kirsten Harris to break down what the pelvic floor actually is, why Kegels alone often don't fix (and can even worsen) dysfunction, and why treating the whole body — not just "down there" — is often the missing piece. This episode covers postpartum recovery, pelvic pain, incontinence, constipation, core bracing myths, an
#86. Should you ask ChatGPT about your pain? What it gets right and wrong (opens the original)
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If you've ever typed a symptom into ChatGPT at 11pm instead of waiting for a doctor's appointment, you're not alone — you're one of over 40 million people who ask AI a health question every single day. Dr. Clayton Dir, PT, DPT breaks down why so many people are turning to AI for pain advice, what it can actually be useful for, and the one thing it can never replace: a real, hands-on evaluation. This isn't a takedown of AI — it's an honest look at where it helps, where it falls short, and what to
#85. URGENT - Meniscal Surgery May Worsen Your Knee Pain - New Study Finds (opens the original)
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If you've been told you need surgery for a torn meniscus, there's a brand-new, 10-year study you should see first. Dr. Clayton Dir, PT, DPT breaks down a landmark sham-surgery-controlled trial that followed adults with degenerative meniscal tears for a full decade — and the results challenge what a lot of people are told about needing surgery. The findings: no meaningful benefit from surgery over leaving the meniscus alone, and the surgery group actually had worse long-term outcomes, including a
#84. The One Thing Missing from Your Physical Therapy Plan (opens the original)
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Join the TheDocDir's Academy Here Ever start a recovery plan with the best intentions... and quietly stop three weeks in? You're not undisciplined — you're missing structure. In this episode, Dr. Clayton Dir, PT, DPT breaks down why willpower alone rarely gets people through pain recovery, and introduces a mentorship comparison (think fraternity "bigs and littles") for why accountability — not motivation — is the missing piece. He also shares what he's building to close that gap: a free communit
#83. Low back pain? Listen to this before surgery or injections (opens the original)
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If you've searched "low back pain relief" and only found surgery, injections, medications, or generic hamstring stretches, this episode is for you. Dr. Clayton Dir, PT, DPT breaks down the exact framework he uses with patients in the clinic to identify the real source of low back pain — and why, more often than not, it comes back to the hips. In this episode, you'll learn: Why low back pain is often actually a hip problem in disguise 🦵 How weak hip abductors and hip external rotators lead to ove
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