Welcome to the Just Ingredients Podcast, I'm Cara Lynn and here we talk all things nourishing to the mind, body and soul.

This is a place where you can find just good ingredients to life. Vinny Crispino went from being an impressive D1 swimmer to being completely bedridden after he broke his back in a surfing accident.

Inspired by his own healing journey, he has made it his life's mission to help others alleviate pain and regain their sense of well-being.

He is the founder of the Pain Academy, which helps people address their pain and become pain-free for good.

His message is simple.

Movement is the key to healing.

You already have all the tools you need.

Welcome to the show everyone.

Thank you, Vinny, so much for being here today.

I'm actually really excited for my followers and listeners to hear from you and hear about your

story.

And so thank you for taking the time to be here.

Yeah, thank you so much for having honored to be on the show.

Well in fact let's start with your story. Why don't you tell my listeners a little bit about yourself, your background and your context we'll go back to you know the start of this you know when I was a young man I was a

division one collegiate athlete a time all American I was a great swimmer I felt just

like Superman nothing could break me I could always push my body whatever I asked of my body it gave it to me it was amazing I was really blessed when I was a young man and as life, life finds a way to humble you and I was humbled

pretty hard in my early 20s. I broke my back in a surfing accident and I went in

literally a matter of seconds to being that young strong capable guy to just disabled.

And it was a stark reality. I mean it was a wake-up call never really needing to take care of

your body just always pushing it and being allowed to push it and being rewarded

for pushing it hard to now I can barely even stand up for more than a few minutes.

So I had a radical shift in life experience from this accident which is

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