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The Life Stylist

The Future of Fitness: Electrical Stimulation & Neuro-Physical Therapy w/ NeuFit's Garrett Salpeter #458

The Life Stylist

Luke Storey

Health & Fitness, Society & Culture, Spirituality, Alternative Health, Religion & Spirituality

4.8 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 14 February 2023

⏱️ 130 minutes

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Summary

You know I'm all about solving problems as fast as possible with the least amount of effort, and this episode is about just that. Today, I’m joined by Garrett Salpeter, a brilliant engineer and neuroscientist who started his company, NeuFit, back in 2009 and has not looked back since.

We get to the shocking (and deeply healing) truth about direct current therapy, the inspirations behind his new home-use device which I am obsessed with, the Neubie, and go deep on the science of pain – revealing that pain is in fact felt on a much deeper level than what we might associate with it.

If you're someone who's dealing with any of the following challenges, I highly recommend you give this one a full attention: plantar fasciitis, ankle sprains, shin splints, knee ligament injury, hamstring strain, pulled groin strain, quad or hip flexor, back pain, neck pain – just about anything you can imagine in these categories of pain and injury.

And for people who want a Neubie at home, like me, or if you're a pro practitioner that wants to integrate this into your own practice, there is a sweet deal waiting for you. NeuFit is generously offering $1,000 off a Neubie device if you order from neu.fit/luke.

DISCLAIMER: This podcast is presented for educational and exploratory purposes only. Published content is not intended to be used for diagnosing or treating any illness. Those responsible for this show disclaim responsibility for any possible adverse effects from the use of information presented by Luke or his guests. Please consult with your healthcare provider before using any products referenced. This podcast may contain paid endorsements for products or services.

00:04:22 — Inspiration for Creating NeuFit

  • The important role that hockey plays in this story

  • Healing injuries with the University of Texas football program

  • Success story with the Washington Nationals

  • Testing prototypes and revising the design

00:14:24 — Direct Current Therapy 101

  • AC vs. DC explanation

  • How we override the brain’s protective instincts

  • Neuromuscular ed-education

  • Structural vs. functional issues

  • Deep dive on pain mapping

  • The impact of helping people – positive ripple effect

00:34:12 — Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS)

  • Applying direct current without burning the skin

  • What the waveform looks like

  • Similarity to acupuncture, massage

  • Unpacking the science of pain

  • Garrett explains the biopsychosocial model

  • Mental anguish and other non-physical pains

  • How your body impacts your mind

  • The existence of physical triggers and PTSD

  • What is sensory motor amnesia?

  • Diagnostic capacity of the device

  • The magic of MRI technology

01:06:20 — Home/Personal Use vs. Clinics/Practitioners

  • Use cases, athletes, and post-surgery recovery

  • ROI vs. seeing a specialist

  • Treats a range of common and more serious issues

  • Supercharging physical therapy

  • Cheaper/smaller versions are in development

  • Parasympathetic activation protocol

  • Vagus nerve stimulation

  • Protocol for use with your feet

  • Fixing Luke’s tinnitus

01:38:09 — Neubie & Physical Fitness

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0:00.0

There can be pain when there's no damage. There can also be damage without pain, so that

0:10.0

it's not a one-to-one correlation. We often think, part of why I like to talk about this

0:14.1

is that it can be empowering to patients because a lot of times they think, all this hurts,

0:18.6

it's broken. I'm going to need this brace or this surgery or have to take these anti-inflammatories

0:23.1

forever. But there's more to it. There's more to the story. There's a famous orthopedic

0:27.9

surgeon named James Andrews, and so he talked to him. He said, if you want to do surgery,

0:32.0

get an MRI or something like that because you'll almost always be able to find something

0:35.6

to justify doing surgery.

0:42.7

Ah man, you guys are in for a treat today. You know I'm all about solving problems as fast as possible

0:48.6

with the least amount of effort. And this show is about just that. This is episode 458,

0:54.6

the future of fitness, electrical stimulation, and neurophysical therapy with new fits,

0:59.6

Garrett Salpeater. You will find the show notes, links, and written transcripts for this bad boy

1:05.7

at LukeStory.com slash Garrett. Our guest Garrett is an engineer and a neuroscientist,

1:13.3

and he started his company, New Fit, back in 2009 and has not looked back since.

1:19.5

And I got to say, Garrett's not only super bright and inventive. He's also just the sweetest

1:23.4

dude and someone with whom I really enjoyed talking. And as you're about to find out, I am obsessed

1:29.8

with this device he created called the newbie. And that's why I had to get him on the mic to spread

1:34.4

the good word. And I have a pretty strong feeling that you'll be glad I did. Here's a little sample

1:40.0

of some of the cool stuff we riff on. How Garrett created the new fit technology, direct current

1:45.2

therapy, and how it differs from a tens unit, why we each experience pain differently,

1:50.6

how the nervous system both causes and prevents pain, the true risks and benefits of diagnostics

1:56.4

like MRI and X-ray, his invention, the newbie, and how it alleviates pain and heals underlying

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