Crackin Backs Blog

You get Jeff Mengenhausen — the only Navy SEAL-turned-hospital-CEO in America, and the force behind one of the most remarkable healthcare turnarounds happening today.

Discover how your nervous system is silently shaping your experience — whether you feel stuck, numb, or constantly “on.”

Why is it that we normalize knee braces, dental visits, and gym memberships, but still whisper about the pelvic floor—a vital part of the body that affects everything from posture to pleasure?

Sleep is the foundation of your health, your performance, and your longevity — yet most people spend more time researching their next car or phone than the very thing they spend a third of their life on: their mattress.

Now imagine someone handing you a key — not to escape, but to unlock the calm already within you.

What if your low back pain isn’t a “thing to fix,” but a whole story to understand? On this week’s Crackin’ Backs Podcast, Dr. Jorge Esteves—researcher, clinician, and pioneer in touch science—blows up the simple cause-and-effect myth in musculoskeletal care and replaces it with something far more human…and far more effective.

There are moments that change the shape of a life in an instant — and then there are the long months and years after, when survival becomes a practice and courage becomes a choice.

What happens when a physician walks away from the bedside to enter the high-stakes world of first-in-human drug trials?

What if trauma isn’t just “in your head,” but living in your body—trapped in your hips, your nervous system, your very breath?

When we launched the Crackin’ Backs Podcast three and a half years ago, we never imagined we’d one day be sitting on stage in front of a live audience at one of the largest chiropractic conventions in the country.