Health & Fitness Resources

Online Resources

• Nutrition:

  • Anti-inflammatory Diet - Inflammation can increase your pain and the foods you eat contribute to this phenomenon.

    • Harvard Health Resource - Here is a quick blogpost of some do’s and don’ts to guide you in ensuring you are following an anti-inflammatory diet to optimize your recovery

  • General Nutrition Education -

    • Nutritionfacts.org - Michael Greger, M.D. FACLM hosts a brief, free weekly podcast where he presents evidence-based nutrition to add years to our life and life to our years

• Pain:

  • Explain Pain - An excellent book discussing the complicated nature of pain in everyday terms that the average person can understand. This is a fantastic resource if you are struggling with chronic pain.

  • Climb Pain-Free - Written by Elle’s friend and USC colleague, Dr. Jared Vagy. Learn a foundational framework of injury prevention for rock climbers. He is a wealth of knowledge. Get access in this great book.

• Sports, fitness, and health training:

  • American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) Health & Fitness Brochures

  • British Journal of Sports Medicine (BJSM) - They have an excellent podcast for those wanting to be on the cutting edge of research and science as it relates to sports, orthopedic, and musculoskeletal health. It’s an Elle favorite!

• Physical Therapy Resources:

  • California Physical Therapy Association (CCPTA) - Learn about physical therapy issues in California

  • American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) - Learn more about how physical therapy can help you

  • American Academy of Orthopedic Manual Physical Therapists (AAOMPT) - Learn about the benefits of manual therapy and being treated by a fellow of orthopedic manual physical therapy (FAAOMPT), like our PT, Dr. Elle Bottrell, and how you might get better results than seeing a typically trained PT

local Resources

• Fleet Feet Burbank - looking for a place to buy insoles, running gear, or find a community of friendly folks to run with. This is the place for you!

• Stronghold Climbing Gym - bouldering, top ropes, auto belay, sport climbing, hang boards, campus boards, tension boards, and training area with cardio and weight training equipment

• Body Builders Gym - a local to Silver lake to get your cardio and weight training needs met in an affordable, non-pretentious environment

• Swimming Pools -

  • Echo Park Deep Pool - indoor pool

  • Glassell Park Pool - outdoor pool

  • Lincoln Park Pool - outdoor pool, *brand new*