Cortney Dreifelds

Suzanna unzipped the tent just as I was waking up with Ethan on a half-deflated air mattress sliding down a slant. She told me she had finished reading my book. 🥹 She’d woken up at the crack of dawn, curled up in a Minecraft blanket, and read it cover to cover — all surrounded by the mountains of Banff. 🏔️ My heart is so full. ❤️

I dedicated this book to the resilient athlete — because no matter how many times you’re knocked down, you keep getting back up. Why? Because your sport isn’t just a hobby — it’s your lifeblood.

Your drive, your grit, your unwillingness to give up… you inspires me deeply to keep finding an answer. This book was written with you in mind. Keep pushing forward, keep focusing on what you want, and keep showing up — the way only you can.

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What if the root cause of your pain isn’t where it hurts—but where your body stopped working the way it should?

My new book Play Pain-Free reveals the breakthrough system I’ve used with athletes in the NFL, CFL, NHL, PGA, Alberta Alpine Ski Team, and more—to help them get back to the sports they love without giving up, stretching endlessly, or numbing the pain.

Whether you’re a professional athlete or a weekend warrior, this book gives you the tools to:
✅ Resolve pain at its root—not just mask it
✅ Reactivate dormant muscles and restore true balance
✅ Break compensation patterns holding your performance back
✅ Train with precision and recover faster with less wear and tear

It’s filled with athlete stories, science-backed strategies, and step-by-step methods you can start using right away.

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I bawled my eyes out last night when my cousin messaged me to tell me I just made
#1 Best Selling Author!!! And I’m pretty sure I scared the s**t out of my parents, then sister when I called them at 10pm in tears last night.

This is a dream I’ve carried for years…not just to write a book (probably 10 times over), but to help people find an answer to their pain.

If you’re like me, when you have pain and can play your sport, it feels like a part of you dies…the part of you that felt freedom, strength, and a profound connection to something so much bigger than you.

“You can’t” just wasn’t an option for me. Maybe that’s the funny thing about hope - no matter what it takes and how hard it is to figure it out, you’ll fight for it.

This isn’t just my sap story, this is a collection of theories that I crafted, intertwined with my most memorable clients, to offer simple and easy strategies to deal with the root cause of your pain, other than stretching, rolling, exercising, needing, and all the other stuff you’re doing.
P.S. not that any of this doesnt help, but to fix it for good, we have to adress the weakest link, or as you already know, the damn pain just keeps coming back.

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It’s finally here!
The book I’ve been dreaming of writing for years — is now available “Play Pain-Free”
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I never imagined that my darkest, face-down moments — struggling to run with hip pain, fighting through knee pain when I cycled, and a list of injuries that kept knocking me down — would become the precipice for my life’s work and passion.

I just wanted to feel strong again.
But in the process of trying to figure it out, I discovered something far greater:
A way to help others find their missing link, understanding the root of the problem causing their pain, and in the end reclaim their inner strength they discovered in sport.

From working with teens re-claiming their identity through downhill racing…
To seniors rediscovering the freedom of playing golf in their retirement…
And even pro athletes fighting for even one more year, and one more contract….

There’s one thing we all have in common:
“No” is not the answer.
Underneath the pain is something greater —

HOPE

If you’ve been stuck in a cycle of pain, doing everything “right” — stretching, strengthening, rolling, needling, resting — but the problem keeps coming back…
You’re not alone.

You’re just missing the root cause.

As Einstein said,
“The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.”

This book is for the people who’ve tried it all.
The ones who are tired of figuring it out on their own.
The ones who know there’s something deeper going on — they just haven’t had the right tools to fix it… yet.

Play Pain-Free is that missing link.

This is the book I needed years ago.
And I wrote it so you don’t have to keep spinning your wheels. Even if you have a diagnosis - arthritis, scoliosis, nerve impingement, the list goes on. Even if you’ve been dealing with this for years. Even if you’ve been told there’s nothing you can do but surgery and medication. I’ve heard it all, and seen clients re-build the life they deserve.

Still skeptical? Check out what my clients have said (and this is only from the past month of reviews), search:
“Balanced Body - Sports Rehab Cortney Dreifelds”

If this message hits home, grab your copy.

IT’S HERE!!! 💥
My book is officially out in the world and I can’t believe it.

This isn’t just about pain…
It’s about the freedom to move, play, and live without it.

For every athlete who’s ever been told:
➡️ “Just stretch it out.”
➡️ “It’s all in your head.”
➡️ “You’ll have to live with it.”
…this book is for YOU.

I’ve seen so many strong, determined people doing everything right — and still hurting.
And I couldn’t stay quiet about what’s really going on anymore.

Inside, I share what most rehab and treatment plans miss:
✅ Why pain and tightness keep coming back
✅ The hidden root cause no one’s talking about
✅ How Muscle Activation Techniques (MAT) helps you stop compensating and start healing
✅ What it actually takes to unlock performance and play pain-free again

I dedicated this to:

“the athlete who plays through pain, fear, and heartbreak…” 💛
…because I’ve been there. And I’ve walked with so many of you through it.

If you’re done chasing temporary relief…
If you know there’s more to healing than ice packs and hope…
This is for you.

📘 Drop a comment or DM me for the link — I’ll send it straight to you.
If you’ve ever played through pain… I see you. You are not alone.

I held my book in my hands for the very first time. Excited. Nervous. Short of breath.

To open that package and see my own words in print — after years of study, puzzle piecing and figuring out how to share this— was surreal. Sharing that moment with my family, who’ve seen me through every high and low, believed in me and kept encouraging me to stick with it… I was proud, not because I got it done, but who I vecame along the way.

My first book, “Play Pain-Free” has been a labour of love for years.
It holds my heart, my passions, and some of my most personal stories — including my own battles with pain, both physical and emotional. Writing it cracked me open.

There were so many times I wanted to quit, but I couldn’t because these tools have to be shared.

Giving up running was never an option for me, but it took me over a decade of understanding the mechanics of the body, so I could explain these quick easy tools - with the hope that it will make a difference for even one person being able to live without pain.

Inside these pages, I share what I’ve seen work — the real, behind-the-scenes truths from pro athletes to weekend warriors, ambitious kids reclaiming their sport to vibrant silver foxes learning how to play again.

These are the methods, the mindset, and the moments that changed everything for me and the people I’ve had the privledge of working with.

This book is about understanding pain instead of numbing with medication, stretching, rolling, needling and even surgery. And more than anything, it’s about hope — for the possibility of playing full out again.

Sports are not just hobbies, they are your lifeblood for passion, purpose, inner strength, and finding the deepest part of your soul that is relentless and unwilling to quit.

To everyone who’s been part of this journey, and to everyone who’s going to be apart of what’s next - from the bottom of my heart, thank you!

This season skiing at Nakiska has been surreal. Finally getting settled in Calgary, but missing you all back in Ontario! 💕💕

Good Morning

Morning run 🏃‍♀️