Today I’m going to outline five back pain myths I learned during my journey of overcoming low back pain. Back pain myths run rampant, and, unfortunately, steer people in the wrong direction. If overcoming low back pain is your goal then follow along as I discuss five common back pain myths destroying your progress.
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I’ve been on a roll lately when it comes to discussing low back pain. And rightfully so, considering it’s my niche and personal to me; however, I thought today I would change it up and discuss a different topic, which is “How to Land a Professional Sports Strength & Conditioning Internship.” Once in a while,
Spine biomechanics is one area of research that I admire. Understanding how a disc bulge develops, or how a loss of disc height alters force fascinates me. It’s a bit ironic since I never had an appreciation for this field until my back issues (L5-S1 Disc herniation & Facet Joint Osteoarthrosis). And I know I
An area I find of concern for people trying to overcome low back pain is the post-rehab process. For instance, you’ll see a person with low back pain opt for conservative treatment. Or. Surgery, if conservative treatment doesn’t work. In the cases were people improve with conservative treatment or surgery, they may return to normal
Over the past few years of coaching a wide variety of people, I’ve found that verbal responses to a question such as “how’d that weight feel?” provides a good indication if you need to progress, regress or stay the same in weight. For instance, the other day I had a new client with a history
