4 Rules For Doing Cardio With Back Pain When it comes to doing cardio with underlying back pain it can be tough knowing what you should and shouldn’t do. You don’t remember experiencing weird pains when running before so why do you have them now and is it okay to push through? Or maybe you […]
Dr. McGill Big 3 Exercises: Are they good for back pain? Dr. Stuart McGill and his Big 3 Core Exercises have made their way into the fitness industry claiming to be the best overall core exercises to prime the body and build a resilient core. If you have been dealing with persistent back pain and […]
The Best Shoes For Back Pain Sufferers: 2020 Update Have you ever taken home a pair of super expensive shoes (even if they were rated the best shoes for back pain sufferers) and after a while wearing them your back starts to ache? Do you have a hard time finding the best shoe to help […]
3 Rules For Exercising With a Herniated Disc (2020) Exercising with herniated discs or any history of disc injury for that matter can be extremely scary and frustrating all at the same time. You don’t want to do more damage but everyone and their mother is telling you that exercise is SOOO important and […]
I made a lot of lower back pain relief mistakes during the 6+ years that I suffered from chronic low back pain. It was a very frustrating and unproductive season of my life where everything was consumed by searching for a relief strategy that actually worked. In the 2020 variation of this post, I am […]
I can’t stand googling “Stretches for lower back tightness”. To me, it’s like throwing darts at a dartboard while wearing a blindfold. When you start digging around the internet for stretches to help this tightness you have to be really careful. Not all stretches are created equal and in some cases, the last thing your […]
What do you do when nothing seems to be working? No matter what you do it seems your lower back pain just won’t go away or relief seems to get to a certain point and just stops. You thought you had things dialed in and you were on the right path but something seems to have […]
When it comes to our feet and lower back pain, a lot of people tend to overlook the importance of the foot’s alignment for the rest of the body. Most people don’t actively engage their body with what they are doing. They don’t think how these shoes or that posture will affect their performance. We base […]
A trick I learned early on when trying to get control of my back pain was a simple technique you can use to tell whether or not your lower back muscles are contracted or relaxed. A part of your pain cycle is not giving your body the time it needs to relax and do its […]
When it comes to picking apart your own pain cycle, you have to pay attention to the details. The best place to start when trying to ditch your doctor and flush your pain meds is to look at the activities you do every day. Not just the ones that cause pain but simply the ones […]
