Have you ever contemplated buying that magic gel cushion the salesman promised would eliminate all your lower back pain? Have you ever bought one of those velcro braces to strap around your trunk to give you “extra support” because the doctor who sold it to you said it will help brace your spine? When it […]
Bent Over Rows and Back Pain – Fixing Common Mistakes Bent over rows and back pain is a pretty common conversation I have with people looking to build strength in their back. On the topic of low back pain: the key to rehabbing a bad back is knowing what is causing the pain and making […]
How to release a tight Psoas (Ilopsoas) When I start talking to someone about how to release their tight psoas most people just start looking at you weird and try to redirect your attention with “what about my tight hamstrings?”. When you’re trying to peel back the many layers to your back pain and you […]
Most people experience the most pain when initiating any kind of forward bending. Everyone’s lower back pain case is different but ALL back pain cases need to understand what it really means to hip hinge and what muscles need to be engaged to prevent reoccurring pain. Don’t trick yourself by throwing a PVC pipe on your […]
Last week we hit the essential “first steps” to training your lower body while dealing with back pain. I go into detail on the key warm-up drills and exercises I do that help get the muscles I need firing. You can check that out here. This week we are going to go over the top […]
One of the most common conversations I have with people regarding back pain is how they should train their legs. Some people are in search of ways to train AROUND the pain while others want their form fixed or core strengthened in an attempt to reduce or take away the pain. No matter your goals, I […]
If you want to beat back pain without doctors and drugs you have to be willing to test different things out on your body. What I have been focusing on these last two weeks is how to test the Superficial Back Line for tension and potential hot points where dysfunctions could form. For you specifically, we […]
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 […]
