DOSAGE
Are you over-protecting your injury? Or do you find yourself over-doing it and then suffering recurring setbacks?
Both are quite common.
One day you may be feeling like “Everything hurts” (overprotecting) then suddenly you feel like “I haven’t felt this good...
For anyone rehabbing back pain, the hip hinge is without a doubt one of the top movements to master!
The hinge, when done well, drives flexion and extension through your mighty glute muscles, sparing your back.
When you think about it, you probably hinge about 100 times a day....moving from...
1. What is spondylolisthesis?
Spondylolisthesis refers to slippage (usually forward) of a vertebra relative to the vertebra below it. The Greek root spondylo means spine, and listhesis means to slip or slide.
2. What is “Spondy” and how is it different from...
Photo: Art by Christos Barbalis
Do-at-home, no-equipment-needed, non-invasive therapeutic skills are indispensable for effectively managing stress, anxiety, exercise burnout, pain and more.
The following three self-care skills and accompanying practices will help you understand and...
This is a reprint, with permission, written by Phil Greenfield on his Facebook page. If we all approached our injuries in this manner, the outcomes would be very different.
You can keep up with Phil on his Facebook page by clicking here.
MY (GOOD) BAD BACK
There’s nothing so...
A herniated disc occurs when the outer portion of a spinal disc breaks down and the inner portion leaks out. The inner portion of the disc that extrudes can then irritate or compress nearby nerves, causing radiating pain.
Thank you to www.spine-health.com for this video ...
What is Retrain Back Pain®?
RBP introduces users to a plethora of self-care skills which originate from multiple treatment disciplines. This program pulls some of the best practices from each of the therapeutic disciplines listed above.
RETRAIN BACK PAIN® SELF-ASSESSMENT
Smart self-inquiry is key for identifying why your back hurts. The following questions may serve to identify helpful behavior modifications and possible treatment options.
1. Does the pain change in intensity?
Belly breathing is great, but only sometimes. Over time there are some negative repercussions from always breathing in to your belly.
Belly breathing is great, but only sometimes. Over time there are some negative repercussions from always...
Side Planks are quite popular as a core exercise. Often we see them done dynamically, where you’re body is in a straight line and the hip drops to the floor and back up to the side plank.
However this lateral flexion and extension may exacerbate lateral facet shear if the person...
Virabhadrasana One can tweak the sacroiliac joint, hip, knee and/or ankle. Try these simple adjustments to create dynamic strength.
W1 can tweak the sacroiliac joint, hip, knee and/or ankle. Try these simple adjustments to create dynamic...
A testament to the importance and the impressive power that the humanistic component of clinical practice has in the treatment of acute and chronic pain.
Let's be clear: Catastrophizing is not a word.
That doesn't stop us from doing it. We all catastrophize when we experience pain or fear.
Even...
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