Your Guide To Mitigating Back Pain
If youâve ever felt a sudden twinge while bending down to tie your shoes or a dull ache after standing for too long, you already know how disruptive back pain can be. However, you are certainly not alone, with roughly 80% of us experiencing back pain at some point in our lives. The good news is that a vast majority of these issues are entirely treatable and avoidable once you understand how your spine is designed to move.
Most non-traumatic back pain doesn’t happen out of nowhere; it builds up over time due to faulty movement patterns. Specifically, back pain almost always arises from how we handle three fundamental spinal movements: extension, flexion, and rotation.
In the following series of videos Paul explains exactly what these fundamental movements are, and how to identify them. He then follows up with exercises you can do to strengthen the surrounding muscles and reduce your risk of injury.
To begin with, what is flexion?
What does extension look like?
Here are a few exercises you can do to avoid these issues:
When does rotation become an issue?
Doing the following exercises will help you ensure you can properly control you rotation.
The secret to a pain free back isn’t avoiding these movements; it’s learning how to do them correctly while building the core strength to support them.
If you are currently experiencing persistent back pain, or aren’t sure which movement pattern is causing your discomfort, let us take a look. Book an appointment with our team today, and let’s get you moving confidently again.