Want to help your low back pain? Embrace your core
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Hey Reader, Happy Monday and President's Day! If you haven't personally seen me for a treatment at my gym, then you probably don't know what type of practice I run. This may come off shocking but not all physical therapists treat the same way. Many treat differently based on education and experience. The cookie cutter approach to treatment shouldn't be the same for everyone, because not every person's cause of pain is the same. I'm also not the type of clinician who claims to fix your "_______ pain" with just "3 amazing exercises in only 5 minutes a day". That title came from a YouTube video that had 1.3 million views. Click bait videos like that make me both annoyed and a teensy bit jealous. It's also the reason I will NEVER claim to FIX a problem with certain exercises. Of course I have regular exercises and even favorites I use for certain findings BUT I've never given the same home program to two different people with the same diagnosis, like low back pain. Why? Because each person's cause and clinical findings can be very different and require different ways to treat it! Low back pain is just one of the diagnoses that have MANY causations. But there is one very common thing I do find in people who have low back pain and that is core weakness. Click on the YouTube video below to check out one of my favorite exercises for gaining core control to reduce spinal movement (often a cause of low back pain). Give it a try and send us your videos on Facebook or Instagram! Don't forget to tag us If you'd like to check out more core strength exercises or need a good place to start, check out the self-paced course below.
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