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05 Aug

Posted at 06:00h in Education, Low Back

Dealing with low back tightness? You're not alone, did you know that low back issues are the most common musculoskeletal complaint and one of the top reasons for time lost at work? However, don't be too alarmed, another way to look at it is low back pain and tightness is like the common cold of the musculoskeletal system. Just like the common cold, there can be a lot of reasons and contributing factors that make low back issues come around. The best way to manage low back tightness is to treat it comprehensively. In this article, you will learn different methods that you can start applying immediately to give you low back relief, as well as a follow-along 5-minute routine that we promise you will make your back feel like a million bucks!

17 Jul

Posted at 11:40h in Education, Low Back, Mid Back

If you spend an afternoon at your local gym long enough, you will inevitably see someone deadlifting in a way that could make your own back hurt! Chances are, you may have even strained your low back trying to master this complex exercise. Yet, youโ€™ve also heard the deadlift being praised as the best exercise for maintaining a strong and healthy back. So, which is it? Is the deadlift the problem or the solution to your back pain? In this article, youโ€™ll learn how the deadlift exercise can help you to overcome back pain, how to perform proper deadlifting with back pain, as well as some key measures supported by research that you can use to evaluate when you are ready to deadlift after a back injury!

04 Nov

Posted at 21:44h in Education, Low Back
Low Back Pain is the leading cause of activity limitation and work absence throughout much of the world and is associated with an enormous economic burden. Even worse, the prevalence of chronic low back pain has increased in recent years. With the prevalence of 60-65 % of people experiencing back pain at some point in their lives. This article will demonstrate how you can stay moving and keep the muscles around the low back engaged whether you are experiencing low back pain or just looking to improve your core muscle function.ย 

18 Mar

Posted at 18:59h in Low Back

Mike had the unique opportunity to spend 4 months treating in China. Sadly, the people there have an extremely low level of education and understanding of their health. Every day in the clinic, we battled not just construed cultural enigmas ("my back hurts because of the cold wind"), but also improper education/adviceย  ("my doctor told me if I do anything more vigorous than walking my nerve will impinge and I will be paralyzed"). One of the biggest reasons why Craig, Arash, and I started The Prehab Guys' in the first place was to inject some truth and science into the fitness and health industries. Proper education on your movement system, from why you experience pain to self-management strategies, GO A LONG WAY in making this world a much better and happier place. Education is power. Without further ado, fact #1โ€ฆ

29 Sep

Posted at 10:44h in Low Back

Low back pain is the leading cause of activity limitation and work absence throughout much of the world and is associated with an enormous economic burden. This is a serious call to action to provide the general public with low back exercises for back pain! Low back pain doesn't need to seem all that scary and debilitating, in this article you will learn low back exercises for back pain specifically designed to improve core stability, strength, mobility, which may help reduce your risk of injuring your lower back!

13 Dec

Posted at 15:57h in Hip, Low Back

Everyone has a slightly different bony anatomy. Whether itโ€™s a longer femur, bent shin (tibial torsion), or a rotated hip socket (acetabular retroversion), your anatomy, in addition to your functional goals, should ultimately drive squat depth. So how deep or low should you squat?ย From an injury prevention and biomechanical perspective, there is only one thing that should matter โ€“ posterior pelvic tilt.

13 Dec

Posted at 07:08h in Low Back

Low back pain is one of the most common musculoskeletal diagnoses in the world. The low back is typically considered the lumbar spine region, but it is also important to remember the pelvis and the hips influence motion at the low back. After an injury or experiencing pain in this region, motion in this area can get, 'out of whack'. This can lead to changes in body awareness and as a protective mechanism, the body may move in a more rigid pattern, thus less dissociation from joint to joint. This can lead to someone having difficulty with performing and controlling pelvic tilting. In these scenarios, you have to go back to the basics to retrain the foundations for healthy movement and improving body awareness. This article describes three exercises to help retrain low back movement and pelvic tilting.