AXIAL LOADING back exercises back pain farmers carry grip osteopenia prevent osteoporosis retrainbackpain spine spondy spondylolisthesis strengthen back Jan 30, 2019

AXIAL LOADING

a.k.a. “The Farmers Carry”

Loading the spine means adding weight to the head or shoulders

Carrying weight this way loads the shoulders, which then load the spine

It teaches your postural muscles how to resist collapsing, thereby fortifying your supporting back and...

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CAN YOU BE TOO FLEXIBLE? back pain disc herniation flexibility flexible spine spondylolisthesis yoga yoga anatomy Dec 08, 2018

What you're looking at is an x-ray of an individual in an extreme pose of spinal extension. I don't know the individual or their medical history.

It begs the question: Can you be too flexible? Let's see...

Contortionists, gymnasts, dancers, yogis, all of these athletes excel at their sport...

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HYDRATE YOUR SPINE hydrate your spine lower back pain nutrition for back pain retrain back pain spine spine movement spondy spondylolisthesis Dec 20, 2017

You probably know you should drink more water but maybe you don't remember exactly why.

Hearing that "your life depends on it" is just vague enough for most of us to be able to ignore it.

So allow me to remind you of some of the relevant ways in which water is the elixir of life and how it is...

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HOW NOT TO BECOME A VOMIT back pain back rehab facet herniation low back pain retrain back pain spondylolisthesis Oct 29, 2017

According to the Advanced Physical Therapy Institute, Canadian patients who received medical imaging results "had more doctor visits, longer-lasting pain, more disability and a lower sense of well-being".

Regarding back pain, MRI's show people with back pain with no musculoskeletal problems and...

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