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.
I'm excited to be back at YogaWorks teaching Yoga Tune Up® for Self-Care classes.
Join me Tuesdays and Thursdays from 2:15 to 3:30 at YogaWorks Soho
It's 75 minutes! We've been kevetching about the 60 minute format for quite some time so I hope you can come enjoy our new 75...
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?
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...
Look around Instagram, it’s full of lithe bodies in exotic locations doing extraordinary things with their bodies.
In this photo (google image: “free to use and share”), our model is not back-bending as much as she is hinge-ing in one place. That same place...
HERNIATED DISC
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It is high time to retrain the misinformation pipe line regarding back pain! Today let’s look at hermiations
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Disc herniations are common
Despite imaging results, disc herniations are often found in asymptomatic individuals
This may not be a consolation if...
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...
I didn't know that regular people could actively thrive for 30+ years without an anterior cruciate ligament (ACL). Professional athletes with kickass professional therapy support, yes, but normal people?
Three decades ago, my orthopedists were clear that I would not be able to live an active,...
If your physical therapy isn't helping, try a different physical therapist (or 3 or 4) before you give up. Just like the teachers you had in school, some are better than others and each has their specialty.
For example, let's say you've been experiencing sacroiliac joint discomfort. Consider...
"Feeling better" is nice but it may be an illusion, indicating just a temporary improvement.
"Getting better" means:
You understand what aggravates symptoms
You understand what helps
You are an active participant in your recovery and rehabilitation
You move more frequently with greater...
Change requires action. Most of us have become experts at psyching ourselves out yet we hardly even realize when or how it’s happening.
Following is a partial list of various mental states that lead to paralysis, inaction and delayed healing:
1. THE COMPLAINING GAME - Complaining is so much...
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