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Does Glute Training Actually Help Low Back Pain
A lot of people are focused on glute training because partly, they want to help reduce and prevent low back pain (so they say). How much evidence is there that glute training actually helps low b…
My Back Is Broken Now What?! Re-Thinking Low Back Pain
TRUST ME, few people would get the idea of being “broken” like I would. At almost 48 years old, I have spent 34 years dealing with low back issues. That means most of my life has been dealign wit…
Good Low Back Exercises For Low Back Pain
Of all the posts I have written about on low back pain, this might seem like the most obvious one. After all, if you have low back pain, then the issue is your low back right? Hopefully by now yo…
Where Stress Management Goes Wrong
If you have been following our series discussing the new science of low back pain, you have probably noticed the idea of stress comes up A LOT! That is because chronic stress can have a huge impa…
Which Muscle Is To Blame For Low Back Pain?
When low back pain strikes we want to blame something quickly! We like to believe it was because we didn’t have the right level of mobility, we don’t have enough core stability, or very commonly…
Why Losing Weight Isn’t Just Calories In, Calories Out!
If you have been into any form of working out you have heard people say that if you want to lose body fat you have to take in less calories. The truth is if we were purely mechanical beings, this…
Why Hip Mobility Is Essential For Better Low Back Pain
In part 1 of our low back pain series (you can read HERE), I discussed several misconceptions as well as more effective strategies to help pain perception. One of the key issues with low back pai…
How Fitness Is Getting Low Back Pain ALL Wrong!
I actually have great sympathy for the modern fitness professional. For me, when I began in the late 90’s, most of the information we could learn about training came largely from textbooks (okay…
Why Isolating Glute Doesn’t Lead To Better Glutes
Jessica Bento, Physical Therapist (Creator DVRT Restoration Certification, DVRT Rx Shoulder, Knees, Pelvic Control, & Gait Courses)
A lot of people make the all too common mistake of b…