Brian Ellicott

A lot of people asking what I am doing with my training, especially from those who know I had my own back injury 4 years ago (L3/L4, L4/L5, L5/S1 bulges with around 60% of disc height lost at L5/S1). My main goal this year was to get strong. So for me, that mean hitting a […]

My latest newsletter on back pain is up, just click on the link below to view it. http://eepurl.com/cisLf1

A before and after of a different kind today. Marc came in today as his back had flared up in work. He works as a carpenter with a lot of roofing work an heavy. awkward lifting. His back had started to feel tight at the end of last week, got tighter over the weekend and

What do you do when you are overcome with back pain and can’t even stand up, let alone walk without crippling pain? Grab a foam roller, 5 minutes of your time and get yourself mobile again with the most effective method I know.

A look into how to approach picking the best exercises to rehab your back.

The first two videos in my new series on lower back pain and injuries. If understand what has caused the injury, you will know what NOT to do and what TO do to help rebuild the back. Part 1: Why MRI Scans Are Important   Part 2: How Your Movement Habits Give You Back Pain

There is no such thing as a “non-specific lower back injury”. If I’m honest, I have a success rate with lower back issues of 90%. That means one out every ten people who see me, fail to get on top of the issue and get back to pain free movement. Its not bad average, but

A simple test exercise that highlights how likely you are to develop a back injury, or if you already have one, what the underlying cause could be. As a guide, you should be able to achieve 60 seconds on either side comfortably. A big difference between left and right (more than 10 seconds) is a