The key with success for lower back injuries is to begin with a thorough assessment first.

We MUST understand the problem clearly BEFORE we select our tools and propose solutions.

This month’s back pain questions answered.

Disc Bulges, Sciatica and Leg Weakness – Part 2.

Back in with Aidan this week.

Last week (first video) he came in with with a very active disc bulge that was causing sciatica and weakness in his left leg…

Aidan came in this week after a flare-up of a chronic sciatica pain caused by a disc bulge.

How did I know it was a disc bulge causing the sciatica?

We tested for it…

A fairly common situation can occur in chronic back pain cases where the client has had multiple scans and x-ray but nothing truly abnormal can be found, at least nothing that should be causing the pain.

Back Pain Questions: November. Some great questions this month.

1: Should you expect an increase in pain when beginning a rehab program?…

“I developed back problems in my late 20’s when I started running…so I was told to stop running. Over the following 30 years my back pain would improve then worsen but never went away – I had pain every day. I had a disc bulge in the L4-L5 and L5-S1 areas and would ‘put my back out’ every few years or so, sometimes just by tying up my shoelaces….”

Richard has been dealing with severe back back for just over a year and has a goal to be able to join his kids for a water polo tournament in Perth in January – a 5 hour flight that would have previously crippled him for a week.

After the principle of “It depends…” this is the next most important, useful and powerful concept to understand.

Finally official after completing all the courses twice and using McGill’s ( @backfitpro ) wisdom for 10 years.

Thought it was about time…