Stretching for back pain.It’s a common strategy. You feel tight so you stretch, makes sense right? WRONG! Something to consider…if something is tight, there is a reason.

Sitting on a couch can be a MASSIVE aggravator for those with back issues.

Why is that?

And what can do to protect our lower back and avoid a flare-up?

“I am still a keen cricketer and soccer player into my late 50s After a lifetime of wear and tear from 40+ years of competitive sport as well as poor posture from too much time hunched over a computer at work, I was suffering regular niggly injuries, taking far too much Voltaren and spending a fortune on physio treatment.”

There are a few important concepts to understand when dealing lower back pain and injuries.

This is the most important.

“I was in a high speed motorbike accident on the racetrack because, in the words of other racers, “I ran out of talent”.

I consulted numerous doctors, specialists and physios and was prescribed all kinds of meds and suffered many treatments both conventional and unconventional without any success.”

If you have chronic back pain, how should you sit to minimise pain and aggravation?

What is the best way to sit?

What is the key to long-term success with back pain?

The most important point would be your mindset and approach.

What are the potential mechanics behind the creation of a disc bulge or herniation? Here I take a BROAD STROKES look at how your movement and posture habits could be creating disc damage and/or sensitising your lower back to pain.

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