Online Back Pain Coaching
Work with a McGill Certified Practitioner Online
The Specialised 12 Week Online Program Helping Men and Women:
Programs can be tailored to as much or as little equipment you have access to; whether that be at home, in a small home gym or at a fully equipped commercial gym.
Work with a McGill Certified Practitioner Online
Weekly one-to-one coaching and assessment sessions are held via Zoom; where we will build a tailored program to suit you, your injury and your goals.
As you progress each week, the program will be updated to help you reach your pain free movement and performance goals, step-by-step.
You will understand the exact causes of your injury, the bad movement habits you need to avoid, and have a clear plan of action to keep your back strong and pain free for life.
What Makes This Program Different?
Initial Consultation Session
This program is ideal for those who are sick of generic, short-term fixes and are ready to build a strong, robust and pain free back that lasts.
If that sounds like you, fill out the form below to apply for an initial consultation and assessment session.
Application – Online Back Pain Coaching:
Client Testimonials
Christina
“I found Brian after dealing with 12+ years of worsening back pain. Diagnosed with severe facet disease, bulging discs, annular tears and all the rest – I felt at a loss for how to stay active and strong in a way that didn’t make things worse. When I had my first session I was struggling with some significant new pain that was starting to really take its toll.
Brian’s approach was exactly what I was looking for – someone who could guide me to safely navigate my back issues and help me improve my strength and fitness so I could return to the things I’ve always loved to do like playing tennis and running. Week after week in our sessions I learned how to re-engage different parts of my body and create a core foundation of strength that we could build upon. I began to observe noticeable changes in how I felt and it was so encouraging and motivating.
Brian is extremely knowledgeable and also very careful. His instruction is customised to your specific situation. I live outside of Australia so our sessions were always virtual, but it worked brilliantly. As I increased my strength, I began to do more and more exercise and sport without pain. I never imagined I would be able to do these things again without further injuring my back or paying for it in pain later. Now I am able to play tennis and run regularly and I am getting stronger every day.
I am so grateful for Brian’s help. It’s been life-changing.”
Dan O’Keefe
“I was in a high speed motorbike accident on the racetrack because, in the words of other racers, “I ran out of talent”.
The broken bones were healing well, but then my back started feeling terrible, probably due to aggravating the wear and tear of playing rugby as a prop for many years.
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.
I was weighing up the option of surgery as one specialist advised when I came across Brian’s advert and went to see him as a “hail mary pass”.
I was immediately impressed by his down to earth manner and breadth of knowledge about anatomy. I learned he also rode a motorbike and had treated many bike and sports injuries so signed up immediately.
Turned out that Brian is a guru! He rehabbed my back from me being unable to perform a normal daily life to being able to squat and deadlift. He gave me the knowledge and individualised exercise regime to ensure that I can keep my back in shape for the long term.
Brian has an uncanny ability to know just how far he can push you and is excellent at motivating you to stick with the necessary but monotonous rehab exercises at home.
I recommend Brian absolutely unreservedly. He not only saved me from surgery and has set me up for a normal daily life but got me to me a point where I can lift weights that I would never have contemplated before my bike accident due to old sports injuries.
Brian is a dead-set genius. If you’re prepared to listen and do the work then you simply must consult him.”
Laurence Pears
I’ve tried writing a review for Brian a few times, it always results in about fourteen pages (not great for a website). So, I shall try to be as concise as possible.
I’d seen nearly every specialist I could over the period of two years to no lasting avail, my working life suffered dramatically, and I lost out on a lot of work and opportunities. The most helpful advice I got was from Professor Stuart Mcgill’s back rehab book.
Just before the first lockdown in the UK I had a big relapse. With no gyms open or experts to consult in person, I took to the net.
Brian’s name came up and even though he was on the other side of the world I thought, “I’ve nothing else to lose” and emailed him.
One of the best decisions I’ve ever made.
Brian gets it, he’s been there with his own back issues and he knows not just the physical ways to get you out of the situation but also the tole an injury can take on you mentally.
“It depends” is a stock answer that you’ll get used to with Brian, no two injuries are the same and so the advice and direction he gives is tailored to you specifically.
After about six weeks in, I had a breakthrough, my pain residing and my physical capability increasing. Six weeks after that I could do stuff… cool stuff.. like power kiting, cliff jumping and surfing. Compared to the guy had to stop two or three times on route to the till because the shopping was too much and would ease himself into his car inch by inch, the change was astounding.
I’d echo what others have said in their testimonials, it takes hard work and commitment. Pain isn’t forever but exercise is.
Two more pieces of advice I’d offer
- Don’t work with anyone else alongside Brian (unless he suggests it) You won’t be able to accurately judge whether the exercises and advice he gives you are taking affect.
- Brian’s running a business, but its more than a job for him, he wants to help you. Towards the start of our training, I offered him more money for more sessions per week, in the hopes that more sessions would yield a quicker result. He politely said no and that the program in place and my commitment was what was necessary.
He was right!
A huge thankyou Brian, from me and my family (who does not have to carry things for me anymore)
Jon Florence
“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. After rest it would just recover to where it was before.
Like a lot of people I sought treatments over the years – osteopaths, physios, sports physios, muscular skeletal doctors, acupuncturists, and whilst I did exercises nothing really worked and I was resigned to my fate.
And then I put my back out 18mths ago which didn’t recover. I had new scans and back specialist advice which was for no surgery and to try yoga. After 6 months of cortisone jabs, yoga and physio, nothing was working, the will was there but I realised nobody could tell me exactly how I could make it better. My back was seriously affecting my life, I couldn’t get comfortable in any position and couldn’t stand for more than a minute. I was in a pretty low place.
I went to Brian on a recommendation. He identified that my hips/glutes hadn’t worked properly for a long time and that my back was doing all the work. So step 1 was to identify my posture and movements that were causing this and aggravating everything.
Step 2 was to work on exercises to address my core weaknesses. Initially I had a hard time understanding the concepts but gradually it all started to click. As my strength improved Brian constantly tweaked my exercises and fed in new ones. Movement is key!
It’s been a long path for me because 30 year old bad habits die hard! But I can now stand for hours and am a lot stronger. I still have a way to go but I know now what I need to do, what works for me, and am well on the way to beating this thing.
I can’t thank Brian enough for guiding me through all of the confusion, to clarify what was going on and then to show me the path forward. “
Andy Kelly
“About 8 years ago while working in the tree industry, I had a run in with a 350kg log that came swinging from a tree we were removing. It narrowly missed my spine, (fracturing 5 Transverse process attached to the lower spine, Brian you can explain what they are to people if you like!!)
After the bruising went down a couple of months later I realised that I was in for one hell of a journey to try and get back into any sort of shape to lead a normal life.
I had always been active, Climbing trees, playing sport, swimming, you name it, I’ve tried it.
I got to a stage after a couple of years that I could somewhat function, but only for a short time, after any sort of strenuous exercise/activity I knew that the pain would be coming back, with a vengeance, so I gradually start making excuses for not training or not trying really, born out of frustration from thinking the pain was just going to return, so why bother.
I have seen all the usual suspects over the last few years, Osteo, Chiro, Physio, basically anything with an O , I’ve tried, and they would patch the pain for a week or two, before the next spasm, and few days/ weeks not being able to walk, afraid to bend down, sneeze, sleep to long in one position, the list goes on.
The pain was getting so bad recently that I basically missed my younger sister’s wedding, I could not stand up or even sit down without excruciating pain.
I have a 3 year old boy who I couldn’t pick up, and he would say to me ”is your back sore daddy, I will rub it for you” This had to stop!!!!!
So after seeing an ad for Brian Ellicott promising to fix my back pain, I thought why not, you’ve tried everything else!
Since starting with Brian 3 months ago, I am glad to say that I have had no spasms, no pain, he has identified my weaknesses and addressed them straight away. He is constantly educating me on the right and wrong way to exercise. I am now back training regularly without the fear of harm.
And the best part of all, is I can now pick my boy up and play like normal parents do.
I would highly recommend Brian to anyone who has back or any other injuries for that matter, where they are struggling to see the light at the end of the tunnel.”
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