To find the right solution, you must first identify the right problem.
This took me years of my injury loop to understand. As I connected the dots of my past ignorance it started to become very clear to me. I was misled about the entire situation of my low back pain & injuries.
Given how normal it is in society & gym culture to NOT train the low back directly...and how equally normal it is to have low back problems with time...
I realized how even the best "solutions" given to people...will not be complete. The greater big picture first has to be understood. Had I just been taught that:
1.) The low back is comprised of living adaptable tissue, all from the deepest layer to the biggest visible muscles. There is no point of just preserving it. We must BUILD it, gradually.
2.) A "GOOD" low back is not just an uninjured back. A "GOOD" low back is one that is resilient, strong and mobile. Therefore a "BAD" low back isn't just an INJURED back. A "BAD" low back is one that is sensitive, weak and immobile.
3.) Pain ≠ Injury, and Injury ≠ Bad Back.
However, the more your back is like the "Bad" back(sensitive, weak and immobile)...the more likely it is to get injured. And the more dysfunction & injury you face, the more likely it is for you to have pain.
People tend to disregard correlation entirely and debate about the CAUSE. However, I think it's a much better effort to put all the controllables in your favor. The majority of things in life improve best this way. Being directionally correct is enough.
4.) If it can slowly break down, it can slowly rebuild.
It's only law. Only those who try will figure this out. All of this is a spectrum, over time. Not an instant light switch.
These principles would have guided me through all the endless technicalities and seemingly conflicting information/expertise on the topic.
It's a confusing world out there. Especially in the space of healing & the body. I don't claim to know all of it either. I don't even think it matters...
The most important thing I could offer you is the right GOALS & DISCERNMENT. So then you can navigate everything out there, to achieve those goals.
Which for me are...
A life of gratitude, that is free from back pain & hopelessness. One of the greatest curses is to feel trapped in your body. It's one of the greatest gifts we have. I hope you find your way back to feeling this.
You will.
I am grateful to be able to help in any way possible. I hope something in these episodes sparks the right shift in your mind so that the long game makes sense.
For more guidance & coaching on these principles, the BBB online coaching program is live! Shoot me an email at [email protected] for more info.
Regardless, I am rooting for you.
