Do passive therapies like chiropractic adjustments, acupuncture, dry needling, massage, cupping, and scraping work for chronic low back pain and sciatica?

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Are there alternative home treatments that will save you money and give YOU the power to take care of yourself?

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Are hands-on therapies just short term pain relievers?

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What is the LONG TERM solution to chronic pain?

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You've been conditioned to avoid bending, lifting, twisting, and stressing your low back. I get it - you've got the proof! You've had so many flare-ups that it's perfectly natural to become protective.

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Unfortunately, this over-protective behavior make it MORE likely to have flare-ups down the road. This is because fear of pain changes behavior, leading to weakness, atrophy, sedentary life, more stress, and more flare-ups.

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To fix pain, we need to overcome fear. To overcome fear, we need both stress reduction AND gradual exposure to exercise to strengthen the body and reduce hypersensitivity and overprotective muscle guarding.

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In this episode we talk about stretching and flexibility for low back pain and sciatica.

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Some say stretching is useful, or even dangerous.

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Others say you MUST stretch certain magic muscles to "fix" alignment and imbalances in order to overcome chronic pain.

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Let's take a research-based approach and help you overcome chronic back pain & sciatica!

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What is the best lifting technique for low back pain, sciatica, and disc herniations? What is the safest way to pick things up if you're dealing with severe low back pain or sciatica?

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Is it safe to deadlift with low back pain or disc herniations? Do disc bulges get worse if you lift weights with low back pain? What is the proper method of bending over and protecting the spine in daily activities?

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If you have chronic low back pain or sciatica with a disc herniation, disc bulge, or disc degeneration, stop worrying so much about the disc herniation on the MRI.

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Yes, sometimes disc herniations matter. Yes, sometimes disc bulges cause pain. However, in most cases, the disc herniation is not 100% responsible for chronic back pain or sciatica.

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Even when the disc herniation is indeed part of the pain, research shows that chronic pain is still multifactorial. We need to zoom out and look at the bigger picture.

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Lastly, even when a disc herniation is indeed a big factor in a person's pain, we still don't need to panic! Most disc herniations heal, and even when they don't, they don't usually cause pain forever.

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You've been told that chronic low back pain is caused by disc herniations, disc bulges, degeneration, tight muscles, imbalances, bad posture, misalignments, and pelvic tilt.

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You've been told that to fix chronic low back pain or sciatica you either need medications and surgery, or you need to fix your alignment, posture, and asymmetries.

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None of this is true. None of this is evidence based. Chronic low back pain and sciatica are multifactorial. It requires a biopsychosocial approach.

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If you had a low back pain flare-up, what's the best way to fix the flare up at home?

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Whether you have a disc herniation, disc bulge, muscle strain, or sciatica, there are a few steps you should be taking immediately when a flare up strikes.

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The way you react to a low back pain flare up immediately can determine how long a flare up lasts, and make the difference between a short burst of pain, vs. weeks of debilitating low back pain or sciatica.

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Chronic pain is multifactorial, and is caused by many overlapping factors. Chronic low back pain and sciatica create neurochemical changes in the synapses in the body, spinal cord, and brain. It creates systemic chronic inflammation. Chronic back pain results in endocrine, vascular, and other changes.

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The gate control theory of chronic pain shows that the "gates" can metaphorically be either open or closed, which impacts whether a person experiences chronic pain or not.

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If the gates are open all the time, a person will have hypersensitivity and chronic low back pain and sciatica (or other chronic pain).

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If we can figure out how to close the gates, then we will have an effective treatment for chronic pain.

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#lowbackpain #lowbackpainrelief

#lowbackpainexercises #discherniation #sciaticarelief

#sciatica #sciaticatreatment

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Does stress or anxiety cause chronic pain?

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Is it possible that chronic low back pain and sciatica are caused by stress and anxiety?

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Does this mean that chronic pain is all in the brain, or in my head?

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What if the MRI shows a disc herniation, or disc bulge, or degeneration?

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This video breaks down the connection between stress, anxiety, fear, and chronic pain. Research clearly shows that stress and anxiety are a physiological maladaption in the body, and that this is a REAL, and PHYSICAL change. It's not about damage, but it's no less real.

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#lowbackpain #lowbackpainrelief

#lowbackpainexercises #discherniation #sciaticarelief

#sciatica #sciaticatreatment

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