Dr. Nate, founder of Dr. Nathan Thompson and Exemplify Health, and author of the book T28 and I sit down and discuss my journey with my herniated disc in January of 2015.

We also dive into why movement of the affected area is so vital to the beginning of the process of healing.

Micromotion or the smallest motions of the spine are what we lost to begin with in our spine at a young age.  So, regaining it is an absolute must.  We talked about chiropractic adjustments with the arthrostim, wobble discs, as well as various stretches we both do on our patients to begin the healing process.

Understanding the nature of the spine is of utmost importance to those with herniations anywhere in the spine.

We then spoke about inflammation and handling it from the 3 angles of physical, chemical, and emotional inflammation control.

Dr. Nathan is an expert at testing for inflammation through various blood and other tests and therefore through the healing process it is so important to know how the tissues of the body are responding to healing.

Finally, we talked about the future for those who have suffered disc herniations and the importance of retraining the neurological firing patterns.  We both agree heavily that retraining movements such as the deadlift and the back squat are vital to prolonged healing and feeling good. 

We both participate in CrossFit with excellent coaching and instruction and are the most fit we’ve been in our entire lives.

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