Dr Stuart McGill Interview on Back Pain Relief
Back Pain Relief 4life co-founder Ian Hart interviews Dr. Stuart McGill on the most controversial topics about back pain. Dr. Stuart McGill is a Professor of Spine Biomechanics at the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada. He is one of the world’s most sought after experts, consultants and author for back pain relief and performance. Myths about back pain are busted! Questions like:
When is surgery appropriate for back pain?
When is bed rest appropriate for back pain relief?
What 3 action steps can be taken now for back pain relief?
What can a back pain suffer do right now for relief?
Is medication good for back pain relief?
Is back pain all psychosomatic or is it physical?
Is an MRI a good indication of the current situation of the spine?
Is the spine more vulnerable today than it was 40 years ago?
Is back pain genetic or a lifestyle factor?
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Ian Hart is a Body-Mind Transformation expert, the creator of EarthFIT Training Systems, co-creator of BACK PAIN RELIEF4LIFE, and founder of BEAUFORTPERSONALTRAINING.COM and MYBACKPAINCOACH.COM. Ian and his team help people get into optimal shape in the safest, fastest and most effective way possible, using cutting edge science.
“… I had a prescription of steroids waiting to be picked up at the pharmacy and I did Back Pain Relief4Life twice and never picked the prescription up.”
“Before Back Pain Relief4Life, I had back pain constantly. I had back surgery five years ago. I blew out a disc. The pain really, of course, was much better after surgery, but always had a nagging pain. I started coming to EarthFIT, loved it, helped the back pain, but I also tried the Back Pain Relief4Life program which was amazing and I felt immediate relief.
I did the Back Pain Relief4Life twice and after the second time that I did it – and it takes maybe 20-25 minutes – I could tell a big difference. I mean, when I came in here I had a prescription of steroids waiting to be picked up at the pharmacy and I did Back Pain Relief4Life twice and never picked the prescription up.
If you’ve got back pain, if you’re skeptical about the program, you have to try it. It is worth far more than it costs. The money is minimal, but the relief is amazing! It is an amazing program. I can’t believe what a difference it has made. I would highly recommend this program to anybody who has chronic back pain, anybody who doesn’t have back pain. It is a good stretching program and it just makes the world a difference, so I encourage anyone try it.”
“IMMEDIATELY AFTER DOING THE FIRST SESSION OF BACK PAIN RELIEF4LIFE JONOLYN SENT THIS TO A FRIEND WHO ALSO SUFFERED FROM BACK PAIN”
Ian Hart is a Body-Mind Transformation expert, the creator of EarthFIT Training Systems, co-creator of BACK PAIN RELIEF4LIFE, and founder of BEAUFORTPERSONALTRAINING.COM and MYBACKPAINCOACH.COM. Ian and his team help people get into optimal shape in the safest, fastest and most effective way possible, using cutting edge science.
Muscular Imbalances
“Hey! What’s going on? It’s Ian Hart from Back Pain Relief4Life.com, the Co-creator of Back Pain Relief4Life program and a Back Pain Relief expert. What am I going to do is explain to you about Muscular Imbalances and how that’s the #1 cause for back pain and a lot other issues that comes out. So first off, 85% of the population is suffering from back pain due to Muscular Imbalances and if you don’t know already which I am sure everybody hears 80-90% population has or will be suffering from chronic back pain and those numbers continue to get worse and worse each year as we become more and more sedentary, more and more overweight, and have more stress and pressure put on the body.
First off, what is Muscular Imbalance? A muscular imbalance is similar to a tug-of-war. You have opposing muscle groups, some muscles in the front, some muscles on the back. Well if you are sitting in one position all day, certain muscles are going to get tight – so let’s say anterior muscles – and then the opposing muscles are going to get weak. So there is going to be a tug of war on the joints putting stress and pressure on the joints consistently and that gets worse and worse over time until a very pivotal point is there is the most stress let’s say on your lower back because all those muscles are connecting around your pelvis, your hips and stress ends up right in the lower back and in the spine. So what we did is we have our pain pyramid right here.
So let us say someone sitting all day, they have tight hip flexors, tight abs or weak abs as well, their back becomes weak, the muscles start to atrophy, the nerves in the back get impinged upon, there is lack nutrients and blood flow to that area. So you can see the front of the body is tight and strong and then the back is weak and atrophied. So when we go pick something up, you compensate on that movement. Those muscular imbalances lead to compensation. And when you compensate repeatedly, that leads to dysfunction in your movement patterns, and when you have dysfunction, that leads to pain. Not always, but most in time. Studies have shown that people who have abnormalities in spine don’t actually have any pain, whereas people who don’t have abnormalities in spine, they are actually living with pain. So it’s hard to tell exactly where that pain is coming from, but what we do know is, is that if you do certain specific exercises to help stretch the tight muscles and strengthen the weakened muscles, then you can actually get relief all around, not only on the back, but also the hips, the knees and the ankles because everything is connected – if you think about it, you have major nerves coming out of your spine that lead to your body and those transport nutrients and oxygen and all this other things that we need to have healthy and strong bodies. Now, what we are going to do is put a couple of exercise that you can do just pictures of them below and those are some things that can give you almost immediate relief and of course just moving your body is going to give you immediate relief, but these are specific exercises that are going to target those areas that you would need to help eliminate that back pain, and help you feel strong and just loosen up a little bit. This is Ian Hart from Back Pain Relief4Life. Go ahead and look at those exercises below if you are dealing with back pain and if you have any questions or comments, go ahead and leave that below as well and have a great day!”
Ian Hart is a Body-Mind Transformation expert, the creator of EarthFIT Training Systems, co-creator of BACK PAIN RELIEF4LIFE, and founder of BEAUFORTPERSONALTRAINING.COM and MYBACKPAINCOACH.COM. Ian and his team help people get into optimal shape in the safest, fastest and most effective way possible, using cutting edge science.
The World’s Simplest and Most Effective way to Eliminate Back Pain… Fast and Naturally
Who Am I And Why Listen to Me?
- Ian Hart The Co-creator of and Internationally recognized Back Pain Relief Formula Called Back Pain Relief4Life
- Owner of EarthFIT Personal Training Facility in Beaufort
- Me and My programs have been feature in and on
Suffering?
- Nagging
- Aching
- Spasm
- Shooting pains
- Debilitating
- Preventing them from feeding their families
- Preventing them from fully enjoying their lives
- I have suffered and tried ALMOST everything
What I have Tried
- Massage therapy
- Pain medicine
- Acupuncture
- Ultra Sound
- Electric Stimulation
- “The Sheet” of exercises
- Yoga
- Chiropractic
- Physical Therapy
- Pilates
- Osteopath
- Kenesis Myofacial Integration
- THANK GOD NO SURGERY!!!
Band-aid Approaches That Can Cause More Long-term Pain
- Pain Meds (decrease nutrient absorption and mind body connections, addictive, leading cause of death)
- Surgery (last resort and 50% success rate)
- Adjustments
- Morning Stretching especially when body is cold (can be dangerous)
- Twisting and popping the lower back
What’s Causing SO MUCH Back Pain?
- Incorrect movement patterns: sitting, standing and getting up
- Lack of Nutrients (water, vitamins, minerals)
- Lack of Oxygen to damaged nerves (no recovery)
- Too much spinal flexion (ab craze)
- Lack of knowledge and understanding about Exercise Science from the general practitioners and general population
- People seek only “band aid” approaches rather than targeting the true problem
- Lack of movement
- #1 Lack of strength and flexibility in muscles supporting the pelvis and spine (leads to Muscular Imbalances)
The Relief4Life Triangle
The Pain Cycle
What Is Happening With These MI?
- Again… It causes micro trauma
- Puts compression on the discs and the nerves
- Prevents recovery
- Unnecessary stress on the joints like a tug-o-war (especially the lower back)
- Anterior muscle group is stronger while the posterior chain is weaker
- Causes herniated discs, sciatica, piriformis syndrome, spinal stenosis etc.
- Exacerbates the “devil in the details” by causing more dysfunction
What Is The Devil In The Details?
What minor issues are causing major back problems?
- Sleeping wrong
- Getting out of bed wrong
- Stretching first thing in the morning
- Twisting for relief
- Brushing teeth
- Tying our shoes
- Getting in the car
- Sitting
- Getting up off the ground
- Picking things up
- Standing
- We fight against “The Devil” everyday
- It causes micro trauma and repeated damage, which prevent oxygen and nutrients from reaching the damaged area
What Does All This Mean?
- Lack of Neuromuscular connection and motor control
- Muscular Imbalances
- Almost 100% of our clients were totally disconnected with their bodies.
- No impulses to core musculature and injured areas that support the spine
- We will go into this in more detail later
Neuromuscular System and Motor Control
- Break down the bad movement patterns
- Correct it and create a new pattern
- By activating weak muscles and stretching tight muscles
- Releasing the fibrous knots that have been causing dysfunction and blocking impulses
- Improving impulse speed and connection
- Involving the brain 100% throughout exercise
Exercises That Create Long-Term Relief
- For back pain relief we want exercises that:
- break down the knots, and
- improve impulses around the discs and pelvis
- Transmitting signals through the blocked or impeded areas of the back and pelvis will allow for recovery and pattern correction
- Warm up before any exercise is done
What It Does:
- Stretches Adductors
- Activates glute medius
- Opens up SI joint
- Takes pressure of the joints and injured area
- Creates new pattern by activating the weak and injured area
- Affects the lower back right away
2. Single Frog Leg
- Deeper activation of core muscles
- More pressure taken off the disc and vertebrae
3. Chrysalis
- PNF/Static movement: the future of corrective exercises
- Involves the whole body with emphasis on injured nerves and ligaments
- Every muscle has to be activated
- Implementation of the correct thought patterns
- Pressure is released from the disc of the low back
- Neuromuscular connection is activated even more
4. Jack Knife
- Similar to the chrysalis, but larger muscle group
- More posterior chain activation
- Bottom of feet, calves, hamstring, glutes, low back, mid back, upper back, neck, shoulder and arms
Other Techniques For Instant Relief
- Drink more WATER
- Better nutrition (fruits and veggies for nutrients and natural anti-inflammatories)
- Less inflammatory foods (dairy, additives, preservatives, gluten, etc)
- More deep breathing and relaxation techniques
- Reducing stress on the back through thought and posture
At Work… At Home
At Work
- Walk the stairs do some body weight squats
- Upper Body (stretch chest, retraction of the scapula)
- Lower body (hamstrings, Glutes)
- Ab activation
- Cubicle cure
More Info
Back Pain Relief4Life Videos
I was asked to reveal some of my secret techniques for back pain relief and prevention by SELF! Magazine a few months back. There were a few questions that I believe were coming from their audience that they wanted me to cover, so I created a video to answer each topic – all related to back pain. There was such a great response that SELF’s affiliate blogs wanted to jump on board as well, so a couple of the videos were featured in fitsugar and wellandgoodNYC as well. They didn’t feature all of the videos so I am going to feature all of them here today.
The videos cover:
- Functional exercises
- Progressive crunches with proper form that assist in Back Pain Relief
- 2 Simple and easy back pain relief movements
- 2 Back Pain Relief Stretches
- Picking up a baby or anything off the floor (SELF!’s target is women with babies apparently)
- Lastly the roman chair and how it affects the back and back pain in general
Today almost every single American will suffer from back pain at some point in there life. Some will be bed ridden for weeks, others will have a chronic nagging pain that never seems to go away, while another person may have intense shooting pain and spasms that only last a couple of days and then disappear completely. Either way, none of it is fun. I know from first hand experience and have dealt with all of the above mention and have become a intense student of the back rather than an intense suffer.
What I have found is the best defense is a good offense, which is why we created the Back Pain Relief4Life formula. For the holidays I knew I would be driving about 20 hours to visit friends and I prepared by doing Back Pain Relief4Life. Before I left, I made sure I did the program like it was my medication and as soon as I got back I did it again and I did not have one issue with my back during the whole trip.
The reason is, there is some hardcore science and years of expertise that have been put into the Back Pain Relief4Life formula and it literally is like medication!
So if you or a loved one has had some back pain or you just want to strengthen your core, loosen up your hips, increase your flexibility, or just burn some extra calories, then give the program a shot, so you can live pain free and enjoy life feeling your best. http://www.backpainrelief4life.com/
Ian Hart is a Body-Mind Transformation expert, the creator of EarthFIT Training Systems, co-creator of BACK PAIN RELIEF4LIFE, and founder of BEAUFORTPERSONALTRAINING.COM and MYBACKPAINCOACH.COM. Ian and his team help people get into optimal shape in the safest, fastest and most effective way possible, using cutting edge science.