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  • Lumbar Disc Herniations
  • Pinched Nerve In Lower Back
  • Arthritis
  • Low Back Muscle Strain
  • Sciatica
  • Spinal Stenosis
  • Trigger Points
  • Facet Syndrome
  • QL (Quadratus Lumborum) Spasm
  • Weak Multifidus Muscle
  • Being out of alignment

These are the most commonly talked about reasons for lower back pain. If you feel like one of these is your reason, you’re in the right place. This article will debunk many myths surrounding back pain, based upon current research.

You’ve been suffering from on-going lower back pain you probably have not found the right solution yet. The majority of people can return to a pain-free life and full activity after a span of lower back pain IF you use the correct type of treatment for your problem.

In this article, we will unravel some of the inefficient care you may have been trying with little results.

Your body is resilient and can get better. Lower back pain was once thought of as diseases that create irreversible damage in the spine. The current thought is that back pain is more like the flu. It is a temporary issue and will not have long-lasting negative repercussions on your life. Yet much like having the flu for years on end, you may suffer from undesired body compensations.

I have had lower back pain twice in my life, once at 16 and again at 38. I have a 2 mm central disc protrusion. I have had leg pain, back stiffness, the inability to bend forward or tie my shoes. I have been where you are. Allow me to show you what I have learned through both of my recoveries.

The first year I was in pain, I lost an entire high school baseball season. I tried PT, meds, rest, imaging, chiropractic, acupuncture, reflexology, Active Release, physiotherapy, strength training, massage, and much more.

Looking back, I saw how much time I wasted and continue to waste today when I encounter a new injury and default back to what I “thought I knew.”

I followed what my parents and friends told me:

  • Ice
  • Heat
  • Rest
  • Stretch
  • Surgical consultations
  • Consideration of dropping my sport

Many peers told me I would have a “bad back” for the rest of my life.

They were wrong, and after becoming the director of care at a sports injury clinic, I now know that 90% of what they’d advised me to do was wrong.

I encounter back pain patients every day and see they are where I was back at 16; hence this article.

My intent for this article is to stop you from doing things that will hinder your spine’s ability to heal. Your spine wants to improve. You just need to allow it but not picking the scab.

At the end of the article, I’ll cover the 5 Steps of Lower Back Recovery. Check the sidebar if you’d like to jump ahead.

After finishing this article, you will know all of the current TRUTHS about back pain therapy and treatment. We will start by discrediting the most common “truths” that you have probably heard.

Therefore, I am calling this article: THE 12 MYTHS OF BACK PAIN

Note: I’ll give you a hint, most unsolved lower back pain is from a low back disc injury, which can be corrected without medication, injections or surgery. Contact us if you want a real game plan for getting better.

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