Low Back Pain & Sciatica Mythbusting

What is causing your low back pain and sciatica? . Is your low back pain coming from your SI joint, or sacroiliac joint where the spine meets the pelvis? . Or maybe you think it's coming from a disc herniation or disc bulge? . Perhaps you're thinking your low back pain or sciatica is coming from nerve root compression, AKA a pinched nerve, and that your sciatic nerve is the issue? . Or tha...

What is the perfect exercise for low back pain and sciatica? . What's the best physical therapy exercise for a disc herniation, or disc bulge? . If you have chronic low back pain and sciatica, should you be doing core stability exercises? . Or maybe you need to focus on hip mobility for low back pain and sciatica? . Perhaps it's all about stretching the piriformis to relieve your sciatica...

How long does it take to heal low back pain and sciatica? . What is the typical disc herniation recovery time? . What can you do at home to fix a lumbar disc herniation, disc bulge, or disc protrusion? . Can disc herniations even heal on their own in the first place? What is the best treatment for low back pain and sciatica? Are medications, surgery, and ablations necessary, or are physical therap...

There are some things that I would NEVER do as a chiropractic doctor. . If you want to avoid pain and injury, or rehab from chronic low back pain or sciatica, you need to avoid these 6 things. . These are not the things you're thinking! It's not about posture, exercise technique, bending, lifting, or twisting... . The truth about low back pain and sciatica is much different than you might...

If you have low back pain with a disc herniation, disc bulge, disc protrusion, or disc extrusion, you must avoid these 4 things! . Common physical therapy exercises for low back pain, disc herniations, and sciatica aren't always the best solution. . Worse is the advice given for how to heal a disc herniation or disc bulge and low back pain with sciatica. . Often people are told to rest if the...

The best way to heal chronic low back pain and sciatica is to follow evidence-based guidelines! . We explore common treatments for low back pain and sciatica, including core exercise, physical therapy, chiropractic, massage, and home treatments. . We debunk myths and show the evidence so you understand EXACTLY what really works, and what doesn't for the treatment of chronic low back pain and s...

Here are 7 scam treatments for chronic low back pain and sciatica that you need to avoid! . Most likely - you've already tried many of these terrible treatments for chronic low back pain and sciatica and gotten no pain relief. . These 7 scam treatments simply don't work! Even so - they are the most common treatments out there! . If you really want a long term solution to chronic low back p...

If you want to know the real root cause of chronic low back pain and sciatica, you need to understand the biopsychosocial cup analogy. . Chronic low back pain, sciatica, disc herniations, disc bulges, and disc degeneration are responsible for more years lived with disability than any other health condition. . There is no singular root cause of chronic low back pain and sciatica. Instead, if we vie...

Here are 5 HUGE lies you probably believe about low back pain and sciatica! . If you have chronic low back pain, sciatica, a lumbar disc herniation, disc bulge, or disc degeneration - you need to understand how to heal - what exercises to do, and what to avoid! . These common LIES about chronic low back pain and sciatica are pervasive even in the physical therapy and chiropractic worlds! Maybe you...

✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass . Chronic low back pain and sciatica are the number 1 cause of disability in the world! This means that you are more likely to have to take time off work due to low back pain than from any other medical condition. . Don't let chronic low back pain and sciatica take your job from you! ....

✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass . Chronic low back pain and sciatica wreck your body. . Chronic low back pain is the #1 cause of disability in the world! Disc herniations, disc degeneration, sacroiliac joint (SI joint) pain, and sciatica are debilitating. . So how do you fix chronic low back pain and sciatica? How do you...

✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass . Health insurance is not helpful when you have chronic low back pain or sciatica, or really any chronic conditions. . Health insurance charges you huge premiums, deductibles, and copays, and meanwhile, if you have chronic low back pain or sciatica it won't pay for many of the things th...

✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass . Low back pain is the number ONE cause of disability in the WORLD. It's also more expensive than any other health condition! . Add disc herniations and sciatica to the mix, and you've got a perfect storm for lifelong disability and financial bankruptcy. . If you're dealing with...

✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass . . Low back pain and sciatica are a global crisis. Chronic low back pain is more disabling than heart disease, or even cancer. . Low back pain costs people more money in a lifetime than heart disease, cancer, diabetes, or autoimmune conditions. . Chronic low back pain can absolutely ruin y...

✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass . Are you doomed to have low back pain or sciatica? How do you prevent low back pain? How to you prevent sciatica? What if you have a disc herniation, are you doomed to a lifetime of low back pain?. If you have family members who have had low back pain, sciatica, surgery, and been on pain m...

✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass . .Does stretching prevent low back pain and sciatica? Is you're struggling with a disc herniation, SI joint pain, sciatica, or chronic back pain will stretching and increasing flexibility have an impact on your pain or disability?.Although most people tend to think that stretching and...

✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica. https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass. If you have low back pain or sciatica and you get an MRI, will you need to get surgery? . When should you get an MRI for low back pain and sciatica? . When should you AVOID getting an MRI for low back pain and sciatica? . Can getting an MRI actually make low back pain and sciatica worse? D...

✅ Watch the MASTERCLASS on Low Back Pain & Sciatica https://www.shapeshiftwellness.com/LBP-masterclass . Are your joints actually misaligned? Do joints really go out of place? What does a chiropractic adjustment really do? Do chiropractors actually put bones back into place and fix subluxations? . If you have low back pain and sciatica you may have been told that your posture and alignment ar...

Do you really need to strengthen your core for low back pain? . Why does every physical therapist and chiropractor tell you to strengthen your core, brace your core, and work on core stabilization for low back pain? . Is it really as important as everyone makes it seem? Are you doomed to live a life of chronic low back pain if you don't do a million dead bugs and bird dogs every day for your c...

Is fibromyalgia real? What is fibromyalgia? Is fibromyalgia just depression? Is it a mental health condition? is it all in your head? Or is fibromyalgia a connective tissue disorder, making collagen and joints weak and painful? Is it safe to exercise with fibromyalgia? Or perhaps it's neither of these things... Maybe fibromyalgia is a multifactorial condition that deserves respect and understa...

Yesterday I had a new patient come see me because his “disc was out again.” This happens all the time. I asked him when he had a disc injury, and he told me it was from high school football. He was 32 years old. He hadn’t had an MRI or major injury since high school.  So, why did he think it was his disc? Well, a lot of my patients think that disc herniations and bulges last forever. They think th...

Is Meditation All It’s Cracked Up to Be? Does meditation actually work to reduce stress, anxiety, and depression? Let’s explore the evidence-based benefits, and limitations of meditation.  Can meditation reduce stress? Can meditation alter blood glucose in diabetics? Can meditation change your heart rate and blood pressure? Meditation and yoga can be powerful mindfulness-based tools for our m...

Can you rely on MRI for chronic pain? Can you trust your MRI results? Should you get an MRI or should you avoid getting an MRI? Does special imaging help tell you what is causing your pain, and does it help tell your doctors exactly how to treat you? Or does getting an MRI make things worse? Can the results of these special tests (or any special tests including labs and bloodwork) be positive or n...

Can a Diagnosis Make Pain Worse? If you have chronic pain or chronic illness, does it help to know about your diagnosis? Or should you forget about your diagnosis and leave the labels behind? Nocebic language and fear-based explanations can make a patient feel fearful and anxious about their health. This can lead to fear of exercise, disability, and higher pain levels. Let's explore when a diagnos...

If your doctor does any of these things, run! This video will teach you how to spot a terrible doctor. Do you have a bad doctor? Do you know how to find a good doctor? Healthcare providers are good and bad sometimes, and it can be hard to find a good one. I'll teach you the signs that you should ditch your doctor. We'll talk about things that bad doctors say, and red flags to watch out for when ch...