THIS HURTS! What hurts…: My Back. How you hurt it…: just putting on my socks. When you hurt it…: Saturday.Your pain level (1 is low, 10 is high pain): It’s stiff after sitting and hurts on a scale of about 5 until the muscle loosens. Your age and overall health…: 59, I’m in good health but I’m obese, working out and have lost about 55 pounds in the last 6 months, and still at 311 last time weighed. I work out at least 4 times a week for an hour on an exercise bike, logging in from 10 to 12 miles a day. YOUR INJURY COULD BE… Low Back Instability. REHAB YOUR INJURY BY… Sit With Good Support and Posture: Use a sweatshirt or pillow to help you support your back and posture while sitting in a chair or car. Finding Neutral: Lie on your back, with your knees up. Tilt your pelvic to find your neutral. Neutral is a position where you should not have any pain. Partial Sit-Up: Holding your neutral position, perform a partial crunch by crossing your arms over your chest and use your stomach muscles to partially lift up. Leg Lifts: Lie on your stomach with a pillow under your stomach and support your head in your heads. Lift one leg off the table about 4 to 6 inches. Repeat this 20 times (10 times on each leg). Performing less with better body mechanics is preferred. Can’t find any recent video’s that are directly related to what is hurting you? Tell us what’s hurting you today and get your own rehab advice video by tomorrow! Just go to injuryrehabadvice.com
How arm adjustments are performed at the chiropractor in this free alternative medicine video. Expert: Brian Renner Bio: Brian Renner graduated from Palmer College of Chiropractic in Iowa. He is currently practicing in Fontana, California at the Southridge Chiropractic Center. Filmmaker: Nili Nathan
medicalmassage-edu.com To purchase DVD please click the link above For some reason, massage therapists that specialize in treatments of sport related injuries are calling this method sport massage. In my opinion, if someone sprains/strains the lower back, upper back, shoulder, knee, etc., by playing sport or working at home, or at the workplace, the pathology that will be developed due to kind of injury disturbing orthopedic status. Utilization of massage in cases of back and limb disorders we call orthopedic massage. There is no doubt that there is huge room for orthopedic massage available in sport rehabilitative medicine. It is proven that orthopedic massage therapy is a very effective tool in treating sport-related, industrial injuries, as well as helping people experience less pain in cases of degenerative diseases of the support and movement systems such as osteoarthritis, degenerative disc disease and other types of spondylosis. Really sport massage that is utilized only in industry of sport is a pre-event sport massage and post-event rehabilitative sport massage. These two types of massage therapy are very important efforts in order to improve the athletes performances, to prevent to a maximum extent, sport related injuries, as well as to eliminate side effects of exercise stress/overtraining. 20 years ago, training in sport massage was limited to massage therapists who worked with professional teams, Olympian teams, etc. Nowadays, sport massage has value not only …
devchengkalath.com The Squat and Variations Described By Toronto Physiotherapist Dev Chengkalath. Sit to stand This simple variation of the squat is an extremely functional low back pain rehabilitation exercise that will help you retrain one of your most common movement patterns. When executed properly, this exercise will dramatically improve your hip mobility and increase your lumbar spine stability. In order to complete this movement correctly, make sure you are a pushing your hips backwards into the seat while keeping your low back immobile. There should be little to no movement that takes place around your lumbar spine. This movement should be done under control and you shouldn’t allow yourself to “plop” into the seat. To stand back up, squeeze your buttocks to extend your hips and push yourself up off the seat. Make sure that there is no movement though the lower back. Squat: Use the same movements as the sit to stand, however, in this case, there is no chair used. Squat down as low as you can while still keeping your torso in the neutral position, with no excessive rounding or arching. With both variations, imagine spreading the floor apart with your feet, as though you are pulling taffy apart. This will activate your hip stabilizers and improve activation of the glutes. Key Points: -keep your head and chest up -when sitting, push the hips back -keep the spine in neutral, no excess rounding or arching -movement should come through your hips, not your back -spreading …
Core stability exercise can be used to strengthen or possibly correct lower back pain. Strengthen your lower back withtips from a personal trainer in this free video on exercise and fitness. Expert: Lisa Gaylord Contact: www.LisaGaylord.com Bio: Lisa Gaylord has more than 30 years in formal martial arts training and more than 20 years in the fitness industry. Filmmaker: Paul Muller
Tips for easing your lower back pain. Learn how to work out lower back by rocking back and forth in this free back pain relief video from a fitness expert. Expert: Kristie LaTray Contact: www.fitandfabuloustraining.com Bio: Kristie LaTray is the founder of Fit and Fabulous Personal Training. She is a certified personal trainer through World Instructor Training and a member of IDEA Health and Fitness Association. Filmmaker: Nili Nathan