| "> | | | | anti-inflammatory medications, surgery, etc). |
| Low back pain is one of the most common | | | | Even more amazing is the fact that most of |
| ailments people suffer from and approximately 8 | | | | these individuals were able to eliminate their back |
| out of 10 people will deal with back pain at some | | | | pain in a matter or days or weeks simply by |
| point in their life. That's a lot of people... are you | | | | performing a handful of exercises and stretches! |
| one of them? | | | | These weren't your basic exercises or the |
| Out of all of the various forms of back pain, | | | | standard back stretches and stomach exercises |
| lower back pain is by far the most common and | | | | most "experts" recommend - these were specific |
| there's a good explanation for this. Any idea why? | | | | exercises and stretches prescribed based on the |
| It's not car accidents, it's not work-related injuries, | | | | individual. |
| and it's not a lack of prescription medications | | | | Many of these people had suffered for years and |
| either. Lack of movement and use is the number | | | | years with aches, pains, and stiffness and lived |
| one cause of back pain! | | | | inactive lives because of their back pain. |
| I bet your orthopedic specialist or chiropractor | | | | 3. Most treatment plans offered only address the |
| didn't tell you that, did they? | | | | symptoms and don't address the cause, which |
| It's the lack of movement in various muscles | | | | usually delivers just temporary relief for the |
| over years that leads to muscle imbalances and | | | | individual. |
| uneven wear and tear on your body, especially | | | | In addition to helping hundreds of others eliminate |
| the spine. For example, how many times a day | | | | back pain, I also have had personal experiences |
| are you bending, leaning, or twisting. | | | | with back pain and other various conditions such |
| Here's what the typical person's day is like: | | | | as tendonitis, muscle strains and sprains, and |
| - Wake up | | | | more. In every single situation the traditional |
| - Eat breakfast (hopefully) | | | | treatments did nothing but treat the symptoms |
| - Drive or ride to work | | | | (often times not successfully) and the only |
| - Sit at desk | | | | approach that gave lasting improvements and |
| - Eat lunch | | | | relief was targeted stretches and exercises. |
| - Sit at desk some more | | | | Have you tried traditional treatments and found |
| - Drive or ride home | | | | little relief? I am not saying these treatments are |
| - Eat dinner | | | | not effective at temporarily reducing the pain or |
| - Sit on couch and watch tv | | | | inflammation, but I am saying nearly all fail to get |
| - Go to bed | | | | rid of the underlying cause of the problem. |
| Notice the trend here? That's an awful lot of | | | | So how do you identify these muscle imbalances? |
| sitting and not moving. Well, this is what leads to | | | | Well, it isn't easy but with a basic understanding of |
| serious muscle imbalances and so what do we do, | | | | how your body works you can at least start |
| we go to the gym and perform exercises that | | | | looking at your situation and find out which |
| only make the imbalances worse! | | | | muscles are over worked and too strong and/or |
| The key to eliminating back pain (nearly any ache, | | | | tight and which ones are too weak and stretched |
| pain, or injury for that matter) is to identify the | | | | out. |
| muscle imbalances that are pulling the spine, | | | | It also helps if you can find a qualified health |
| bones, and joints out of place and then stretch | | | | professional who specializes in identifying muscle |
| the tight muscles while strengthening the weak | | | | imbalances. Unfortunately, there are still few |
| muscles. | | | | professionals who use what I call the "common |
| How do I know this? Well, as certified personal | | | | sense approach." However, your best bet is to |
| fitness trainer and post-rehabilitation specialist, I | | | | look for a personal fitness trainer that is trained |
| have worked with hundreds of individuals with | | | | and certified in post-rehabilitation, a manual |
| back pain and the conditions that ranged from | | | | physical therapist, or an osteopath. Also, don't be |
| sciatic pain, to bulging discs, to spinal fusion, and | | | | afraid to ask questions... you need to take charge |
| others. In working with these individuals I | | | | of your health care and be sure to quiz them to |
| discovered some startling facts. | | | | find out what type of an approach they take in |
| 1. Many people who seek professional help are | | | | treating back pain. |
| often mis-diagnosed and end up following a | | | | I also recommend you my video, "Lose the Back |
| treatment plan that fails to eliminate the cause of | | | | Pain" here: . It's shows you step-by-step, how to |
| their back pain. | | | | identify the true cause of your back pain and |
| 2. Nearly all of the individuals I worked with were | | | | what specific exercises and stretches you need |
| able to eliminate their back pain, or significantly | | | | to do to correct it. |
| improve their condition even though all of the | | | | I wish you the best and remember the key to a |
| traditional treatments failed them (physically | | | | healthy back is movement! |
| therapy, chiropractic care, cortisone injections, | | | | |